FBI 揭露以太坊代幣操縱加密貨幣

FBI 透過創建一種名為 NexFundAI 的基於以太坊的代幣，邁出了加密貨幣世界的一步。該令牌是刺探操作的一部分

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has created an Ethereum-based token called NexFundAI as part of a sting operation to expose illegal activities in the cryptocurrency markets. Through this operation, the FBI has been able to take legal action against several individuals and companies for market manipulation.

美國聯邦調查局 (FBI) 創建了一種名為 NexFundAI 的基於以太坊的代幣，作為揭露加密貨幣市場非法活動的誘騙行動的一部分。透過這次行動，聯邦調查局已經能夠對一些操縱市場的個人和公司採取法律行動。

The FBI created NexFundAI with the help of cooperating witnesses to gather information on fraudulent practices in the cryptocurrency sector, particularly market manipulation, where traders were artificially influencing the prices of cryptocurrencies for their benefit.

FBI 在合作證人的幫助下創建了 NexFundAI，以收集有關加密貨幣領域欺詐行為的信息，特別是市場操縱行為，即交易者為了自身利益而人為影響加密貨幣的價格。

After the operation, the FBI charged 30 people and companies, including three market makers companies that facilitate the buying and selling of assets and others involved in manipulating cryptocurrency assets. A key illegal practice they used was “wash trading,” where traders buy and sell the same asset simultaneously to make it look like there is high trading activity, giving a false impression of the asset’s value.

行動結束後，FBI 對 30 名人員和公司提出指控，其中包括 3 家促進資產買賣的做市商公司以及其他參與操縱加密貨幣資產的公司。他們使用的一個主要非法做法是“清洗交易”，即交易者同時買賣同一資產，使其看起來交易活動很高，從而給人留下對該資產價值的錯誤印象。

The market makers named in the investigation were ZMQuant, CLS Global, and MyTrade, who were involved in the conspiracy without realizing that NexFundAI was created by the FBI. They are accused of engaging in wash trading, which contributed to a fraudulent trading environment and manipulated the token’s trading volume.

調查中被點名的做市商是 ZMQuant、CLS Global 和 MyTrade，他們參與了這項陰謀，但沒有意識到 NexFundAI 是 FBI 創建的。他們被指控從事虛假交易，從而造成了欺詐性的交易環境並操縱了代幣的交易量。

During the investigation, Liu Zhou, who was associated with MyTrade, allegedly told NexFundAI promoters that MyTrade had an advantage in the market because they could “control the pump and dump.” This means they could manipulate prices by buying and selling in a way that artificially raised or lowered the value of the asset. This tactic, along with insider trading, allowed them to cheat the system and profit unfairly.

在調查過程中，與 MyTrade 有關的劉週據稱告訴 NexFundAI 發起人，MyTrade 在市場上具有優勢，因為他們可以「控制拉高和拋售」。這意味著他們可以透過買賣來人為地提高或降低資產價值來操縱價格。這種策略加上內線交易，使他們能夠欺騙系統並不公平地獲利。

This operation marks a new chapter in financial crime, as Jodi Cohen, head of the FBI’s Boston division, pointed out, stating that this case is a modern version of traditional financial crimes, adapted to the digital age. The FBI’s involvement in cryptocurrency shows how complex and sophisticated criminal activity has become in this sector.

這次行動標誌著金融犯罪翻開了新篇章，美國聯邦調查局波士頓分部負責人喬迪·科恩指出，該案是傳統金融犯罪適應數位時代的現代版本。聯邦調查局對加密貨幣的參與表明該領域的犯罪活動變得多麼複雜和複雜。

The Department of Justice recovered $25 million in fraudulent proceeds from this operation, which will be returned to the investors who were affected by the manipulation, showing that efforts are being made to not only catch the criminals but also compensate the victims.

司法部從這次行動中追回了2,500萬美元的詐欺收益，這些收益將退還給受操縱行為影響的投資者，這表明美國正在努力不僅抓捕罪犯，而且還賠償受害者。