SEC起訴Unicoin Inc.指控它欺騙投資者超過1億美元

美國證券交易委員會已針對加密貨幣公司Unicoin Inc.及其最高高管提起訴訟，指責他們通過誤導和未註冊的證券提供了超過1億美元的投資者。

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued cryptocurrency firm Unicoin Inc. and several of its executives for allegedly defrauding investors out of over $100 million with misleading and unregistered securities offerings.

美國證券交易委員會已起訴加密貨幣公司Unicoin Inc.及其幾位高管，據稱欺騙投資者以超過1億美元的價格欺騙了超過1億美元的誤導性和未註冊的證券產品。

According to a complaint filed on May 20 in the Southern District of New York, the SEC accuses Unicoin and its leadership—CEO Alex Konanykhin, board member Maria Silvina Moschini, and former chief investment officer Alex Dominguez—of making false claims while promoting “rights certificates” that would provide claims to a future token, Unicoin.

根據5月20日在紐約南部地區提起的申訴，SEC指控Unicoin及其領導層 - CEO Alex Konanykhin，董事會成員Maria Silvina Moschini和前首席投資官Alex Dominguez的董事會成員Alex Dominguez，在促進“權利證書”的同時，為未來的Token，Unicoin提供了索賠。

The company marketed these certificates as asset-backed instruments, supposedly tied to a multi-billion-dollar real estate and pre-IPO equity portfolio. However, the SEC claims these assets were only worth a small fraction of what was advertised.

該公司將這些證書銷售為資產支持的工具，據說與數十億美元的房地產和IPO股票前的投資組合有關。但是，美國證券交易委員會（SEC）聲稱，這些資產僅值得廣告宣傳的一小部分。

Of the real estate deals highlighted in Unicoin’s promotional materials, spanning Argentina, Thailand, and the Caribbean, many never closed, and their combined value was estimated at no more than $300 million.

在Unicoin的促銷材料中強調的房地產交易中，跨越了阿根廷，泰國和加勒比海地區，許多人從未關閉，其總價值估計不超過3億美元。

The SEC also counters Unicoin’s assertions that it had already sold over $3 billion worth of certificates to investors. The agency alleges that actual sales amounted to roughly $110 million, gathered from over 5,000 investors globally.

SEC還反駁了Unicoin的主張，即它已經向投資者出售了超過30億美元的證書。該機構稱，實際銷售額約為1.1億美元，從全球5,000多名投資者那裡收集。

Furthermore, Unicoin reportedly touted its offerings as SEC-compliant or “U.S. registered,” even though the certificates were never officially registered and did not qualify for any exemption from registration under federal securities law.

此外，據報導，Unicoin吹捧其產品為符合SEC或“美國註冊”，即使證書從未正式註冊，並且沒有資格根據聯邦證券法的豁免限制。

Unicoin is accused of distributing tokens via airdrops without verifying investor accreditation, which the SEC says is another violation. CEO Konanykhin is said to have sold nearly 38 million certificates to investors who had previously been excluded to preserve the company’s legal standing.

Unicoin被指控通過Airdrops分發代幣而沒有核實投資者的認證，SEC認為這是另一種違規行為。據說首席執行官Konanykhin已將近3800萬張證書出售給以前被排除在於保留公司法律地位的投資者。

Unicoin’s general counsel, Richard Devlin, was also charged for his role in the scheme but has already settled with the SEC. Without admitting wrongdoing, he agreed to pay a $37,500 fine and accepted a permanent injunction.

Unicoin的總法律顧問Richard Devlin也因其在該計劃中的角色而被指控，但已經與SEC達成和解。在不承認不當行為的情況下，他同意支付37,500美元的罰款，並接受了永久禁令。

The SEC is seeking civil penalties, disgorgement of funds, and executive bans against the remaining defendants.

SEC正在尋求民事處罰，資金撤銷以及對剩餘被告的行政禁令。

In response to the lawsuit, Konanykhin has denied the charges and plans to challenge them in court. He claims the SEC’s actions damaged the company and blocked critical fundraising opportunities.

為了應對訴訟，康納金（Konanykhin）否認了指控，併計劃在法庭上向他們挑戰。他聲稱SEC的行動損害了公司，並阻止了關鍵的籌款機會。

Despite a massive shift toward more crypto-friendly policies under the Trump administration, the SEC continues to pursue enforcement in cases it feels involve clear fraud.

儘管在特朗普政府下，朝著更加加密友好的政策邁出了巨大的轉變，但SEC仍繼續執行執法，但感覺涉及明顯的欺詐行為。