"BREAKING"? Or Not?
Cointelegraph tweeted โ๐จBREAKING: SEC APPROVES ISHARES BITCOIN SPOT ETF.โ on X at 9.21pm (UTC+8) on October 16, 2023.
Because of this announcement, Bitcoin ($BTC) pumped at 9.25pm to about 30 thousand USD.
However, just over half an hour later, they edited the post on X to add the word, โREPORTEDLY".
At the time of writing now, it appears that they have taken the post down as there is no such post to be seen.
The Truth
BlackRock, the company that is in charge of iShares ETFs, has confirmed that this news is inaccurate.
As a result of this false alarm, more than 65 million USD worth of Bitcoin has been liquidated.
Pending Updates
Cointelegraph has also posted an apology regarding this inaccurate news and vowed to update with a reply in 3 hours.
A Visual Timeline
Here's a summary of what happened at a glance.