on stock exchanges. the approval of the bitcoin exchange traded funds, or etfs, is seen by supporters as a watershed for crypto, giving it financial respectability and mainstream acceptance on wall street, after a string of controversies. erin delmore reports from new york. this decision was years in the making and now it will allow people and institutions to invest in bitcoin almost as easily as they buy stocks. the move could increase demand for bitcoin and legitimacy for the crypto currency industry, which has weathered scandal and scepticism. sec chair did not shy away from that in a statement saying, while we approve the listing and trading of certain ept spot bitcoin shares today, we did not approve or endorse bitcoin. he said investors should remain caution about the risks associated with bitcoin and said the crypto currency is, primarily a speculative volatile asset. while investors and crypto watchers awaited the decision, a false tweet was posted on the sec official
associated with bitcoin and said the cryptocurrency is, quote, primarily a speculative, volatile asset . while investors and crypto watchers awaited the sec s decision, a false tweet was posted on the sec s official account a day earlier, saying the etfs had been approved. the sec said its social media account was compromised and an investigation is ongoing. let s stay in the us and head over to las vegas where the consumer electronics show is under way, it s the biggest consumer tech show in the world our north america technology reporterjames clayton has been trying some of the latest products. there s a lot of weird tech at ces. take this hyundai prototype car that, crab like, moves sideways into parking spaces. or drone soccer, where the goal is to fly a drone through a doughnut shaped goal, which is harder than it looks. now start using the left stick, and start moving. ooh! engines whirr. as you can tell, it takes a little bit of practice to fly. ok, so how would you
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against taiwan in recent years, increasing military drills in the seas around the island, and working to cut off its official ties with countries around the world. discussions between washington and taipei began in august of last year. this current agreement covers issues like customs with regard to trade, anti corruption measures, and investment opportunities for small and medium sized enterprises. let s stay on the topic of tensions between the us and china asia s biggest annual security summit gets under way later in singapore. defence leaders from more than a0 countries will meet at the shangri la hotel. as tensions continue to grow between the two countries, their defence spending is following a similar trend. monica miller reports. the escalating tension between the two countries is turning out to be costly for the us and china. beijing has increased its military spending by more than 7% this year as they try to modernise their military. however, the americans have ro
taiwan in recent years, increased military drills in the seas around the island, and working to cut off its official ties with countries around the world. discussions between washington and taipei began in august of last year. this current agreement covers issues like customs with regard to trade, anti corruption measures, and investment opportunities for a small and medium sized enterprises. let s stay on the topic of tensions between the us and china asia s biggest annual security summit gets under way later in singapore. defence leaders from more than a0 countries will meet at the shangri la hotel. as tensions continue to grow between the two countries, their defence spending is following a similar trend. monica miller reports. the escalating tension between the two countries is turning out to be costly for the us and china. beijing has increased its military spending by more than 7% this year as they try to modernise their military. however, the americans have roughly $