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September 27, 2022, 12:10 PM

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Issie Lapowsky / Protocol:
Meta details influence operations from Russia, impersonating news websites to spread anti-Ukraine content in Europe, and China, targeting the US and Czechia  —  Russia set up a sprawling and sophisticated network of websites impersonating mainstream media outlets, which it used …
Bloomberg:
FTX US wins the auction for bankrupt crypto brokerage Voyager Digital's assets with a bid valued at ~$1.4B, including an “additional consideration” worth ~$111M  —  FTX US, the digital-asset exchange founded by billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, won the auction for the assets of bankrupt crypto brokerage Voyager Digital Ltd.
Frank Chaparro / The Block:
FTX US President Brett Harrison says he plans to step down in the coming months after joining in May 2021 and overseeing huge growth  —  - Brett Harrison — who joined FTX.US as president soon after its launch — is exiting the role.  — “Over the next few months I'll be transferring …
Vicky Ge Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky resigns from the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, writing his “role as CEO has become an increasing distraction”  —  The crypto lender filed for bankruptcy in July  —  Alex Mashinsky—chief executive and cofounder of bankrupt cryptocurrency …
Cameron Thompson / CoinDesk:
Robinhood releases its non-custodial, Polygon-based crypto wallet, Robinhood Wallet, in beta to 10,000 users who signed up in May  —  Robinhood has been steadily moving away from its original “walled garden” approach to crypto over the past year.  —  No-fee trading platform Robinhood …
Michael McSweeney / The Block:
California, New York, and other states take action against crypto lender Nexo, from sending cease and desists to suing, focusing on interest-bearing accounts  —  A group of U.S. state regulators announced an array of legal actions against crypto lender Nexo on Monday.
Angus Whitley / Bloomberg:
As the Optus hacker appears to release data of 10,000 customers, Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says the Australian police are investigating a ransom demand  —  Australian mobile-phone company Optus said authorities are investigating an online ransom demand following a major data hack …
Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk:
Study: in January 2022, 62.4% of bitcoin mining electricity came from fossil fuels, contradicting the Bitcoin Mining Council's estimate that ~59% is sustainable  —  The CCAF uses publicly available data to run a theoretical model to estimate the environmental footprint of bitcoin mining.
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Meta tests one interface to manage Facebook and Instagram accounts and updates its registration pages to let users create accounts and login to both services  —  - Meta is testing new features intended to help people more easily manage their Facebook and Instagram accounts via one interface.
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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Beijing-based Nreal launches its $379 Air AR glasses in the US and adds iPhone support with a $59 dongle, expanding on its $599 Nreal Light glasses from 2021  —  Augmented reality company Nreal is launching its stripped-down Air glasses in the United States.

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