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November 8, 2022, 2:20 PM

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@cz_binance:
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao says the company signed a non-binding LOI to fully acquire FTX.com and help cover its liquidity crunch, pending due diligence  —  This afternoon, FTX asked for our help. There is a significant liquidity crunch. To protect users, we signed a non-binding LOI, intending to fully acquire https://ftx.com/ and help cover the liquidity crunch. We will be conducting a full DD in the coming days.
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Sam Reynolds / CoinDesk:
FTX's FTT token drops below $7, down ~70% in the past 24 hours, as crypto investors fear possible contagion from the collapse of FTX-linked Alameda Research  —  The FTT price has declined nearly 14% over the past 24 hours, with Solana's SOL and Serum's SRM taking losses along with bigger cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether.
Angus Berwick / Reuters:
In a message to staff, FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried says withdrawals on FTX.com are “effectively paused” after FTX saw $6B in net withdrawals in 72 hours  —  Crypto exchange FTX saw around $6 billion of withdrawals in the 72 hours before Tuesday morning, according to a message …
Andrew Rummer / The Block:
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Sources: Elon Musk pitched charging most or all Twitter users for a subscription; internal estimates show Blue could lose the company ~$6/user/month in the US  —  Will he go through with it?  PLUS: Botched layoffs, how the new Blue could lose money, and more
Alex Heath / The Verge:
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg:
The European Commission opens an in-depth investigation into Microsoft's proposed $69B Activision Blizzard acquisition and sets a March 23 decision deadline  —  Microsoft Corp.'s proposed $69 billion takeover of games developer Activision Blizzard Inc. faces an in-depth European Union probe …
Financial Times:
Analysis: Apple's corporate diplomacy in Beijing helped it evade crackdowns and kept its profits above China's tech giants but exposes it to supply chain shocks  —  The most profitable tech company operating in China is not a homegrown internet giant such as Alibaba or Tencent, but California-based Apple.
Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg:
Nintendo reports Q2 operating profit of ~$809M, up from ~$685M YoY, and cuts its fiscal year Switch sales forecast by 10% to 19M; a weakened yen boosts results  —  Nintendo Co. cut its fiscal-year forecast for Switch console sales by 10% to 19 million after reporting earnings in line with expectations.
Ryan Mac / New York Times:
As Twitter's problems mount, Elon Musk is tweeting 25+ times per day in November, up from ~13 times per day in April 2022  —  The new owner of Twitter has embarked on a tweeting spree to push back, spar and justify his actions.  —  Ryan Mac, who is based in Los Angeles, writes about accountability in the technology industry.
More: Wired and Axios
Jane Lanhee Lee / Reuters:
Nvidia offers Chinese customers the A800 GPU, which the company says meets US export control rules, as an alternative to the A100 that the US banned for export  —  U.S. chip maker Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O) said on Monday it is offering a new advanced chip in China that meets recent export control rules aimed …
Connie Loizos / TechCrunch:
Q&A with outgoing Y Combinator President Geoff Ralston on his decision to leave the accelerator, its investing capital sources, the market slowdown, and more  —  Last week at Web Summit, we were asked to interview outgoing Y Combinator President Geoff Ralston about the past, present, and future of the popular accelerator program.

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