SEC announces Twitter account was compromised and ETFs have not been approved SEC announces Twitter account was compromised and ETFs have not been approved
Gary Gensler announced on Twitter the SEC account was compromised and the ETFs have NOT been approved yet.
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Updated: Jan. 10, 2024 at 2:00 am UTC
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UPDATE: Gary Gensler announced on Twitter the SEC account was compromised and the ETFs have NOT been approved yet.
The @SECGov twitter account was compromised, and an unauthorized tweet was posted. The SEC has not approved the listing and trading of spot bitcoin exchange-traded products.
— Gary Gensler (@GaryGensler) January 9, 2024
The SEC announced via Twitter on Tuesday at 4:11 pm Eastern time.
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