SECs X account hacked sharing unauthorized tweet regarding spot bitcoin ETF TechCrunch

pThe US Securities and Exchange Commissions X account has been hacked a spokesperson confirmed with TechCrunch on Tuesday afternoonppThe SECs SECGov XTwitter account has been compromised The unauthorized tweet regarding bitcoin ETFs was not made by the SEC or its staff the spokesperson said A similar statement was shared shortly after on the media platformppThe post shown in a screenshot below was up for about 30 minutes causing a number of news outlets and online personalities to report that the SEC granted approval for the highly anticipated spot bitcoin ETFs The unauthorized post has since been deletedppppAround 430 pm EST SEC Chair Gary Gensler tweeted The SECGov twitter account was compromised and an unauthorized tweet was posted The SEC has not approved the listing and trading of spot bitcoin exchangetraded productsppAfter the fake post went out Bitcoins price spiked near 48000 but has since fallen to around 45700 according to CoinMarketCap datappOn Wednesday an SEC spokesperson told TechCrunch that its investigating the matter with its Office of the Inspector General and the FBI adding that the unauthorized content was not drafted or created by the SECppValkyrie cofounder expects 10B inflows for spot bitcoin ETFs by end of yearppppThe article has been updated to include the SEC spokespersons comments on Wednesdayp