加密王的没落：币安的 CZ 和 Terraform 的 Do Kwon

币安创始人赵长鹏（CZ）今年早些时候因允许全球最大的加密货币交易所猖獗的洗钱活动而被判处四个月监禁。加密公司 Terraform Labs 联合创始人 Do Kwon 曾经是加密世界之王，但现在正在等待引渡到美国或韩国

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, also known as “CZ,” was sentenced earlier this year to four months in prison for allowing rampant money laundering on the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

币安创始人赵长鹏（又名“CZ”）今年早些时候因允许全球最大的加密货币交易所猖獗的洗钱活动而被判处四个月监禁。

Binance and then-CEO Zhao pleaded guilty in November 2023 to money laundering charges for allowing customers in other countries to transact in violation of US sanctions. The company agreed to pay a fine of $4.3 billion as part of the settlement, while Zhao agreed to pay a fine of $50 million and step down from his position.

币安和时任首席执行官赵于 2023 年 11 月承认洗钱指控，称其允许其他国家的客户违反美国制裁进行交易。作为和解协议的一部分，该公司同意支付 43 亿美元的罚款，而赵同意支付 5000 万美元的罚款并辞去职务。

Richard Teng, Binance’s regional director markets head and a former Abu Dhabi regulator, has since taken over as CEO. He is making some major changes in the firm, such as searching for a headquarters location, which counters Binance’s one-time stance that a decentralized firm does not need an office. The crypto exchange might be signaling to authorities that it is rebuilding itself after Zhao’s departure.

币安区域总监市场负责人、前阿布扎比监管机构 Richard Teng 此后接任首席执行官。他正在对公司进行一些重大改变，例如寻找总部地点，这与币安一度认为去中心化公司不需要办公室的立场相反。该加密货币交易所可能会向当局发出信号，表明在赵离开后，它正在自我重建。

Do Kwon

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Crypto company Terraform Labs’ co-founder Do Kwon was once a king of the crypto world, but now he is awaiting extradition to the U.S. or South Korea, where he could face charges.

加密公司 Terraform Labs 的联合创始人 Do Kwon 曾经是加密世界的王者，但现在他正在等待引渡到美国或韩国，在那里他可能会面临指控。

Terraform Labs collapsed in 2022, which had a significant impact on the cryptocurrency world. Terraform’s stablecoin, TerraUSD (UST), was tied to the cryptocurrency Terra (LUNA), which means $1 UST was always worth $1 USD of Luna. However, in May 2022, the value of LUNA plummeted from over $120 per coin to nearly zero, resulting in a loss of over $50 billion in UST/LUNA market capitalization and triggering a crash that wiped $400 billion in value from the wider crypto market.

Terraform Labs 于 2022 年倒闭，这对加密货币世界产生了重大影响。 Terraform 的稳定币 TerraUSD (UST) 与加密货币 Terra (LUNA) 挂钩，这意味着 1 UST 始终价值 1 美元的 Luna。然而，在 2022 年 5 月，LUNA 的价值从每枚 120 美元以上暴跌至几乎为零，导致 UST/LUNA 市值损失超过 500 亿美元，并引发崩盘，使更广泛的加密市场价值蒸发 4000 亿美元。

The SEC filed a case against Terraform and Kwon regarding the deceptive promotion and sale of crypto tokens, particularly the algorithmic stablecoin TerraUSD (UST).

美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 对 Terraform 和 Kwon 提起诉讼，指控其欺骗性促销和销售加密代币，特别是算法稳定币 TerraUSD (UST)。

Earlier this year, Kwon was arrested in March 2023 for forging travel documents while attempting to leave the southern European country Montenegro. He agreed to pay $4.47 billion to settle a civil lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

今年早些时候，权于 2023 年 3 月因在试图离开南欧国家黑山时伪造旅行证件而被捕。他同意支付 44.7 亿美元来和解美国证券交易委员会提起的民事诉讼。