The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has determined that your account on the social network Approval of an exchange-traded fund linked to BitcoinThis was something the US stock market regulator denied minutes after the announcement was made.
“The SEC’s Twitter account was hacked and An unauthorized tweet was sent. The SEC has not approved the listing or marketing of products traded on the spot bitcoin exchange,” the head of the organization explained on the social network. Gary Gensler.
From X’s security area, the social network he owns Elon Musk Following a preliminary investigation, the SEC confirmed that his account had been “compromised” and that this non-consensual action was “rather than” due to any breach of X’s systems. an unidentified person “gained control of a phone number associated with the @SECGov account through a third party.”
Similarly, the social network stated: US regulator had not enabled two-factor authentication on profile X At that time he was in danger.
In a statement to the media later, the institution assured that it would cooperate with the authorities and other partners of the Government. research the topic and determine appropriate next steps to address both unauthorized access and related misuse.”
The irony is SEC has always criticized the security of the cryptocurrency ecosystemIn fact, a few months ago, he warned that people should be careful about what they read on the internet and emphasized that “the most reliable source about the SEC is the SEC itself.” A tweet that many users “reminded” him of after this episode.
The price of the benchmark cryptocurrency has increased in recent weeks highest levels since spring 2022 It was spurred by the expectation that the SEC would allow such investment products linked to cryptocurrencies.
In this sense, although Bitcoin traded for almost $47,000 this Tuesday after the SEC’s announcement price was cooling Up to just over $45,000.