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The SEC charges Sam Bankman-Fried with defrauding investors and concealing diverting FTX customer funds to Alameda while raising $1.8B+ since at least May 2019 — Defendant concealed his diversion of FTX customers' funds to crypto trading firm Alameda Research while raising more than $1.8 billion from investors
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Tweets: @secgov, @tier10k, @spreekaway, @timccopeland, @laurashin, @annmlipton, @ddemaree, @digitalassetbuy, @cryptolawus, @wallstreetsilv, @dlauer, @binarybits, @stephanie_murr, @stephanie_murr, @stephanie_murr, @carnage4life, @dogetoshi, @polarpunklabs, @stephanie_murr, @tmuxvim, @arthur_0x, @cgasparino, @spreekaway, @kadhim, @wublockchain, @claritytoast, @jim_edwards, @lookner, @breakoutpoint, @kadhim, @jonerlichman, @timccopeland, @tree_of_alpha, @robdothutton, @belisarius2020, @tier10k, @johnedeaton1, @cryptocronkite, @meattc_, @meattc_, @hsakatrades, and @kadhim
| CNBC: |
Bahamas AG Ryan Pinder and US SDNY Attorney Damian Williams confirm Bahamas police arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, who is under indictment and could be extradited — - The cofounder and former CEO of bankrupt crypto trading firm FTX was arrested in the Bahamas after the U.S. attorney …
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Tweets: @sdnynews, @sarahnemerson, @latraelrahming, @tier10k, @kaitlancollins, @techemails, @sbf_ftx, @repleezeldin, @tier10k, @chancery_daily, @aoc, @tier10k, @tier10k, @coffeebreak_yt, @kadhim, @sensherrodbrown, @iamdcinvestor, @ledgerstatus, @cobie, @twobitidiot, @lilmoonlambo, @draftcheat, @can, @ryansadams, @richsignorelli, @dlauer, @chriscantino, @kadhim, @jagoecapital, @asvanevik, @cobie, @wclementeiii, @moonoverlord, @statelayer, @adamscochran, @bondhack, @0xfoobar, @bongcapital, @excellion, @cobie, @kenziesigalos, @alexisohanian, @dystopiabreaker, @beatinthebookie, @0xallen_, @rampcapitalllc, @eriqgardner, @danprimack, @wclementeiii, @marketrebels, @lukewearechange, @stoolpresidente, @0xvktr, @parikpatelcfa, @greg_price11, and @gchahal
| CNBC: |
The Southern District of New York charges SBF with wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, securities fraud, securities fraud conspiracy, money laundering, and more — - Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York unsealed eight separate charges against disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried …
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Tweets: @tier10k, @yaffebellany, @johnedeaton1, @andykreed, @rwpusa, @poordart, @cobie, @nic__carter, @lilmoonlambo, @jason_howerton, @kadhim, @dlauer, @kadhim, @cryptokaleo, @anthony, @klasfeldreports, @anthony, @satoshiflipper, @klasfeldreports, @nycsouthpaw, @smtuffy, @ivanthek, @teddyschleifer, @cevalloslaw, @pkelso, @tier10k, @zerohedge, @benfeuerherd, @anthony, @martadhanis, @benfeuerherd, @smtuffy, @coinbureau, @unusual_whales, @smtuffy, and @kenvogel
| Bloomberg: |
The CFTC sues Sam Bankman-Fried on fraud charges, alleging FTX “misappropriated customer funds”, violated its TOS, extended Alameda unlimited credit, and more — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX and Alameda Research for violations of federal commodities laws.
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docdroid, The Block, Decrypt, Reuters, CNBC, and Cointelegraph
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| Steven Ehrlich / Forbes: |
A look at a draft copy of Sam Bankman-Fried's planned House testimony, including accusations against John Ray and screenshots from a chat with Changpeng Zhao — Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, was scheduled to testify Tuesday before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services.| Bloomberg: |
FTX lawyers says Bahamas officials worked to help SBF regain access to FTX Trading's systems, asking him to mint a coin and transfer funds to island officials — Bahamas government officials are working closely with failed crypto magnate Sam Bankman-Fried and trying to help him regain access …
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The Block, TheStreet, CNBC, Insider, Livemint, Cointelegraph, International Business Times, CryptoPotato, and The Block
Tweets: @jeffjohnroberts, @bradmichelson, and @claireeboston
| U.S. House Committee on Financial Services: |
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New York Times, Forbes, TheStreet, Financial Times, Bitcoinist.com, Bloomberg, and Cryptonews
Tweets: @kadhim, @nic__carter, @deitaone, @nic__carter, @bobonmarkets, @cmsholdings, @kadhim, @molly0xfff, @renato_mariotti, @fintechfrank, @altcoinpsycho, and @deitaone
| Adam James / The Block: |
Changpeng Zhao seeks to reassure Binance users on USDC outflows, saying they can “withdraw any other stablecoin”; Nansen shows $1.6B in ETH outflows in 24 hours — - Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has addressed major USD Coin outflows. — Some $1.6 billion has been withdrawn …
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CoinDesk, Reuters, Insider, Gizmodo, CNBC, PYMNTS.com, Crypto Daily, Crowdfund Insider, CryptoSlate, Wall Street Journal, Watcher Guru, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @cz_binance, @justinsuntron, @nansen_ai, @wublockchain, @binance, @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @dylanleclair_, @cz_binance, @peckshieldalert, @cz_binance, @cz_binance, @tree_of_alpha, @fredwalton216, @j0e007, @adamscochran, @akadosang, @nansen_ai, @jackniewold, @cz_binance, @simondixontwitt, @0xponzischeme, and @mikeburgersburg
| Reuters: |
China files a trade dispute at the WTO against the US over its chip export controls, arguing the curbs threaten the stability of global industrial supply chains — China has launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organization against the United States over its chip export control measures, China's commerce ministry said.
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Tom's Hardware, Ars Technica, The Register, Wall Street Journal, City A.M., CNBC, Reuters, Semafor, and Bloomberg
Tweets: @globaltimesnews, @williamyang120, @anderscorr, @pstasiatech, @china_digital, @jagowriter, @pstasiatech, @julianku, and @philippilk
| Julie Zhu / Reuters: |
Sources: China is working on a $143B+ five-year support package for its chip industry, mainly including subsidies and tax credits, starting as soon as Q1 2023 — China is working on a more than 1 trillion yuan ($143 billion) support package for its semiconductor industry, three sources said … | Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post: |
Email: Twitter dissolves its Trust and Safety Council, saying it isn't “the best structure” for “external insights into our product and policy development work” — Meanwhile, a former top Twitter official fled his home amid attacks following Musk tweets
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Tweets: @anthony, @zaleskiluke, @arthurschwartz, @olganyc1211, @williamyang120, @davidaxelrod, and @new_narrative
| Urvi Dugar / Reuters: |
Elon Musk says Twitter Blue subscribers will see half the number of ads as non-subscribers and that the company plans to offer a higher tier with no ads in 2023 — Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted on Monday that Twitter's Basic blue tick will have half the number of advertisements …
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Twitter, PCMag, Livemint, Insider, TechCrunch, KnowTechie, Android Authority, CoinGape, and Android Headlines
Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @twitterblue, @twittersupport, @verified, @zacksjerryrig, @populismupdates, @jaykirsch, and @pantibliss
| Platformer: |
Sources: on December 11, Twitter briefly blocked traffic from ~30 mobile carriers mainly in the Asia-Pacific region as part of an attempt to rid Twitter of spam — PLUS: Why it's time to start leaving Twitter behind — On Sunday, Elon Musk tweeted a vague warning: “the bots are in for a surprise tomorrow.”
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Insider. Tweets: @elonmusk, @elonmusk, @justin_ling, @saeeddicaprio, @mattbinder, and @jonst0kes
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sensor Tower: Lensa tops the US App Store with 3.6M installs in December so far, out of 12.6M global installs by December 11, up 600% from November 20 to 30 — Lensa AI's popularity has had a notable impact on the App Store's Top Charts. The popular photo and video editing app recently went viral … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
DoNotPay announces an AI-powered chatbot that can renegotiate bills and cancel subscriptions by chatting to customer service, rolling out in the coming weeks — DoNotPay, the company that bills itself as “the world's first robot lawyer,” is launching a new AI-powered chatbot that can help …
Tweets: @jbrowder1 and @jbrowder1
| Wall Street Journal: |
The EU publishes a draft approval of its preliminary US data sharing deal, struck in March to ease business sharing, after the US promised surveillance changes — Brussels gives tentative approval as part of pending deal to allow companies to transfer European data across the Atlantic
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European Commission, TechCrunch, Euractiv, European Commission, and noyb.eu
Tweets: @eu_justice, @sebastian_daneu, @robertjbateman, @tc_intlaw, @eu_justice, @noybeu, and @privacymatters
| Ben Thompson / Stratechery: |
A brief history of the 40-year-old video game industry, the rise of Nintendo, the dominance of Sony, and what Microsoft's Activision deal means for competition — The first video game was a 1952 research product called OXO — tic-tac-toe played on a computer the size of a large room:| Financial Times: |
A look at the EU's plans for local chips, aided by ASML and more; SEMI estimates 10 new facilities in Europe by 2025, compared to 14 in the US and 21 in Taiwan — On the edge of a tranquil forest an hour's drive from Stuttgart, where hiking trails snake through the trees and across gently rolling hills … | Warren P. Strobel / Wall Street Journal: |
Officials and studies: US spy agencies have been slow to adapt to open-source intelligence, falling behind China, which has the largest and most focused effort — China outpaces efforts by U.S. intelligence agencies to harness power of publicly available data — The U.S. Strategy to Catch Up on China's Global Push for Influence
Tweets: @mrbcyber
| Andy Greenberg / Wired: |
Forensic analysis: hackers planted files on at least three Indian activists and likely colluded with police, yet 11 of 16 activists in related case still jailed — And new evidence suggests those hackers may have collaborated with the police who investigated him.| Keith Zhai / Wall Street Journal: |
Memo: online fast fashion retailer Shein is exploring becoming a marketplace for third-party merchants and started diversifying its supply chain away from China — The fast-growing company founded in China has also begun diversifying its supply chain to Europe, according to memo to investors
Tweets: @astaniscia86
| Cordilia James / Wall Street Journal: |
Instagram rolls out Notes, a friend-focused status updates feature that appear atop the inbox, and begins testing BeReal-like Candid Stories in South Africa — With fresh ways to connect with friends, is Instagram trying to be Instagram again? — Polished is out and authentic … Sponsor Posts
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