Alabama Man Sentenced for Hacking SEC’s Social Media to Post Fake Bitcoin ETF News

A 26-year-old man from Alabama has been sentenced to more than a year in prison for his role in a social media hack that briefly sent the price of bitcoin BTC soaring.Eric Council Jr. of Huntsville pleaded guilty to charges tied to the January 2024 hack of the U.S source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2025/05/17/alabama-man-sentenced-for-hacking-secs-social-media-to-post-fake-bitcoin-etf-news