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Eric Council Jr., who was accused of hacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account, will be able to travel for the holidays. On December 13, Judge Amy Berman Jackson in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Council can travel to North Carolina with a third-party monitor from December 23 to 29. He must submit a detailed travel plan before the trip.

Council is accused of hacking the SEC’s X account and posting a fake message claiming that Bitcoin ETFs had been approved. The incident rocked the markets. Share your thoughts in the comments: How do such incidents affect markets?