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Binance abandons its rescue acquisition offer for FTX after reviewing FTX's finances, saying “the issues are beyond our control or ability to help” — Crypto exchange's decision leaves FTX with uncertain future as it faces multibillion-dollar shortfall — Sam Bankman-Fried in Talks to Raise More Funding
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| Tanaya Macheel / CNBC: |
Major coins are plummeting: Solana crashes 40%+ to ~$14, bitcoin drops 14%+ to below $17,000, a new low since November 2020, and ether drops 17%+ to ~$1,200 — FTX token plunges as Binance steps in to buy the crypto exchange's non-U.S. unit: CNBC Crypto World
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| Dan Primack / Axios: |
Sequoia tells investors the firm marked down its FTX investment of $213.5M across two funds to $0, saying it “ran a rigorous diligence process” before investing — - Its $150 million of exposure to both FTX and FTX.US in its third global growth fund represents less than 3% of that fund's total capital commitment.
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| Reuters: |
Sources detail FTX's rise and fall: CZ's ~$100M investment in 2019, deteriorating relationship with Binance, significant losses at Alameda in 2022, and more — On Tuesday morning, Sam Bankman-Fried, owner of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, caught his employees off-guard with a somber message.
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| Gillian Tan / Bloomberg: |
Source: Sam Bankman-Fried told investors that FTX needs a cash injection or the company would need to file for bankruptcy due to a shortfall of up to $8B — Sam Bankman-Fried told FTX.com investors on Wednesday that without a cash injection the company would need to file for bankruptcy …
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| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the SEC and the CFTC are investigating whether FTX.com mishandled customer funds and FTX's relationship with other parts of Sam Bankman-Fried's empire — US financial regulators are investigating whether beleaguered crypto-exchange FTX.com properly handled customer funds … | Joshua Oliver / Financial Times: |
Memo: Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says FTX's near collapse “severely” shook confidence in the crypto industry, shares some FTX deal details, and halts FTT sales — Changpeng Zhao tells employees that the bailout of its chief rival is ‘not a win’
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| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
After Twitter labels select accounts as “Official”, Elon Musk says he “killed it” and an executive says the label “is still going out” as part of the new Blue — Update: Well, that was fast. The grey checks have begun to disappear following a tweet …
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Tweets: @elonmusk, @esthercrawford, @elonmusk, @esthercrawford, @esthercrawford, @waemd, @elonmusk, @agoldmund, @esthercrawford, @mcuban, @esthercrawford, @mmasnick, @maxwelltani, @mkbhd, @dril, @mkbhd, @dangeredwolf, @alexvtunzelmann, @levie, @fascinated, @mds, @dojacat, @mlothianmclean, @ditzkoff, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @malwaretechblog, @mcuban, @browtweaten, @caseynewton, @carnage4life, @adamliaw, and @fanhouse
| Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch: |
Fake Twitter accounts of athletes and other celebrities, some now suspended, are spreading fake announcements and chaos as paid Blue checkmarks become available — Elon Musk's mercurial leadership and half-baked product plans are already creating fertile ground for confusion on Twitter.
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Apple limits iOS' AirDrop in China for receiving files from non-contacts to 10 minutes after its use in protests, and plans to change the global default in 2023 — Apple Inc. has limited the AirDrop wireless file-sharing feature on iPhones in China after the mechanism was used by protesters to spread images to other iPhone owners.
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Tweets: @zeyiyang, @therealjoshye, @rachel_cheung1, @bitinn, @unhedgedchatter, and @dangillmor
| Becky Peterson / The Information: |
Report: Twitter filed to register with the US Treasury to process payments; source: Twitter is working on a product that accepts cryptocurrencies including DOGE — Twitter is taking steps to launch a payment processing product that could put it into competition with PayPal.
| Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg: |
In his first email to Twitter staff, Elon Musk warns of “difficult times ahead” and ends remote work policies, saying employees should be in 40+ hours per week — New Twitter Inc. owner Elon Musk emailed his workers for the first time late Wednesday to prepare them for …
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Tweets: @louiseridley, @samtabahriti, and @pelstrom
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft begins to roll out iCloud Photos integration in Windows 11 through an update to the built-in Windows Photos app — Microsoft is starting to roll out iCloud Photos integration into Windows 11. A new update to the Photos app in Windows 11 is now available, which will include …
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| Sara Fischer / @sarafischer: |
[Thread] Elon Musk tells advertisers in a Spaces chat that Twitter plans to improve ad relevance, he will pay to verify brands if they don't want to, and more — 1/ Live tweeting @elonmusk Twitter spaces w advertisers: Q: What's biggest learning so far? —"The overarching goal here is, how can we make Twitter a force for good in civilization?" —"We want to be in rigorous pursuit of the truth, to be somewhat in the business of truth"
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Tweets: @nandoodles, @justinhendrix, @oneunderscore__, @mmasnick, @cobie, and @jmaguirecritic
| Gian M. Volpicelli / Wired: |
Law enforcement officers specializing in cryptocurrency investigations are leaving government agencies to join companies like Binance, Coinbase, and Chainalysis — Hunting down crypto criminals is a dying art as law enforcement officers jump in-house. — In the course of a decade … Sponsor Posts
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