總部位於電報的加密貨幣項目Blum的聯合創始人Vladimir Smerkis因欺詐指控在莫斯科被捕

據報導，總部位於電報的加密貨幣項目Blum的聯合創始人弗拉基米爾·斯姆基斯（Vladimir Smerkis）因欺詐指控在俄羅斯莫斯科被捕

Vladimir Smerkis, a co-founder of the Telegram-based crypto project Blum, has been arrested in Moscow, Russia, on fraud allegations, according to reports by Russian state-owned news outlet RIA Novosti.

根據俄羅斯國有新聞媒體Ria Novosti的報導，總部位於Telegram Crypto Project Blum的聯合創始人Vladimir Smerkis因欺詐指控被捕。

The report by the news outlet, which was later updated to remove any mention of the arrest, stated that the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow approved a request from investigators to keep Smerkis in custody as he is being investigated.

該新聞媒體的報告後來更新了，以刪除對逮捕的任何提及，並指出，莫斯科的Zamoskvoretsky地方法院批准了調查人員的請求，以使Smerkis在接受調查時持有Smerkis拘留。

Smerkis — who previously ran operations for Binance in Russia — is suspected of committing fraud on a “large scale,” pursuant to Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, violations of which can result in imprisonment ranging from two to 12 years. It isn’t clear if charges have been filed against Smerkis.

Smerkis以前曾在俄羅斯為唯一的義務行動，他涉嫌根據《俄羅斯聯邦刑法》第159條進行“大規模”欺詐，違反其行為可能導致兩年至12年的監禁。目前尚不清楚是否已經對Smerkis提出了指控。

The fraud allegations appear to stem from Smerkis’ involvement in two other crypto ventures, The Token Fund and Tokenbox, which he co-founded in 2017, according to Russian news outlet Mash. Citing unnamed sources, Mash reported that investors in those ventures suffered losses of around $15 million in total.

根據俄羅斯新聞媒體Mash的說法，欺詐指控似乎源於Smerkis參與其他兩個加密貨幣投資基金和令牌盒的參與，他於2017年共同創立。馬什（Mash）援引不願透露姓名的消息來源報導說，這些企業的投資者的總損失約為1500萬美元。

Blum, which is not involved in The Token Fund and Tokenbox ventures, confirmed that Smerkis has resigned from his role as the firm’s chief marketing officer and would no longer be affiliated with the project in any capacity.

布魯姆（Blum）不參與代幣基金和令牌風險投資公司（Tokenbox Ventures），他確認，斯梅爾基斯（Smerkis）已辭去該公司首席營銷官的職務，並且將不再以任何身份與該項目聯繫。

“We are fully committed and focused on our goals and day-to-day operations will continue as usual,” Blum wrote in a May 18 X post.

Blum在5月18日的帖子中寫道：“我們完全致力於我們的目標，日常運營將繼續像往常一樣。”

Blum is a crypto project that integrates a decentralized exchange into Telegram Mini Apps, enabling users to trade crypto, earn rewards and participate in token airdrops. The project also launched its Drop Game, in which users can earn Blum points by tapping on snowflakes falling from their mobile phone screen and later convert those points into BLUM tokens during the project’s slated token generation event.

Blum是一個加密項目，將分散的交易所集成到Telegram Mini應用程序中，使用戶能夠交易加密貨幣，賺取獎勵並參與代幣AirDrops。該項目還啟動了其下降遊戲，在該遊戲中，用戶可以通過從其手機屏幕上掉下雪花來賺取Blum積分，然後在該項目定於該項目的代幣生成活動中將這些點轉換為Blum令牌。

The news of Smerkis’ arrest and pending fraud charges sparked concerns that Blum’s token airdrop won’t follow through as planned. In an April 3 X post, Blum hinted at a potential BLUM token listing in the third quarter of this year.

Smerkis被捕和審理欺詐指控的消息引起了擔憂，即Blum的代幣Airdrop不會按計劃進行。在4月3日的X帖子中，Blum暗示了今年第三季度潛在的Blum令牌上市。

"Blum owes its users a clarification on the planned airdrop," wrote one X user and Blum community member in response to the news.

一位X用戶和Blum社區成員對新聞的回應說：“ Blum欠其用戶對計劃中的Airdrop澄清。”

"Is the blum token still happening with this news?" asked another user on X.

“這個消息還在發生藍調的代幣嗎？”問另一個用戶X。

"This is huge if true! (But) surely not possible," added crypto influencer RK Gupta.

加密影響者RK Gupta補充說：“如果是真的，這是巨大的！