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November 14, 2022, 1:50 AM
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| Casey Newton / @caseynewton: |
Sources: Twitter cut ~4,400 of its ~5,500 contract staff on November 12, which is expected to significantly impact content moderation and core infrastructure — Update: company sources tell me that yesterday Twitter eliminated ~4,400 of its ~5,500 contract employees, with cuts expected to have significant impact to content moderation and the core infrastructure services that keep the site up and running. People inside are stunned.
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CNBC, Engadget, Livemint, Axios, Social Media Today, The Verge, jamespmcleod, Mashable, and The Spain Report
Tweets: @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @caseynewton, @reckless, @caseynewton, @mat, @quinnae_moon, @timnitgebru, @benedictevans, @chrislhayes, @esqueer_, @mmasnick, @mslopatto, @parismarx, @deliprao, @joshuaogundu, @seldo, @garywhitta, @yelix, @zoeschiffer, @andrewconnell, @rklau, @sifill_, @mistresssnowphd, @kimballscott, @gartenberg, @kimcrayton1, @film_girl, @davezatz, @erratarob, @hankgreen, @chrisgeidner, @martinsfp, @zoeschiffer, @gartenberg, @amyhoy, @mmasnick, @parismarx, @sifill_, @ranimolla, @carnage4life, @jordanzakarin, @sokane1, @inafried, @carnage4life, @thesnarkygent, @danushman, @mattbc, @rmondello, @paleofuture, @inafried, and @inafried
| Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk: |
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas says it didn't order FTX to reopen withdrawals for Bahamas-based customers, refuting FTX's statement — FTX said last week it had allowed Bahamas-based customers to withdraw funds at its regulators' request. — Crypto exchange FTX was not required …
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Reuters, The Block, Cointelegraph, CryptoSlate, Web3 is going just great, CNBC, Cointelegraph, and Forkast
Tweets: @scbgov_bs, @tree_of_alpha, @simondixontwitt, @nickdrakon, @nikhileshde, and @edzitron
| Financial Times: |
FTX's balance sheet shows $900M in liquid assets the day before bankruptcy, including $470M in Robinhood shares owned by an SBF entity not in bankruptcy filings — Vast gap highlights the dire state of Sam Bankman-Fried's exchange before it collapsed into bankruptcy
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Financial Times, Bloomberg, crypto.news, The Search Bar, Axios, Insider, Nonrival, and Bloomberg
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| Bradley Saacks / Semafor: |
Sources: Sam Bankman-Fried and most of his inner circle are still in the Bahamas but many senior FTX employees left for Hong Kong and elsewhere in recent days — Nassau, Bahamas — Many of the dozens of senior employees who work at FTX in the Bahamas, where the embattled crypto exchange is headquartered … | Wall Street Journal: |
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Tweets: @c7five, @_ryne_miller, @jump_, @_ryne_miller, @elonmusk, @0xfoobar, @stephen_geiger, @meghankreynolds, @concodanomics, @elonmusk, @zachxbt, @willmacaskill, @robdenbleyker, @bgurley, @zachxbt, @vydamo_, @devchart, @autismcapital, @phil_lewis_, @0xtre, @hackenclub, @alex, @marquardtglobal, @yoda, @rezendi, @johnlevenstein, @adam_k_levin, @levie, @zachxbt, @autismcapital, @vitalikbuterin, @levie, @dsquareddigest, @spreekaway, @edzitron, @dogetoshi, @milkroaddaily, @mudit__gupta, @grdecter, @joshtpm, @im_goomba, @wublockchain, @edvis100, @cryptoub, @wallstreetsilv, @grady_booch, @autismcapital, @kuroxlb, @0xfoobar, @caseynewton, @davidmweissman, @carnage4life, @rmac18, @matthew_d_green, @0xfoobar, @cd_hooks, @asanwal, @lookonchain, @jchervinsky, @alexhern, @cz_binance, @profjeffjarviss, @harryh, @edzitron, @menlobear, @dollarsanddata, @travisyost, @mattballen4791, @milesjennings, @weldpond, @ericjackson, @grdecter, @mathewi, @cgasparino, @gergelyorosz, @ashleevance, @gordongoner, @jordanschachtel, @cryptodonalt, @justinbennettfx, @ericliptonnyt, @buccocapital, @route2fi, @autismcapital, @7im, @modestproposal1, @davidgokhshtein, @autismcapital, @hunterwalk, @scupytrooples, @teroterotero, @rmac18, @cloud_opinion, @zachweinberg, @profjeffjarviss, @wublockchain, @gergelyorosz, @carnage4life, @fintechfrank, @marionawfal, @ki_young_ju, @erikvoorhees, @litcapital, @0xfoobar, @jason, @zachxbt, @coinbureau, @nekoztek, @conejocapital, @bantg, @marionawfal, @dylanleclair_, @dmitryopines, @iamdcinvestor, @functi0nzer0, @adamscochran, @mhonkasalo, @autismcapital, @noahpinion, @adamscochran, @219_eth, @cryptovinco, @0xwave, @tradermayne, @crypto_chase, @adamscochran, @iamnoahmiller, @themlpx, @tradermayne, @thedata_nerd, @219_eth, @abu9ala7, @tradermayne, @0xfbifemboy, @davidfbailey, @octal, @valueandtime, @whale_alert, @sassal0x, @jillrgunter, @josephpolitano, @asvanevik, @srpeterseth, @coinmamba, @ryansadams, @msuiche, @mrjasonchoi, @route2fi, @jonwu_, @minigrogu, @enjoyoor, @camirusso, @qtrresearch, @altcoinpsycho, @sobylife, @the_delysium, @punk6529, @0xquit, @nycsouthpaw, @titanxbt, @dannydiekroeger, @wassielawyer, @0xradar, @titanxbt, @azidynamics, @marionawfal, @gurgavin, @tittyrespecter, @statelayer, @arkhamintel, @beastlyorion, @loopifyyy, @jasonfurman, @altcoindailyio, @drericding, @loopifyyy, @peckshieldalert, @icebergy_, @degenspartan, @arthur_0x, @zachxbt, @tree_of_alpha, @219_eth, @generativist, @cryptokaleo, @statelayer, @robustus, @dtrain22k, @richerd, @rnr_0, @mhonkasalo, @investmentshulk, @peckshieldalert, @sassal0x, @marionawfal, @lawmaster, @richerd, @lefterisjp, @tree_of_alpha, @punk6529, @wublockchain, @stunlikes, @salsatekila, @gordongoner, @hsakatrades, @zackvoell, @jeffjohnroberts, @edzitron, @0xfoobar, @cryptotony__, and @captaindefi2
| MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC: |
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The Block, PYMNTS.com, Crypto Blurt, What's Left, and The Guardian
Tweets: @fintechfrank, @simon_ree, @ozard_ofwiz, and @iamdcinvestor
| Molly White / Web3 is going just great: |
Crypto.com's CEO admits the company accidentally sent 320K ETH, or ~$416M, meant for cold storage, to crypto exchange Gate.io, which returned all the funds — A Twitter user posted Etherscan screenshots showing a massive flow of crypto from the Crypto.com cryptocurrency exchange to another exchange, Gate.io.
| Bloomberg: |
A profile of Unity CEO John Riccitiello, as he faces criticism for the company's targeted ads, his metaverse ambitions, years of dating the head of HR, and more — John Riccitiello was on top of the metaverse. Last November the chief executive officer of Unity Software Inc. spilled the news … | Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post: |
A profile of Dan O'Dowd, who made a fortune with his embedded systems OS company and is now obsessed with exposing Tesla's FSD beta as incomplete and unsafe — SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — When Dan O'Dowd had his midlife crisis, he bought two near-identical Tesla Roadsters, the first model the electric carmaker ever produced.
Tweets: @gerritd, @gartenberg, @realdanodowd, and @niubi
| Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk: |
Binance and Huobi block deposits of FTX's native token, FTT, after 192M+ tokens worth ~$400M were released out of schedule and without warning from FTX — The tokens were released out of schedule from FTT's main deployer address, with no official explanation.
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The Block, Bitcoin News, and The Daily Hodl
Tweets: @zachweinberg, @ben_mckenzie, and @fredwalton216
| Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic: |
Elon Musk is failing to convince people that Twitter is a town square, telling users what they can and can't say for a laugh and charging $8 for the privilege — Recently, comedy clubs have begun doing this thing that seemed, when I first encountered it, both wildly hypocritical and more than a little sad.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
YouTube introduces a Live Q&A feature designed to make it easier for creators to select and manage viewers' chat questions during livestreams — YouTube is introducing a new “Live Q&A” feature that is designed to make it easier for creators to interact with viewers during livestreams.| Richard Waters / Financial Times: |
Factors like a demand drop and a manufacturing capacity jump led to a sharp chip cycle downturn, which some suggest means a bottom in the market may be near — Growing number of companies have issued weak sales and profit projections — If Wall Street had any doubts about the speed …
Tweets: @scottlincicome, @pstasiatech, @macaesbruno, and @jimpethokoukis
| Financial Times: |
A profile of Changpeng Zhao, as sources describe a divisive entrepreneur on a relentless drive to grow at all costs, including by ignoring regulatory compliance — The Binance founder's actions left Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX filing for bankruptcy — On Tuesday afternoon Changpeng Zhao …
Tweets: @adamsamson and @adamsamson
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