Fri. 11/11 – A Summary Of This Crazy Week
Just two big stories, as it’s been all week, but instead of ONLY giving you the latest, I want to try to sum up where I think we’re at as this week ends. What, I think, in the end, actually happened with FTX. And are we SURE Elon isn’t trying to tank Twitter on purpose? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
Just two big stories, as it’s been all week, but instead of ONLY giving you the latest, I want to try to sum up where I think we’re at as this week ends. What, I think, in the end, actually happened with FTX. And are we SURE Elon isn’t trying to tank Twitter on purpose? And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.
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Links:
- Sam Bankman-Fried steps down as FTX CEO as his crypto exchange files for bankruptcy (CNBC)
- FTX US Warns of Trading Halt Hours After Bankman-Fried Says It's '100% Liquid' (CoinDesk)
- Crypto Lender BlockFi Pauses Withdrawals in Wake of FTX Collapse (CoinDesk)
- Does Twitter Have Any Employees Left Who Remember That The Company Is Under A Strict Consent Decree With The FTC? (TechDirt)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
- Basically everything on Amazon has become an ad (Vox)
- Can Crypto’s Richest Man Stand the Cold? (Bloomberg)
- Matter is here, but it’s still a long road to the simple smart home (The Verge)
- Twitter alternative: how Mastodon is designed to be “antiviral” (UXCollective)
- Unfollow? Block? And who gets custody of the WhatsApp groups? How to break up in the digital age (The Guardian)
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