参与毒品交易的帮派创造了自己的加密货币

参与毒品交易的帮派创造了自己的加密货币来洗钱肮脏的钱

A British street gang has created its own cryptocurrency in a bid to launder dirty money from drug dealing and other illicit activities, according to an expert in drug crime.

据毒品犯罪专家称，一个英国街头帮派创造了自己的加密货币，以竞标毒品交易和其他非法活动。

The plot, which is currently active, bears a passing resemblance to OneCoin - a fake cryptocurrency launched in Germany that turned out to be a giant Ponzi scheme.

目前活跃的该地块与Onecoin具有相似之处，Onecoin是一个在德国发起的假加密货币，原来是一个巨大的庞氏骗局。

However, this is thought to be the first time experts have observed the launch of a genuine digital coin by a UK gang.

但是，这被认为是专家第一次观察到英国帮派推出了真正的数字硬币。

Gary Carroll, an expert witness who provides analysis to the Crown Prosecution Service, learned of the scheme through sources but was unable to name the coin or the gang to protect their identity.

为皇家检察院提供分析的专家证人加里·卡洛尔（Gary Carroll）通过消息来源了解了该计划，但无法命名硬币或帮派来保护其身份。

The drug and data interpretation expert described it as a ‘meme coin’, which refers to a cryptocurrency that is designed to go viral on social media and rapidly rise in price.

药物和数据解释专家将其描述为“模因硬币”，它是指旨在在社交媒体上传播并迅速上涨的加密货币。

The gang hoped to sell the coin quickly as part of a ‘pump and dump’ strategy once it becomes more valuable.

该团伙希望一旦变得更加有价值，该团伙希望迅速出售硬币作为“泵和垃圾场”策略的一部分。

'Criminals have been using crypto to launder money for at least 15 years now,' Mr Carroll told MailOnline.

卡洛尔对MailOnline表示：“罪犯已经使用加密货币来洗钱至少15年了。”

'But developing a meme coin is one step further than simply buying cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum and suggests the process is becoming easier.

'但是，开发模因硬币比仅仅购买比特币和以太坊这样的加密货币要远一点，而是暗示该过程变得更加容易。

'They are using illicit money to pay developers to create a legitimate coin and then launch it onto the

``他们正在使用非法资金向开发人员支付合法硬币，然后将其启动到