Ripple says it is effectively “operating outside of the US” due to its legal fight with the SEC and is seeking a license in Ireland to drive EU expansion (Ryan Browne/CNBC)

Nikhilesh De / CoinDesk:
Coinbase requests to file an amicus brief to support Ripple’s case against the US SEC, which sued Ripple for allegedly selling XRP as an unregistered security  —  The crypto exchange joins a trade group and other groups in arguing the SEC’s case threatens the broader industry.

William Turton / Bloomberg:
Elon Musk says Twitter’s deputy general counsel Jim Baker was “exited”, citing “concerns” over the “suppression of information” related to the “Twitter Files”  —  Jim Baker, Twitter Inc.’s deputy general counsel, was pushed out of the company …

Mat Di Salvo / Decrypt:
Coinbase says Coinbase Wallet will no longer support Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum Classic, Ripple XRP, and Stellar due to “low usage”, starting January 2023  —  America’s biggest crypto exchange has scrapped a number of assets from its self-custody mobile app citing waning customer interest.

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitter will stop users from promoting their presence on rival services, including Facebook, Mastodon, and Nostr, and will remove tweets and accounts that do so  —  Twitter will no longer allow users to promote their presence on certain social platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr, and Post.

Emma Roth / The Verge:
Twitter will stop users from promoting their presence on rival services, including Facebook, Mastodon, and Nostr, and will remove tweets and accounts that do so  —  Twitter will no longer allow users to promote their presence on certain social platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon, Truth Social, Tribel, Nostr, and Post.

Ryan Browne / CNBC:
UK media regulator Ofcom plans to investigate the cloud computing, personal messaging, and smart device markets over competition concerns  —  – Ofcom, the U.K. media watchdog, is set to launch a study examining the role of Amazon, Microsoft and Google in the cloud services market.