# 2024 bitcoin merchant account

SEC Statement on the Hack of Its X Account and the Resulting Fake Bitcoin ETF Approval Announcement » The regulator also provided a timeline of the events in question. Coindesk.com

Elon Musk says X payments will eliminate need for bank account by end of 2024 » Twitter/X owner Elon Musk revealed new details of his planned payment services during an all-hands staff meeting, as reported by The Verge on Oct. 26. Cryptoslate.com

Will payment options on X include crypto? Elon Musk tells Cathie Wood: ‘I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about cryptocurrency’ » The billionaire said payments on the social network will start in mid-2024. Fortune.com

SEC says its X account was hacked after apparent bitcoin fund approval » The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) account on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, was breached Tuesday, the agency said, after it appeared to announce the approval of sever… Thehill.com

A Hack of the S.E.C.’s Social Media Account Caused a Bitcoin Frenzy, Briefly » The X account of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the approval of an investment product linked to Bitcoin. It wasn’t true. Nytimes.com

SEC Says FBI Is Investigating Compromise of Agency’s X Account » The SEC has not approved the listing and trading of spot bitcoin exchange-traded products. — Gary Gensler (@GaryGensler) January 9, 2024. Bloomberg.com

SEC Account Hack Amplifies Security Questions at Musk’s X » The US Securities and Exchange Commission said its account on social network X was “compromised,” leading to a spike in the price of Bitcoin and raising fresh questions about X’s reliability as a source of information and the security options for its users. Bloomberg.com

SEC probing fake post on its X account, bitcoin ETFs not yet approved » The U.S. securities regulator said someone briefly accessed its X social media account on Tuesday and posted a fake message saying it had approved exchange traded funds (ETF) for bitcoin, a move eagerly awaited by the crypto industry. Reuters.com

SEC says it did not yet approve bitcoin ETF, X account was compromised » The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday afternoon that an announcement about bitcoin ETFs on social media was incorrect. Cnbc.com