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Alabama Man Who Hacked SEC’s X Account To Pump Fake Bitcoin ETF Hype Slapped With 14-Month Prison Sentence

  • Brenda Ngari--ZyCrypto
  • published date: 2025-05-17 16:00:33 UTC

An Alabama man who hacked the X account of the U.S. SEC and falsely announcing the approval of spot BTC ETFs was sentenced on Friday to 14 months behind bars.

An Alabama man who pumped the price of Bitcoin after hacking the X account of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and falsely announcing the approval of spot BTC exchange-traded funds (ETFs) … [+2223 chars]