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November 13, 2022, 9:55 AM

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Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk:
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas says it didn't order FTX to reopen withdrawals for Bahamas-based customers, refuting FTX's statement  —  FTX said last week it had allowed Bahamas-based customers to withdraw funds at its regulators' request.  —  Crypto exchange FTX was not required …
Financial Times:
FTX's balance sheet shows $900M in liquid assets the day before bankruptcy, including $470M in Robinhood shares owned by an SBF entity not in bankruptcy filings  —  Vast gap highlights the dire state of Sam Bankman-Fried's exchange before it collapsed into bankruptcy
Bradley Saacks / Semafor:
Sources: Sam Bankman-Fried and most of his inner circle are still in the Bahamas but many senior FTX employees left for Hong Kong and elsewhere in recent days  —  Nassau, Bahamas — Many of the dozens of senior employees who work at FTX in the Bahamas, where the embattled crypto exchange is headquartered …
CoinDesk:
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MacKenzie Sigalos / CNBC:
Molly White / Web3 is going just great:
Crypto.com CEO admits the company accidentally sent 320K ETH, or ~$416M, to another crypto exchange, Gate.io, later clarifying that all the funds were returned  —  A Twitter user posted Etherscan screenshots showing a massive flow of crypto from the Crypto.com cryptocurrency exchange to another exchange, Gate.io.
Ina Fried / Axios:
Sources: Twitter starts cutting an unspecified number of contractors in various fields, including content moderation, real estate, marketing, and others  —  After laying off half its staff earlier this month, Twitter on Saturday started culling its vast ranks of contract staff, sources confirmed to Axios.
Adrienne LaFrance / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk is failing to convince people that Twitter is a town square, telling users what they can and can't say for a laugh and charging $8 for the privilege  —  Recently, comedy clubs have begun doing this thing that seemed, when I first encountered it, both wildly hypocritical and more than a little sad.
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
YouTube is introducing a new “Live Q&A” feature to make it easier for creators to select and manage questions from viewers in the chat during livestreams  —  YouTube is introducing a new “Live Q&A” feature that is designed to make it easier for creators to interact with viewers during livestreams.
Kari McMahon / The Block:
London-based Archax, the UK's only digital asset exchange licensed by the Financial Conduct Authority, raised a $28.5M Series A led by investment firm abrdn  —  Archax, the UK's only digital asset exchange to be licensed by the Financial Conduct Authority, has raised $28.5 million in a Series A fundraising round.

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