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Bitcoin’s price spiked after a fake SEC tweet claimed ETFs were approved – The Verge

The Securities and Exchange Commission's official social media account X (formerly Twitter) posted a false notice on Tuesday night claiming to have approved the listing of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), but it has since been deleted. Shortly after, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler said: Post with your own account The organization's account was “compromised, and […]

SEC says X account ‘compromised,’ bitcoin ETFs not approved

After the SEC's X account posted a post announcing the approval of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), the agency clarified It said the X account had been “compromised” and “has not authorized the listing and trading of Spot Bitcoin exchange traded products.” The post came amid widespread expectations that the SEC would soon give the […]