联邦调查局创建了自己的加密货币以诱捕欺诈计划中的嫌疑人

NexFundAI 在以太坊区块链上运行，由该局创建，旨在抓获非法做市商和操纵者。

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has created its own cryptocurrency token to catch suspects in fraud schemes, according to a criminal case unsealed on Wednesday.

根据周三公布的刑事案件，联邦调查局（FBI）已经创建了自己的加密货币代币，以抓捕欺诈计划的嫌疑人。

The token, called NexFundAI, was used by the bureau to identify and disrupt illicit market makers and manipulators. The token was designed to appear as an opportunity to invest in early-stage artificial intelligence (AI) projects on the Ethereum blockchain.

该代币名为 NexFundAI，被该局用来识别和扰乱非法做市商和操纵者。该代币旨在作为投资以太坊区块链上早期人工智能（AI）项目的机会。

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleges that market maker ZM Quant was hired to support NexFundAI trading. The firm is accused of advising NexFundAI's backers on how to artificially inflate the token's price before "cashing out at the peaks."

美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 声称，做市商 ZM Quant 受雇支持 NexFundAI 交易。该公司被指控向 NexFundAI 的支持者提供建议，告诉他们如何在“在高峰兑现”之前人为抬高代币的价格。

According to the SEC, trades from ZM Quant accounted for more than 80% of NexFundAI's trading volume. On just one day of trading, NexFundAI on 31 May generated $4,600 in artificial volume.

根据 SEC 的数据，ZM Quant 的交易量占 NexFundAI 交易量的 80% 以上。仅在 5 月 31 日的一天交易中，NexFundAI 就产生了 4,600 美元的人工交易量。

"What we uncovered has resulted in charges against the leadership of four cryptocurrency companies, and four crypto ‘market makers’ and their employees who are accused of spearheading a sophisticated trading scheme that allegedly bilked honest investors out of millions of dollars," said FBI special agent Jodi Cohen.

联邦调查局特别表示：“我们发现的情况导致对四家加密货币公司的领导层以及四家加密货币‘做市商’及其员工提出指控，他们被指控带头实施复杂的交易计划，据称诈骗了诚实的投资者数百万美元。”特工乔迪·科恩。

“The FBI took the unprecedented step of creating its very own cryptocurrency token and company to identify, disrupt and bring these alleged fraudsters to justice.”

“联邦调查局采取了前所未有的步骤，创建了自己的加密货币代币和公司，以识别、瓦解这些涉嫌欺诈者并将其绳之以法。”

A judge unsealed the criminal case on Wednesday, which was filed by the Department of Justice against 18 individuals and companies. The defendants are facing charges for "widespread fraud and manipulation" as part of the FBI's sting operation, called Operation Token Mirrors.

周三，一名法官揭开了司法部针对 18 名个人和公司提起的刑事案件。作为联邦调查局名为“令牌镜子行动”的诱骗行动的一部分，被告面临“广泛欺诈和操纵”的指控。

The SEC said the target schemes used algorithms or bots to generate “quadrillions of transactions and billions of dollars of artificial trading volume each day" in what the agency called "on-demand market manipulation."

美国证券交易委员会表示，目标计划使用算法或机器人产生“每天数十亿美元的交易和数十亿美元的人为交易量”，该机构称之为“按需市场操纵”。

One defendant, who met with NexFundAI in person in September, described himself as the "mastermind" and asked for an upfront payment of $2,000, according to the SEC.

据 SEC 称，一名被告于 9 月份亲自会见了 NexFundAI，他称自己是“主谋”，并要求预付 2,000 美元。

DEX Screener shows that NexFundAI is still actively trading with a market cap of around $200,000.

DEX Screener 显示，NexFundAI 仍在活跃交易，市值约为 20 万美元。

Employees of market-makers Gotbit Consulting, CLS Global FZC, and MyTrade MM are also facing charges, as well as crypto firms Saitama, Robu Inu, VZZN, and Lillian Finance.

做市商 Gotbit Consulting、CLS Global FZC 和 MyTrade MM 以及加密货币公司 Saitama、Robu Inu、VZZN 和 Lillian Finance 的员工也面临指控。

At one point, Saitama "boasted a market value of $7.5bn" while its leadership "was actively manipulating the market for the Saitama token and secretly selling their tokens for tens of millions in profits," according to the DOJ. This alleged manipulation was traced back to July 2021 when one Saitama leader proposed a plan to “create an illusion of massive buys and new holders” that would “incite ppl to buy more,” to which another backer replied with a GIF reading “Pump it up.”

美国司法部表示，埼玉县一度“吹嘘 75 亿美元的市值”，而其领导层“积极操纵埼玉县代币市场，并秘密出售其代币以获取数千万美元的利润”。这种所谓的操纵行为可以追溯到 2021 年 7 月，当时埼玉县的一位领导人提出了一项计划，“制造大量购买和新持有者的幻觉”，从而“煽动人们购买更多”，另一位支持者则用 GIF 回复，上面写着“抽动它”向上。”

“Wash trading has long been outlawed in the financial markets, and cryptocurrency is no exception,” said acting US attorney Joshua Levy, regarding the charges. "These are cases where an innovative technology — cryptocurrency — met a century-old scheme — the pump and dump.”

美国代理律师约书亚·利维 (Joshua Levy) 在谈到这些指控时表示：“金融市场长期以来一直禁止虚假交易，加密货币也不例外。” “在这些案例中，创新技术——加密货币——遇到了一个有百年历史的方案——拉高和抛售。”