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Fake Tweet on Bitcoin ETF Approval Causes Chaos in Crypto Market: 900 Million Liquidations in 24 Hours

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Nidhi Kolhapur

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) faced a major cybersecurity incident yesterday, causing disarray in the highly anticipated decision on Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). A fake post claiming approval for the products, originating from a compromised SEC account on X, sent the cryptocurrency’s price soaring briefly before authorities launched an investigation.

How it Impacted the Crypto Market

The fake tweet caused an immediate surge in the Bitcoin price, which almost reached $48,000 at the time. Then, at 4:26 p.m., Gary Gensler, chair of the SEC, posted that the agency’s account had been hacked, resulting in an unauthorized fake tweet. At this point, the price of bitcoin was triggered to suddenly drop to $46,800 and fall to $45,881.

900 Million Liquidation Due to Fake News

The cryptocurrency market experienced a substantial drop in value after a fake approval post for spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Bitcoin’s market capitalization plummeted by approximately $50 billion within the last 24 hours, according to Coinglass data. The top cryptocurrency’s price dropped to $890 billion before recovering to around $900 billion at press time. 

Security Measures

The incident has raised questions about the SEC’s security measures to protect its social accounts. Some market participants have criticized the regulator’s seemingly lax approach to protecting its social accounts and raised concerns about how the SEC can safeguard trillion-dollar markets if it cannot protect its social accounts. 

Nidhi Kolhapur

Nidhi is a Certified Digital Marketing Executive and Passionate crypto Journalist covering the world of alternative currencies. She shares the latest and trending news on Cryptocurrency and Blockchain.

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