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Hacked SEC account announces misleading bitcoin news: Chairman Gary Gensler

By Brady Knox
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The Securities and Exchange Commission‘s X, formerly Twitter, account was hacked and issued a fake announcement approving the use of bitcoin on registered national securities exchanges, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler announced.

On Tuesday afternoon, the SEC’s X account announced that bitcoin had been approved for listing and regulation by the agency.

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