the new exchange traded funds this week. so when a tweet was posted from the sec gov account saying essentially that it was noteworthy, it was also wrong. the sec and its chair, gary gensler, quickly posted on x that the sec account was compromised and that the regulator had not yet approved the listing and trading of spot bitcoin exchange traded products. the erroneous tweet also included a graphic with a quote claiming to be from chair gensler. a second tweet that only said dollar sign btc bitcoin s ticker symbol, was also posted, then almost immediately deleted. for bitcoin s value, a bit of a ride. the cryptocurrency climbed to nearly $48,000 on the false news, then fell back down toward 16,000 with reality. tesla has lowered driving range estimates across its line up of electric vehicles. it comes as a new regulation takes effect in the us with the goal of ensuring that auto makers accurately reflect real world performance. according to a reuters investigation last year,
thank you for being with us. we begin in ecuador, where police have detained a group of armed men who interrupted a live television programme a day after the president declared a nationwide state of emergency. the men, wearing balaclavas, burst into the studio of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking hostage several journalists and staff members. this footage shows the attackers carrying rifles and grenades, forcing the crew onto the ground. the president has said that ecuador is in a state of internal armed conflict . ione wells reports from sao paulo. a moment of utter horror, broadcast live on television. armed men with balaclavas over theirface broke into the set of this public television channel in ecuador while it was live on air, brandishing guns and what appears to be explosives. it comes a day after the country s new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterday. ecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks after the
Mandatory power naps to boost productivity. hello and welcome to asia business report. i m mariko 0i. we begin with bitcoin and how a fake post by the official social media account of the us securities and exchange commission sent the crypto currency s price for a ride. it was posted on the sec s x account, claiming that the commission had approved an eagerly awaited financial product. that was followed moments later by another tweet saying the account had been compromised and the news was fake. here s more from our business correspondent erin delmore. if you re in the crypto world or curious about getting into it, then a spot bitcoin etf has been on your radar that would enable people to bet on bitcoin s gains and losses even if they don t own any bitcoin themselves. us regulators are widely expected to approve
Hello and welcome to asia business report. i m mariko oi. we begin with bitcoin and how a fake post by the official social media account of the us securities and exchange commission sent the crypto currency s price for a ride. it was posted on the sec s x account, claiming that the commission had approved an eagerly awaited financial product. that was followed moments later by another tweet saying the account had been compromised and the news was fake. here s more from our business correspondent erin delmore. if you re in the crypto world or curious about getting into it, then a spot bitcoin etf has been on your radar that would enable people to bet on bitcoin s gains and losses even if they don t own any bitcoin themselves. us regulators are widely expected to approve