Bloomberg Retracts Story on Jefferies Seeking Crypto Donations

May 6, 2022, 2:19 PM UTC

Bloomberg retracted a story published today saying that Jefferies Financial Group Inc. was offering discounted shares to those who donated through a crypto wallet to support the people of Ukraine. The firm said the Instagram account of its chief executive officer had been hacked. Bloomberg regrets the error.

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Caroline Salas Gage in New York at csalas1@bloomberg.net

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Caroline Salas Gage at csalas1@bloomberg.net

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