加密货币金融服务公司 CLS Global 同意承认欺诈指控

总部位于阿拉伯联合酋长国的加密货币金融服务公司 CLS Global 同意对美国针对加密行业欺诈的卧底行动提出的指控认罪。

Cryptocurrency financial services firm CLS Global has agreed to plead guilty to charges stemming from a U.S. undercover operation targeting fraud in the crypto sector, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday.

联邦检察官周二宣布，加密货币金融服务公司 CLS Global 已同意对一项针对加密行业欺诈的美国卧底行动的指控认罪。

The investigation, known as “Operation Token Mirrors,” was the FBI’s first attempt to create its own digital token and a fake cryptocurrency company as part of a broader strategy to identify fraudsters in the crypto market.

这项名为“代币镜子行动”的调查是联邦调查局首次尝试创建自己的数字代币和一家假加密货币公司，作为识别加密市场欺诈者的更广泛战略的一部分。

CLS is one of three market makers and 15 individuals charged last year by federal prosecutors in Boston as a result of the probe.

去年，波士顿联邦检察官因调查而对三名做市商和 15 名个人提出指控，CLS 就是其中之一。

According to court filings, CLS provided illicit services to the FBI-backed NexFundAI token, which ran on the Ethereum blockchain. Prosecutors said the firm engaged in wash trading—sham transactions intended to artificially boost the token’s trading volume and price.

根据法庭文件，CLS 向 FBI 支持的 NexFundAI 代币提供非法服务，该代币在以太坊区块链上运行。检察官表示，该公司从事清洗交易——旨在人为提高代币交易量和价格的虚假交易。

As part of the plea agreement, CLS will plead guilty to two fraud-related counts, pay $428,059 in penalties, and withdraw from cryptocurrency transactions involving U.S. investors. The company will also be required to certify its business practices annually and has agreed to settle civil charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

作为认罪协议的一部分，CLS 将承认两项与欺诈相关的罪名，支付 428,059 美元的罚款，并退出涉及美国投资者的加密货币交易。该公司还需要每年证明其商业行为，并同意解决美国证券交易委员会提出的民事指控。

“We recognize that there may be areas where we can improve our processes, and we are open to constructive dialogue with regulatory authorities,” said Filipp Veselov, CEO of CLS Global. The company added that it actively works to restrict engagement with U.S. clients.

CLS Global 首席执行官 Filipp Veselov 表示：“我们认识到，在某些方面我们的流程可能可以改进，并且我们愿意与监管机构进行建设性对话。”该公司补充说，它积极努力限制与美国客户的接触。

This case is part of a broader DOJ crackdown on crypto market manipulation, with other firms like CLS Global, and ZM Quant also facing accusations of inflating token volumes. These firms allegedly engaged in similar practices, making tokens appear more active and valuable than they were, often selling them at inflated prices to outside investors.

此案是司法部更广泛打击加密货币市场操纵行为的一部分，CLS Global 和 ZM Quant 等其他公司也面临夸大代币交易量的指控。据称，这些公司也采取了类似的做法，使代币显得比实际更活跃、更有价值，并经常以高价出售给外部投资者。

The SEC also accused in 2023 Sigma Chain, a trading firm owned and controlled by Binance founder CZ, of engaging in wash trading on the platform of its US-based affiliate. This involved artificially inflating the trading volume of crypto asset securities, creating a misleading perception of market activity to mispresent the liquidity on Binance.US.

美国证券交易委员会还于 2023 年指控币安创始人 CZ 拥有和控制的交易公司 Sigma Chain 在其美国附属公司的平台上进行虚假交易。这涉及人为夸大加密资产证券的交易量，造成对市场活动的误导性看法，从而歪曲 Binance.US 上的流动性。