Alabama Resident Pleads Guilty to Posting False Social Media Message, Leading to Surge in BTC Price

Eric Council Jr. from Athens, Alabama, has confessed to his role in a scheme involving the unauthorized takeover of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)‘s X account, which was then allegedly used to disseminate false and misleading information and manipulate Bitcoin (BTC) prices. The… Read More
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