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January 2, 2023, 11:15 AM

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Olga Kharif / Bloomberg:
In an open letter, Cameron Winklevoss says Digital Currency Group CEO Barry Silbert has engaged in “bad faith stall tactics” since halting Genesis withdrawals  —  Crypto entrepreneur Cameron Winklevoss is accusing fellow businessman Barry Silbert of “bad faith stall tactics” …
Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal:
A look back at a tough year for startups, from plummeting investment to scarce public listings, as 2023 shapes up to be even more difficult  —  Founders and investors face potential further declines before venture-capital market recovers  —  Startups had a dismal year by nearly every measurement in 2022 …
Ax Sharma / BleepingComputer:
PyTorch identifies a malicious dependency that uses its “torchtriton” library name, warning users to uninstall the framework; the hacker claims ethical research  —  PyTorch has identified a malicious dependency with the same name as the framework's ‘torchtriton’ library.
Stephen Katte / Cointelegraph:
Luke Dashjr, one of the original core BTC developers, says someone stole “basically all” his BTC by compromising his PGP key; a wallet shows ~217 BTC were moved  —  A Bitcoin OG and core developer Luke Dashjr claims his PGP key was compromised, resulting in virtually all his Bitcoin being stolen from him on Dec. 31.
Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk:
A look at what 2023 may bring for crypto regulation in the US and globally, as bankruptcies stretch into the new year, attracting lawmakers and criminal probes  —  CoinDesk's policy team predicts the issues and topics that may take center stage over the next 12 months.
Chris Velazco / Washington Post:
Hands-on with the Pixel 7 Pro's Real Tone, which claims to render skin tones more accurately in photos, compared to the Galaxy S22 Ultra and iPhone 14 Pro Max  —  Google is trying to make its phone cameras more inclusive.  We put it to the test against its rivals.
Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
A profile of Matrix, an open-source, decentralized protocol for messaging interoperability that saw its network's users double in 2022 to at least 80.3M  —  After years of walled gardens, cross-pollination could be in sight  —  Interoperability and decentralization have been major themes in tech this year …
Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times:
German grocery delivery app Flink, one of the last independent services, had €400M in 2022 sales and expects to be profitable in 2023; Flink has raised $700M+  —  Berlin-based start-up aims for profits next year as rivals struggle for cash  —  Flink, one of Europe's …

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