Narendra Modi’s Twitter account was “very briefly hijacked,” according to his office when a message was sent from the Indian Prime Minister’s account announcing that his nation had embraced Bitcoin and would be disseminating it.
The situation was raised to Twitter, and the account was quickly secured, according to a tweet from the Indian Prime Minister’s office.
“Any Tweet shared during the short time when the account was hacked must be disregarded,” they said.
“India has now recognized bitcoin as legal money,” the image stated. The government has “formally purchased 500 BTC” and will “distribute them to all nation inhabitants.” That tweet has now been removed. A probable fraud link was also included in the tweet.
Modi is one of the most popular international leaders, with over 70 million Twitter followers. In India, Bitcoin is not recognized as legal tender.
India has even considered outlawing cryptocurrency lately. It was a month ago. Their government said that a measure will “prohibit any private cryptocurrencies in India.” However, the bill’s summary states that it would enable “limited exclusions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its applications.”