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FBI Arrests Alleged SEC Hacker Linked to Fake Tweet Saying BTC ETFs Were Approved

On Jan. 9, a post on SEC’s X declared “approval for #Bitcoin ETFs for listing on all registered national securities exchanges,” causing bitcoin to quickly jump $1,000 in price. The cryptocurrency then cratered $2,000 when the SEC regained control of its account, deleted the post and declared it false.

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