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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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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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