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CoinDesk:
FTX claims it has been hacked, and tells users to delete FTX apps, not install app updates, and avoid visiting FTX.com, after $600M+ in crypto left FTX wallets  —  FTX officials appeared to confirm rumors of a hack on Telegram, instructing users to delete FTX apps and avoid its website.
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Angus Berwick / Reuters:
Sources: spreadsheets shown by SBF to FTX's regulatory and legal teams show that at least $1B of client funds that moved from FTX to Alameda is unaccounted for  —  At least $1 billion of customer funds have vanished from collapsed crypto exchange FTX, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Financial Times:
FTX balance sheet: $900M in liquid assets the day before bankruptcy, including $470M in Robinhood shares owned by an SBF entity not listed in bankruptcy filings  —  Vast gap highlights the dire state of Sam Bankman-Fried's exchange before it collapsed into bankruptcy
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison told staff on November 9 that she, SBF, and two FTX executives were aware that FTX lent its customers' money to Alameda  —  Trading firm Alameda's troubles helped lead to the bankruptcy of crypto exchange FTX  —  Alameda Research's chief executive …
Shaurya Malwa / CoinDesk:
FTX US General Counsel says the exchange has moved remaining funds to cold wallets to “mitigate damage” following a series of “unauthorized transactions”  —  Millions of dollars started to mysteriously move from FTX late Friday U.S. hours.
Bradley Saacks / Semafor:
Sources: Sam Bankman-Fried and most of his inner circle are still in the Bahamas but many senior FTX executives left for Hong Kong and elsewhere in recent days  —  Bradley is a Business & Finance reporter for Semafor, joining us from Business Insider.  Sign up for Semafor Business to get his scoops and coverage of the industry.
Bloomberg:
FTX's crash highlights flaws like Sequoia's lack of access to Alameda's balance sheet despite its due diligence and the investors failing to demand a board seat  —  Among the last people to realize that the cryptocurrency exchange FTX was a financial time bomb were the company's own investors.
New York Times:
Internal docs and court records: FBI made a push in late 2020 and H1 2021 to deploy Pegasus in criminal investigations, before dropping the plans in July 2021  —  Christopher Wray, the F.B.I.'s director, told Congress last December that the bureau purchased the phone hacking tool Pegasus for research purposes.
New York Times:
An internal Twitter log shows that more than 140,000 accounts had signed up for the new Twitter Blue as of November 10  —  The social media service, which is undergoing changes from its new owner Elon Musk, has descended into a messy swirl of spoof messages and parody accounts.
Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
Twitter reactivates its gray “Official” badge for select brands and outlets, after a wave of impersonations, hoaxing, and other chaos by purchased blue checks
Washington Post:
Internal note: Twitter temporarily disabled signing up for Twitter Blue to “help address impersonation issues” affecting brands, politicians, and celebrities

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