A chat via DM with SBF on why regulators “make everything worse”, FTX and Alameda’s “messy accounting”, why he regrets filing for bankruptcy, ethics, and more (Kelsey Piper/Vox)

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 …

Tracy Alloway / Bloomberg:
The wildest parts from FTX’s bankruptcy filing: token holdings are worth $659K, Alameda loaned SBF over $1B, SBF auto-deleted important messages, and more  —  Lawyers for the bankrupt crypto exchange FTX filed today in Delaware, asking a federal judge to transfer a competing bankruptcy case filed …

Platformer:
Interviews with journalists at The Wire, sources at Meta, and knowledgeable outside observers describe the messy fight between Meta and The Wire  —  The journalists behind a controversial series of stories tell us they haven’t been hoaxed.  We’re not so sure

Rebecca Jennings / Vox:
A look at concerns for women at Launch House, an a16z-backed startup promising “community” to young tech founders, such as sexual assault and a lack of security  —  The people here are young and friendly and full of hope.  And why shouldn’t they be?

Nansen:
An in-depth look at FTX and Alameda shows UST’s collapse in May increased their reliance on FTT, leading to $4B outflows from Alameda to FTX in June and July  —  mins  —  Nansen’s research team dives into the collapse of Alameda and FTX using blockchain analytics  —  Key Takeaways

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
The SEC charges ex-Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison and ex-FTX CTO Gary Wang for their role in defrauding FTX’s investors at SBF’s direction between 2019 and 2022  —  The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, and Zixiao (Gary) …