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.

By Liam 'Akiba' Wright

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Published Jan. 9, 2024 at 9:15 pm GMT

Updated Jan. 10, 2024 at 2:00 am GMT

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SEC announces Twitter account was compromised and ETFs have not been approved

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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

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The SEC announced via Twitter on Tuesday at 4:11 pm Eastern time.

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