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November 10, 2022, 5:40 AM

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Wall Street Journal:
Binance abandons its rescue acquisition offer for FTX after reviewing FTX's finances, saying “the issues are beyond our control or ability to help”  —  Crypto exchange's decision leaves FTX with uncertain future as it faces multibillion-dollar shortfall  —  Sam Bankman-Fried in Talks to Raise More Funding
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Tanaya Macheel / CNBC:
Major coins are plummeting: Solana crashes 40%+ to ~$14, bitcoin drops 14%+ to below $17,000, a new low since November 2020, and ether drops 17%+ to ~$1,200  —  FTX token plunges as Binance steps in to buy the crypto exchange's non-U.S. unit: CNBC Crypto World
Dan Primack / Axios:
Sequoia tells investors the firm marked down its FTX investment of $213.5M across two funds to $0, saying it “ran a rigorous diligence process” before investing  —  - Its $150 million of exposure to both FTX and FTX.US in its third global growth fund represents less than 3% of that fund's total capital commitment.
Reuters:
Sources detail FTX's rise and fall: CZ's ~$100M investment in 2019, deteriorating relationship with Binance, significant losses at Alameda in 2022, and more  —  Nov 10 (Reuters) - (This story contains language some readers may find offensive in paragraph 2)
Bloomberg:
Sources: the SEC and the CFTC are investigating whether FTX.com mishandled customer funds and FTX's relationship with other parts of Sam Bankman-Fried's empire  —  US financial regulators are investigating whether beleaguered crypto-exchange FTX.com properly handled customer funds …
Gillian Tan / Bloomberg:
Source: Sam Bankman-Fried told investors that FTX needs a cash injection or the company would need to file for bankruptcy due to a shortfall of up to $8B  —  Sam Bankman-Fried told FTX.com investors on Wednesday that without a cash injection the company would need to file for bankruptcy …
Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk:
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Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:
Fake Twitter accounts of athletes and other celebrities, some now suspended, are spreading fake announcements and chaos as paid Blue checkmarks become available  —  Elon Musk's mercurial leadership and half-baked product plans are already creating fertile ground for confusion on Twitter.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Apple limits iOS' AirDrop in China for receiving files from non-contacts to 10 minutes after its use in protests, and plans to change the global default in 2023  —  Apple Inc. has limited the AirDrop wireless file-sharing feature on iPhones in China after the mechanism was used by protesters to spread images to other iPhone owners.
Becky Peterson / The Information:
Report: Twitter filed to register with the US Treasury to process payments; source: Twitter is working on a product that accepts cryptocurrencies including DOGE  —  Twitter is taking steps to launch a payment processing product that could put it into competition with PayPal.
Sara Fischer / @sarafischer:
[Thread] Elon Musk tells advertisers in a Spaces chat that Twitter plans to improve ad relevance, he will pay to verify brands if they don't want to, and more  —  1/ Live tweeting @elonmusk Twitter spaces w advertisers: Q: What's biggest learning so far? —"The overarching goal here is, how can we make Twitter a force for good in civilization?" —"We want to be in rigorous pursuit of the truth, to be somewhat in the business of truth"
James Vincent / The Verge:
Washington Post:
A look at Birdwatch, soon to be renamed Community Notes, as Twitter scales back professional debunkings: 194 people submitted notes posted in the past month  —  In private chats, a cadre of volunteers is shaping a new approach to misinformation — one Elon Musk has endorsed as he scales back on professional debunkings

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