Man pleads guilty in hack of SEC's X account that claimed approval of bitcoin ETFs
What to know about Man pleads guilty in hack of SEC's X account that claimed approval of bitcoin ETFs
- An Alabama man pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with the January 2024 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account, which was used to falsely claim that the SEC had approved exchange-traded funds for bitcoin.
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What happened
- An Alabama man pleaded guilty in federal court in connection with the January 2024 hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission's X account, which was used to falsely claim that the SEC had approved exchange-traded funds for bitcoin.
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