德國當局關閉了Crenf Cryptocurrency Exchange，在加密貨幣資產中扣押了3400萬歐元

法蘭克福AM主要檢察官辦公室與中央互聯網犯罪（ZIT）和聯邦刑事警察局（BKA）合作，已關閉總部位於德國的加密貨幣交易所。

The Frankfurt am Main Public Prosecutor’s Office, in collaboration with the Central Office for the Combat of Internet Crime (ZIT) and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), has shut down cryptocurrency exchange eXch.

法蘭克福AM主要檢察官辦公室與中央互聯網犯罪（ZIT）和聯邦刑事警察局（BKA）合作關閉了加密貨幣交易所。

On April 30, law enforcement seized the exchange’s server infrastructure and crypto assets worth an estimated €34 million ($38.5 million).

4月30日，執法部門奪取了交易所的服務器基礎架構和加密資產，價值3400萬歐元（3850萬美元）。

As revealed by the authorities on May 9, the seized crypto assets included Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), and Dash (DASH). They also confiscated over eight terabytes of data.

正如當局在5月9日揭示的那樣，被沒收的加密資產包括比特幣（BTC），以太坊（ETH），Litecoin（LTC）和Dash（Dash）。他們還沒收了超過八個數據的數據。

“Once again, we have been able to seize millions of euros’ worth of illicit cryptocurrencies and shut down a digital money-laundering platform. The scale of these operations clearly shows that cybercrimes are being committed on an industrial level,” said Carsten Meywirth, Head of the Cybercrime Department of the German Federal Criminal Police Office.

卡斯滕·梅維斯（Carsten Meywirth）表示：“我們再次能夠抓住數百萬歐元的非法加密貨幣價值，並關閉了數字化洗錢平台。這些行動的規模清楚地表明，網絡犯罪在工業層面上是在工業層面上犯下的。”

The closure of eXch follows allegations that the privacy-focused exchange was used to launder illicit funds. The platform operated without Know Your Customer (KYC) requirements and was accessible on both the Clearnet and Darknet.

交易所的關閉遵循指控以隱私為中心的交易所被用來洗錢。該平台在不知道您的客戶（KYC）要求的情況下運行，並且在Clearnet和DarkNet上都可以訪問。

The press release notes that the platform was advertised on criminal forums, openly stating that it did not implement anti-money laundering measures. Users remained anonymous, with no identity verification and no data storage, making eXch ideal for those seeking to keep financial transactions hidden.

新聞稿指出，該平台是在犯罪論壇上做廣告的，公開地指出，它沒有實施反洗錢措施。用戶仍然是匿名的，沒有身份驗證，也沒有數據存儲，這對於那些尋求隱藏財務交易的人來說是理想的選擇。

According to German authorities, eXch facilitated around $1.9 billion in cryptocurrency transfers since its launch. Authorities suspect that the exchange received Bitcoin of criminal origin.

根據德國當局的說法，自推出以來，交易所的加密貨幣轉移約為19億美元。當局懷疑交易所接受了犯罪起源的比特幣。

Moreover, it was allegedly laundering a significant portion of the $1.5 billion stolen from the hacked cryptocurrency exchange Bybit in February. The Bybit hack, attributed to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, is one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in history. Hackers siphoned off over 400,000 ETH from the exchange’s cold wallet.

此外，據稱它是在2月從黑客加密貨幣交易所bybit偷來的15億美元中盜竊的很大一部分。歸因於朝鮮的拉撒路集團的Bybit Hack是歷史上最大的加密貨幣盜竊案之一。黑客從交易所的冷錢包中抽出超過40萬ETH。

“eXch was used to launder hundreds of millions from the Bybit hack, Multisig hack, FixedFloat exploit, $243 million Genesis Creditor theft, and countless phishing drainer services over the past few years with refusal to block addresses and freeze orders,” blockchain investigator, ZachXBT, wrote on Telegram.

“ Exch習慣於從Bybit Hack，Multisig Hack，Firedfloat漏洞，2.43億美元的Genesis債權人盜竊和無數的網絡釣魚Drainer Services中的數以億美元洗錢，Zachxbt在電視劇中寫道。

Amid the allegations surrounding Bybit’s funds, eXch announced its voluntary closure effective May 1. The exchange cited a hostile environment and the pressure from the ongoing transatlantic operation, which involved allegations of money laundering and terrorism, as key reasons for their decision to shut down.

在拜比特資金周圍的指控中，交易所於5月1日起自願關閉。交易所引用了一個敵對的環境以及正在進行的跨大西洋行動的壓力，涉及對洗錢和恐怖主義的指控，是他們關閉的決定的關鍵原因。

“The goals we certainly never had in mind were to enable illicit activities such as money laundering or terrorism, as we are being accused of now. We also have absolutely no motivation to operate a project where we are viewed as criminals. This doesn’t make any sense to us,” the April 17 announcement read.

“我們當然從未想到的目標是實現非法活動，例如洗錢或恐怖主義，因為我們現在被指控。我們也絕對沒有動力運營一個我們被視為罪犯的項目。這對我們來說沒有任何意義，” 4月17日的公告宣布。

However, just one day before eXch’s closure, German authorities acted and seized it. They stated that they managed to secure numerous pieces of evidence and traces. For now, the Frankfurt Prosecutor’s Office has not released additional details on potential charges or arrests related to the operation.

但是，在交易所關閉的前一天，德國當局採取了行動並佔領了它。他們說，他們設法獲得了許多證據和痕跡。目前，法蘭克福檢察官辦公室尚未發布有關與該行動有關的潛在指控或逮捕的其他詳細信息。