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November 12, 2022, 12:00 PM

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CoinDesk:
FTX claims it has been hacked, and instructs users not to install new upgrades or go to FTX.com and to delete FTX apps, 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.
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:
Angus Berwick / Reuters:
Sam Bankman-Fried claims he is still in the Bahamas, answering “nope” to speculation that he had flown to South America after FTX filed for bankruptcy  —  FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried told Reuters on Saturday that he was in the Bahamas, denying speculation on Twitter that he had flown …
Brian Windhorst / ESPN:
Miami-Dade County and the Miami Heat are ending their arena naming rights deal with FTX; the county had signed a 19-year, $135M deal for the rights in 2021  —  Miami-Dade County and the Miami Heat are ending their arena naming rights deal with bankrupt cryptocurrency firm FTX.
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:
Washington Post:
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.
Reuters:
Meta tells staff the company plans to exit its Portal business, wind down smartwatch projects, and says 46% of its 11K job cuts were in tech vs. 54% in business  —  Meta Platforms (META.O) told employees on Friday that 54% of the 11,000 jobs it cut earlier this week were business roles and the rest were in technology.

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