SEC chair denies a bitcoin ETF has been approved, says account on X was hacked
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday that a post sent from the agency's account on the social platform X announcing the approval of a long-awaited bitcoin exchange-traded fund was ''unauthorized,'' and that the agency's account was hacked.

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SEC chair denies a bitcoin ETF has been approved, says account on X was hacked
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4 viewpointsSEC chair Gary Gensler denies a bitcoin ETF has been approved, says account on X was hacked
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