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 So.. bitcoin ETFs approved, but the SEC has not tweeted it out? 

Or maybe they did already? 🤣🤣🤣

Talk about "we really don't want this thing, but I guess it's here now, but we won't say anything since we already said it" 
 Yeah no press release on their website either 
 They must really feel like idiots with their pants down 
 https://www.sec.gov/news/statement/gensler-statement-spot-bitcoin-011023 
 Oh that wasn't there a couple hours ago 
 “Though we’re merit neutral, I’d note that the underlying assets in the metals ETPs have consumer and industrial uses, while in contrast bitcoin is primarily a speculative, volatile asset that’s also used for illicit activity including ransomware,money laundering,sanction evasion,and terrorist financing.”

Fuck you Gary Guzzler 
 Big ole press release. Gary is a little gun-shy on Twitter after yesterday's fuck up 😂 
 Gary: "technically, we don't have to announce it on X 🤷‍♂️" 
 I think the Twitter guy lost his job 😆  
 Twitter guy probably made a killing and doesn't need the job 
 Yeah he lost his job all the way down the block to JP Morgan. 
 Yeah, really! The biggest non-endorsement endorsement Ive ever seen. 
 did they say it or was it someone pretending to be them lol 😂 
 It seems most likely that the tweet was queued up, or was being prepared but was sent out at the wrong time 
 The hacker probably saw the draft tweet and sent it out early. 
 "hacker" 
 They realized that the only secure way for them to communicate was to cryptographically sign messages via Nostr. They’ll be here soon™️ 
 The intern with the new Yubikey didn’t come in today 
 So, SEC is a tsundere? 
 Why do all these motherfuckers need the SEC approval. defeats the whole purpose 
 😂😂😂