Bitcoin Jumps; SEC Says X Account 'Compromised'
Posted on AllSides January 9th, 2024
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Tuesday on X that its account was "compromised" in the late evening after a post was made featuring a picture of the agency's Chairman Gary Gensler alongside an accompanying tagline endorsing the approval of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) holding bitcoin. The since-deleted tweet, sent at 3:11 pm, stated, "Today the SEC grants approval for #Bitcoin $ ETFs for listing on all registered national securities exchanges. The approved Bitcoin ETFs will be subject to ongoing surveillance and compliance measures to ensure continued investor protection." An...
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