SEC起诉Unicoin Inc.指控它欺骗投资者超过1亿美元

美国证券交易委员会已针对加密货币公司Unicoin Inc.及其最高高管提起诉讼，指责他们通过误导和未注册的证券提供了超过1亿美元的投资者。

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sued cryptocurrency firm Unicoin Inc. and several of its executives for allegedly defrauding investors out of over $100 million with misleading and unregistered securities offerings.

美国证券交易委员会已起诉加密货币公司Unicoin Inc.及其几位高管，据称欺骗投资者以超过1亿美元的价格欺骗了超过1亿美元的误导性和未注册的证券产品。

According to a complaint filed on May 20 in the Southern District of New York, the SEC accuses Unicoin and its leadership—CEO Alex Konanykhin, board member Maria Silvina Moschini, and former chief investment officer Alex Dominguez—of making false claims while promoting “rights certificates” that would provide claims to a future token, Unicoin.

根据5月20日在纽约南部地区提起的申诉，SEC指控Unicoin及其领导层 - CEO Alex Konanykhin，董事会成员Maria Silvina Moschini和前首席投资官Alex Dominguez的董事会成员Alex Dominguez，在促进“权利证书”的同时，为未来的Token，Unicoin提供了索赔。

The company marketed these certificates as asset-backed instruments, supposedly tied to a multi-billion-dollar real estate and pre-IPO equity portfolio. However, the SEC claims these assets were only worth a small fraction of what was advertised.

该公司将这些证书销售为资产支持的工具，据说与数十亿美元的房地产和IPO股票前的投资组合有关。但是，美国证券交易委员会（SEC）声称，这些资产仅值得广告宣传的一小部分。

Of the real estate deals highlighted in Unicoin’s promotional materials, spanning Argentina, Thailand, and the Caribbean, many never closed, and their combined value was estimated at no more than $300 million.

在Unicoin的促销材料中强调的房地产交易中，跨越了阿根廷，泰国和加勒比海地区，许多人从未关闭，其总价值估计不超过3亿美元。

The SEC also counters Unicoin’s assertions that it had already sold over $3 billion worth of certificates to investors. The agency alleges that actual sales amounted to roughly $110 million, gathered from over 5,000 investors globally.

SEC还反驳了Unicoin的主张，即它已经向投资者出售了超过30亿美元的证书。该机构称，实际销售额约为1.1亿美元，从全球5,000多名投资者那里收集。

Furthermore, Unicoin reportedly touted its offerings as SEC-compliant or “U.S. registered,” even though the certificates were never officially registered and did not qualify for any exemption from registration under federal securities law.

此外，据报道，Unicoin吹捧其产品为符合SEC或“美国注册”，即使证书从未正式注册，并且没有资格根据联邦证券法的豁免限制。

Unicoin is accused of distributing tokens via airdrops without verifying investor accreditation, which the SEC says is another violation. CEO Konanykhin is said to have sold nearly 38 million certificates to investors who had previously been excluded to preserve the company’s legal standing.

Unicoin被指控通过Airdrops分发代币而没有核实投资者的认证，SEC认为这是另一种违规行为。据说首席执行官Konanykhin已将近3800万张证书出售给以前被排除在于保留公司法律地位的投资者。

Unicoin’s general counsel, Richard Devlin, was also charged for his role in the scheme but has already settled with the SEC. Without admitting wrongdoing, he agreed to pay a $37,500 fine and accepted a permanent injunction.

Unicoin的总法律顾问Richard Devlin也因其在该计划中的角色而被指控，但已经与SEC达成和解。在不承认不当行为的情况下，他同意支付37,500美元的罚款，并接受了永久禁令。

The SEC is seeking civil penalties, disgorgement of funds, and executive bans against the remaining defendants.

SEC正在寻求民事处罚，资金撤销以及对剩余被告的行政禁令。

In response to the lawsuit, Konanykhin has denied the charges and plans to challenge them in court. He claims the SEC’s actions damaged the company and blocked critical fundraising opportunities.

为了应对诉讼，康纳金（Konanykhin）否认了指控，并计划在法庭上向他们挑战。他声称SEC的行动损害了公司，并阻止了关键的筹款机会。

Despite a massive shift toward more crypto-friendly policies under the Trump administration, the SEC continues to pursue enforcement in cases it feels involve clear fraud.

尽管在特朗普政府下，朝着更加加密友好的政策迈出了巨大的转变，但SEC仍继续执行执法，但感觉涉及明显的欺诈行为。