摄氏起诉Tether $3.5B，指控挪用资产

已停业的加密货币交易所摄氏度对 Tether 提起诉讼，指控其挪用资产并寻求约 35 亿美元的 BTC 回报

Bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange Celsius has filed a lawsuit against Tether, alleging that the stablecoin issuer misappropriated its assets and seeking approximately $3.5 billion in BTC returns, damages, and legal fees.

破产的加密货币交易所摄氏度对 Tether 提起诉讼，指控稳定币发行人挪用其资产，并寻求约 35 亿美元的 BTC 回报、损害赔偿和法律费用。

Celsius filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July 2023, and the legal battle with Tether stems from events that transpired during the bankruptcy proceedings.

摄氏度于2023年7月根据美国破产法第11章申请破产保护，与Tether的法律纠纷源于破产程序期间发生的事件。

According to the lawsuit, Celsius borrowed a specific amount of USDT from Tether during the bankruptcy proceedings and sent 39,542.42 BTC to Tether as collateral.

诉讼称，Celsius在破产程序期间从Tether借入了特定金额的USDT，并向Tether发送了39,542.42 BTC作为抵押品。

As the price of Bitcoin dropped, Celsius was required to provide further collateral to avoid liquidation, as per the two parties’ agreement.

随着比特币价格下跌，根据双方协议，Celsius 需要提供更多抵押品以避免清算。

However, Celsius alleges that Tether liquidated the BTC at a price point that almost exactly covered the debt without giving Celsius the opportunity to provide additional collateral.

然而，Celsius 声称，Tether 以几乎完全覆盖债务的价格清算了 BTC，而没有给摄氏度提供额外抵押品的机会。

In response to the lawsuit, Tether has called the proceedings a “shake down” and pledged to “vigorously defend” itself against “unwarranted allegations.”

作为对诉讼的回应，Tether 称此次诉讼是一次“整顿”，并承诺针对“毫无根据的指控”“积极为自己辩护”。

Tether claims that Celsius requested the selloff after choosing not to provide additional collateral, and that the company is attempting to shift blame for its own poor decisions.

Tether 声称，Celsius 在选择不提供额外抵押品后要求抛售，并且该公司试图将自己的错误决定归咎于自己。

“Celsius chose to sell its digital assets and repay the loan early rather than post additional collateral. Now, Celsius is attempting to use the legal system to shake down Tether and saddle Tether with the responsibility for Celsius’ own decisions,” Tether stated in a recent blog post.

“Celsius 选择出售其数字资产并提前偿还贷款，而不是提供额外的抵押品。现在，Celsius 正试图利用法律体系来撼动 Tether，并让 Tether 对 Celsius 自己的决定承担责任。”Tether 在最近的一篇博客文章中表示。

While Tether has left no doubt about its commitment to fighting the suit, it’s also been quick to reassure USDT stakeholders. Citing its $12 billion in consolidated equity, the company stated that “even in the most remote scenario in which this baseless lawsuit will get somewhere, Tether token holders will not be impacted.”

尽管 Tether 毫不怀疑其对抗诉讼的承诺，但它也很快安抚了 USDT 利益相关者。该公司援引其 120 亿美元的合并股本表示，“即使在最遥远的情况下，这场毫无根据的诉讼最终会取得进展，Tether 代币持有者也不会受到影响。”

The exact amount Celsius seeks appears to be in question. The number currently being reported throughout the crypto community, and cited in Tether’s blog post, accounts for 39,542.42 BTC, worth about $2.4 billion as of Aug. 10.

摄氏寻求的确切数量似乎存在疑问。截至 8 月 10 日，整个加密货币社区报道并在 Tether 的博客文章中引用的数字为 39,542.42 BTC，价值约 24 亿美元。

However, according to page 28 of the legal filing, the plaintiffs also want two other transfers made during the same period voided.

然而，根据法律文件第 28 页，原告还希望同期进行的另外两笔转让无效。

As part of the suit’s “prayer for relief,” the plaintiffs ask the court to “require Defendants to relinquish to Plaintiffs the 15,658.21 Bitcoin, 2,228.01 Bitcoin, and 39,542.42 Bitcoin preferentially transferred by Plaintiffs to Defendants” or its current dollar value.

作为诉讼“请求救济”的一部分，原告请求法院“要求被告将原告优先转移给被告的 15,658.21 比特币、2,228.01 比特币和 39,542.42 比特币交还给原告”或其当前美元价值。

Together, those three transfers amount to 57,428.64 Bitcoin. As of Aug. 10, at a price of $60,627 per BTC, Celsius is apparently seeking approximately $3.48 billion in Bitcoin.

这三笔转账总计 57,428.64 比特币。截至 8 月 10 日，以每 BTC 60,627 美元的价格计算，Celsius 显然正在寻求价值约 34.8 亿美元的比特币。

Furthermore, the Celsius suit also seeks no less than $100 million in damages “plus additional damages to be determined at trial” and legal fees.

此外，Celsius 诉讼还要求赔偿不少于 1 亿美元的损失，“加上审判时确定的额外损失”和法律费用。