SEC chair denies a bitcoin ETF has been approved, says account on X was hacked
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The Securities and Exchange Commissions says a post on X announcing that the agency had approved exchange-traded funds holding bitcoin was “unauthorized,” and that the agency’s account was hacked. The
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The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that a post on X announcing that the securities regulator had approved the trading of exchange-traded funds holding bitcoin was “unauthorized,” and that the agency’s account had been “compromised.”
A rogue post from the SEC's official X account said bitcoin ETFs had been approved. The regulator said the tweet was the result of a "compromised" account."
News of a Bitcoin ETF approval is false after the SEC's X account was "compromised" late Tuesday as regulators scrambled to tell investors no decision has been made, although one is expected by Wednesday.
The SEC said it had not yet granted approval of spot-Bitcoin exchange traded funds, despite a post on X that appeared from the regulator’s official account
NEW YORK >> The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that a post on the agency’s account on X announcing that the securities regulator had approved the trading of exchange-traded funds holding bitcoin was “unauthorized,” and that the agency’s account had been “compromised.”
The Securities and Exchange Commission says X post on spot-bitcoin ETF approval was fake. SEC Chair Gary Gensler says that no decision was made Tuesday.
The Securities and Exchange Commissions says a post on X announcing that the agency had approved exchange-traded funds holding bitcoin was “unauthorized,” and that the agency’s account was hacked. The
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that a post sent from the agency’s account on the social platform X announcing the approval of a long-awaited bitcoin exchange-traded fund was “unauthorized,” and that the agency’s account was hacked.
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