Hackers falsely claimed approval of a Bitcoin ETF

Jiten171

A historically significant message for the entire cryptocurrency market has been confirmed as a hacker's "false decree."

On the afternoon of January 9th, Tuesday, during the closing hours of the U.S. stock market, the official account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on the social media platform X announced the approval of all Bitcoin spot ETF applications for listing on national exchanges in the United States. It also claimed that the approved ETFs would be continuously supervised to ensure their compliance measures consistently protect investors.

SEC Chairman Gensler urgently stated on the X platform shortly after, "SEC's X account has been hacked, and an unauthorized tweet has been posted. The SEC has not approved the listing of Bitcoin spot ETFs."

During this period, Bitcoin experienced a "dip" of over 3%, with a fluctuation of over $3,000. Within one hour, over $40 million in funds across the entire cryptocurrency network were liquidated (approximately ¥290 million).

Indra55

To evaporate this much within just one hour is quite significant.

Kahn332

It's indeed a substantial loss.

Jafar224

Such hackers are likely more than just ordinary hackers.

Isha000

The situation with cryptocurrencies is still under observation.