FBI 揭露以太坊代币操纵加密货币

FBI 通过创建一种名为 NexFundAI 的基于以太坊的代币，迈出了加密货币世界的一步。该令牌是刺探操作的一部分

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has created an Ethereum-based token called NexFundAI as part of a sting operation to expose illegal activities in the cryptocurrency markets. Through this operation, the FBI has been able to take legal action against several individuals and companies for market manipulation.

美国联邦调查局 (FBI) 创建了一种名为 NexFundAI 的基于以太坊的代币，作为揭露加密货币市场非法活动的诱骗行动的一部分。通过这次行动，联邦调查局已经能够对一些操纵市场的个人和公司采取法律行动。

The FBI created NexFundAI with the help of cooperating witnesses to gather information on fraudulent practices in the cryptocurrency sector, particularly market manipulation, where traders were artificially influencing the prices of cryptocurrencies for their benefit.

FBI 在合作证人的帮助下创建了 NexFundAI，以收集有关加密货币领域欺诈行为的信息，特别是市场操纵行为，即交易者为了自身利益而人为影响加密货币的价格。

After the operation, the FBI charged 30 people and companies, including three market makers companies that facilitate the buying and selling of assets and others involved in manipulating cryptocurrency assets. A key illegal practice they used was “wash trading,” where traders buy and sell the same asset simultaneously to make it look like there is high trading activity, giving a false impression of the asset’s value.

行动结束后，FBI 对 30 名人员和公司提出指控，其中包括 3 家促进资产买卖的做市商公司以及其他参与操纵加密货币资产的公司。他们使用的一个主要非法做法是“洗牌交易”，即交易者同时买卖同一资产，使其看起来交易活动很高，从而给人留下对该资产价值的错误印象。

The market makers named in the investigation were ZMQuant, CLS Global, and MyTrade, who were involved in the conspiracy without realizing that NexFundAI was created by the FBI. They are accused of engaging in wash trading, which contributed to a fraudulent trading environment and manipulated the token’s trading volume.

调查中点名的做市商是 ZMQuant、CLS Global 和 MyTrade，他们参与了这一阴谋，但没有意识到 NexFundAI 是 FBI 创建的。他们被指控从事虚假交易，从而造成了欺诈性的交易环境并操纵了代币的交易量。

During the investigation, Liu Zhou, who was associated with MyTrade, allegedly told NexFundAI promoters that MyTrade had an advantage in the market because they could “control the pump and dump.” This means they could manipulate prices by buying and selling in a way that artificially raised or lowered the value of the asset. This tactic, along with insider trading, allowed them to cheat the system and profit unfairly.

在调查过程中，与 MyTrade 有关的刘周据称告诉 NexFundAI 发起人，MyTrade 在市场上具有优势，因为他们可以“控制拉高和抛售”。这意味着他们可以通过买卖来人为地提高或降低资产价值来操纵价格。这种策略加上内幕交易，使他们能够欺骗系统并不公平地获利。

This operation marks a new chapter in financial crime, as Jodi Cohen, head of the FBI’s Boston division, pointed out, stating that this case is a modern version of traditional financial crimes, adapted to the digital age. The FBI’s involvement in cryptocurrency shows how complex and sophisticated criminal activity has become in this sector.

此次行动标志着金融犯罪翻开了新篇章，美国联邦调查局波士顿分部负责人乔迪·科恩指出，该案是传统金融犯罪适应数字时代的现代版本。联邦调查局对加密货币的参与表明该领域的犯罪活动变得多么复杂和复杂。

The Department of Justice recovered $25 million in fraudulent proceeds from this operation, which will be returned to the investors who were affected by the manipulation, showing that efforts are being made to not only catch the criminals but also compensate the victims.

司法部从这次行动中追回了2500万美元的欺诈收益，这些收益将退还给受操纵行为影响的投资者，这表明美国正在努力不仅抓捕罪犯，而且还赔偿受害者。