总部位于电报的加密货币项目Blum的联合创始人Vladimir Smerkis因欺诈指控在莫斯科被捕

据报道，总部位于电报的加密货币项目Blum的联合创始人弗拉基米尔·斯姆基斯（Vladimir Smerkis）因欺诈指控在俄罗斯莫斯科被捕

Vladimir Smerkis, a co-founder of the Telegram-based crypto project Blum, has been arrested in Moscow, Russia, on fraud allegations, according to reports by Russian state-owned news outlet RIA Novosti.

根据俄罗斯国有新闻媒体Ria Novosti的报道，总部位于Telegram Crypto Project Blum的联合创始人Vladimir Smerkis因欺诈指控被捕。

The report by the news outlet, which was later updated to remove any mention of the arrest, stated that the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow approved a request from investigators to keep Smerkis in custody as he is being investigated.

该新闻媒体的报告后来更新了，以删除对逮捕的任何提及，并指出，莫斯科的Zamoskvoretsky地方法院批准了调查人员的请求，以使Smerkis在接受调查时持有Smerkis拘留。

Smerkis — who previously ran operations for Binance in Russia — is suspected of committing fraud on a “large scale,” pursuant to Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, violations of which can result in imprisonment ranging from two to 12 years. It isn’t clear if charges have been filed against Smerkis.

Smerkis以前曾在俄罗斯为唯一的义务行动，他涉嫌根据《俄罗斯联邦刑法》第159条进行“大规模”欺诈，违反其行为可能导致两年至12年的监禁。目前尚不清楚是否已经对Smerkis提出了指控。

The fraud allegations appear to stem from Smerkis’ involvement in two other crypto ventures, The Token Fund and Tokenbox, which he co-founded in 2017, according to Russian news outlet Mash. Citing unnamed sources, Mash reported that investors in those ventures suffered losses of around $15 million in total.

根据俄罗斯新闻媒体Mash的说法，欺诈指控似乎源于Smerkis参与其他两个加密货币投资基金和令牌盒的参与，他于2017年共同创立。马什（Mash）援引不愿透露姓名的消息来源报道说，这些企业的投资者的总损失约为1500万美元。

Blum, which is not involved in The Token Fund and Tokenbox ventures, confirmed that Smerkis has resigned from his role as the firm’s chief marketing officer and would no longer be affiliated with the project in any capacity.

布鲁姆（Blum）不参与代币基金和令牌风险投资公司（Tokenbox Ventures），他确认，斯梅尔基斯（Smerkis）已辞去该公司首席营销官的职务，并且将不再以任何身份与该项目联系。

“We are fully committed and focused on our goals and day-to-day operations will continue as usual,” Blum wrote in a May 18 X post.

Blum在5月18日的帖子中写道：“我们完全致力于我们的目标，日常运营将继续像往常一样。”

Blum is a crypto project that integrates a decentralized exchange into Telegram Mini Apps, enabling users to trade crypto, earn rewards and participate in token airdrops. The project also launched its Drop Game, in which users can earn Blum points by tapping on snowflakes falling from their mobile phone screen and later convert those points into BLUM tokens during the project’s slated token generation event.

Blum是一个加密项目，将分散的交易所集成到Telegram Mini应用程序中，使用户能够交易加密货币，赚取奖励并参与代币AirDrops。该项目还启动了其下降游戏，在该游戏中，用户可以通过从其手机屏幕上掉下雪花来赚取Blum积分，然后在该项目定于该项目的代币生成活动中将这些点转换为Blum令牌。

The news of Smerkis’ arrest and pending fraud charges sparked concerns that Blum’s token airdrop won’t follow through as planned. In an April 3 X post, Blum hinted at a potential BLUM token listing in the third quarter of this year.

Smerkis被捕和审理欺诈指控的消息引起了担忧，即Blum的代币Airdrop不会按计划进行。在4月3日的X帖子中，Blum暗示了今年第三季度潜在的Blum令牌上市。

"Blum owes its users a clarification on the planned airdrop," wrote one X user and Blum community member in response to the news.

一位X用户和Blum社区成员对新闻的回应说：“ Blum欠其用户对计划中的Airdrop澄清。”

"Is the blum token still happening with this news?" asked another user on X.

“这个消息还在发生蓝调的代币吗？”问另一个用户X。

"This is huge if true! (But) surely not possible," added crypto influencer RK Gupta.

加密影响者RK Gupta补充说：“如果是真的，这是巨大的！