參與毒品交易的幫派創造了自己的加密貨幣

參與毒品交易的幫派創造了自己的加密貨幣來洗錢骯髒的錢

A British street gang has created its own cryptocurrency in a bid to launder dirty money from drug dealing and other illicit activities, according to an expert in drug crime.

據毒品犯罪專家稱，一個英國街頭幫派創造了自己的加密貨幣，以競標毒品交易和其他非法活動。

The plot, which is currently active, bears a passing resemblance to OneCoin - a fake cryptocurrency launched in Germany that turned out to be a giant Ponzi scheme.

目前活躍的該地塊與Onecoin具有相似之處，Onecoin是一個在德國發起的假加密貨幣，原來是一個巨大的龐氏騙局。

However, this is thought to be the first time experts have observed the launch of a genuine digital coin by a UK gang.

但是，這被認為是專家第一次觀察到英國幫派推出了真正的數字硬幣。

Gary Carroll, an expert witness who provides analysis to the Crown Prosecution Service, learned of the scheme through sources but was unable to name the coin or the gang to protect their identity.

為皇家檢察院提供分析的專家證人加里·卡洛爾（Gary Carroll）通過消息來源了解了該計劃，但無法命名硬幣或幫派來保護其身份。

The drug and data interpretation expert described it as a ‘meme coin’, which refers to a cryptocurrency that is designed to go viral on social media and rapidly rise in price.

藥物和數據解釋專家將其描述為“模因硬幣”，它是指旨在在社交媒體上傳播並迅速上漲的加密貨幣。

The gang hoped to sell the coin quickly as part of a ‘pump and dump’ strategy once it becomes more valuable.

該團伙希望一旦變得更加有價值，該團伙希望迅速出售硬幣作為“泵和垃圾場”策略的一部分。

'Criminals have been using crypto to launder money for at least 15 years now,' Mr Carroll told MailOnline.

卡洛爾對MailOnline表示：“罪犯已經使用加密貨幣來洗錢至少15年了。”

'But developing a meme coin is one step further than simply buying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum and suggests the process is becoming easier.

'但是，開發模因硬幣比僅僅購買比特幣和以太坊這樣的加密貨幣要遠一點，而是暗示該過程變得更加容易。

'They are using illicit money to pay developers to create a legitimate coin and then launch it onto the

``他們正在使用非法資金向開發人員支付合法硬幣，然後將其啟動到