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赵长鹏(Changpeng Zhao) 2023.3.28……【媒体报道】Binance accused of breaking US financial laws(币安被指控违反美国金融法)
2023-03-27T21:09:39.000Z
US regulators are seeking to ban Binance, the world’s largest crypto trading platform, alleging that the firm has been operating in the country illegally.(美国监管机构正试图禁止全球最大的加密货币交易平台币安,指控该公司一直在该国非法经营。)
The lawsuit from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said the firm cultivated US business while failing to register properly with authorities.(商品期货交易委员会 (CFTC) 提起的诉讼称,该公司在未向当局正确注册的情况下培育了美国业务。)
It accused Binance of breaking numerous US financial laws, including rules intended to thwart money laundering.
Binance defended its practices.(币安为其做法辩护。)
It said it had made “significant investments” to ensure that US users were not active on the platform, including blocking users identified as American citizens or residents, or who had a US mobile number.(它表示已进行“重大投资”以确保美国用户在该平台上不活跃,包括阻止被识别为美国公民或居民或拥有美国手机号码的用户。)
“This filing is unexpected and disappointing as we have been working collaboratively with the CFTC for more than two years. Nevertheless, we intend to continue to collaborate with regulators in the US and around the world,” the firm said.(“这份文件出人意料且令人失望,因为我们已经与 CFTC 合作了两年多。不过,我们打算继续与美国和世界各地的监管机构合作,”该公司表示。)
“The best path forward is to protect our users and to collaborate with regulators to develop a clear, thoughtful regulatory regime.”(“最好的前进道路是保护我们的用户,并与监管机构合作制定一个清晰、周到的监管制度。”)
Founded in 2017, the company is now the world’s largest centralised exchange for digital assets, claiming more than 100 million users globally. It is led by Chinese-born Canadian billionaire Changpeng Zhao, who was also named in the complaint.(该公司成立于 2017 年,目前是全球最大的数字资产中心化交易所,在全球拥有超过 1 亿用户。它由华裔加拿大亿万富翁赵长鹏领导,赵长鹏也在起诉中被点名。)
The CFTC said Binance had been active in the US since 2019, but never properly registered with the government or complied with relevant US laws, using an “intentionally opaque” global corporate structure in a bid to escape oversight.(CFTC 表示,币安自 2019 年以来一直活跃在美国,但从未在政府适当注册或遵守美国相关法律,使用“故意不透明”的全球公司结构来逃避监管。)
For much of that time, Binance did not not require its customers to provide any identity-verifying information before trading on the platform, the CFTC alleged in the civil lawsuit, filed in federal court in Illinois.(CFTC 在向伊利诺伊州联邦法院提起的民事诉讼中称,在大部分时间里,币安并不要求其客户在平台上交易前提供任何身份验证信息。)
In 2021, the firm announced it was tightening its rules. But at the same time, the CFTC said it advised US-based customers on how to evade those controls using virtual private networks (VPNs) and shell companies.(2021 年,该公司宣布收紧规则。但与此同时,CFTC 表示,它建议美国客户如何使用虚拟专用网络 (VPN) 和空壳公司来规避这些控制。)
The firm evaded the rules “to maximize corporate profits,” the CFTC said.(CFTC 表示,该公司“为了最大化企业利润”而规避了这些规定。)
It asked the US court for restitution and fines, as well as permanent trading and registration bans.(起诉要求美国法院赔偿和罚款,以及永久交易和注册禁令。)
CFTC chairman Rostin Behnam said the government filed the case to protect American investors and it should serve as a wider warning to those working in the crypto sector.
“For years, Binance knew they were violating CFTC rules, working actively to both keep the money flowing and avoid compliance. This should be a warning that the CFTC will not tolerate wilful avoidance of US law,” he said.
Around the time the lawsuit was announced, Mr Zhao posted on Twitter a message that read “4” – apparently referring followers back to advice in an earlier post urging people to “ignore …. fake news, attacks, etc.”(在诉讼宣布前后,赵先生在 Twitter 上发布了一条消息,上面写着“4”——显然是在让追随者回到早些时候的帖子中敦促人们“忽略……假新闻、攻击等”的建议。)
After several years of explosive growth, the crypto industry has been struggling with a sharp decline in prices, as well as increased scrutiny from regulators.(经过几年的爆炸式增长,加密行业一直在努力应对价格急剧下跌以及监管机构加强审查的问题。)
Last year, US officials warned the industry that they planned to use existing laws to more rigorously enforce against issues such as conflicts of interest and lack of transparency.(去年,美国官员警告该行业,他们计划利用现有法律更严格地执行利益冲突和缺乏透明度等问题。)
In October, the CFTC said more than 20% of the cases it had pursued in the 12 months prior concerned the sector, including cases against Bitfinex and Tether. It is also among the agencies in the US that has brought fraud charges against Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX, previously a major rival to Binance.(10 月,CFTC 表示,在过去 12 个月中,超过 20% 的案件涉及该行业,包括针对 Bitfinex 和 Tether 的案件。它也是对 Sam Bankman-Fried 和 FTX 提出欺诈指控的美国机构之一,FTX 以前是 Binance 的主要竞争对手。)—
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赵长鹏(Changpeng Zhao) 2023.3.27……【官方发布】纽约时间2023年3月27日上午11:41(北京时间2023年3月27日下午11:41)
美国商品期货交易委员会(CFTC):
Today the CFTC charged Binance and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, with willful evasion of federal law and operating an illegal digital asset derivatives exchange. (今天,美国商品期货交易委员会指控币安及其创始人赵长鹏故意逃避联邦法律并经营非法数字资产衍生品交易所。)
CFTC新闻稿:
March 27, 2023
Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois charging Changpeng Zhao and three entities that operate the Binance platform with numerous violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations. The complaint also charges Samuel Lim, Binance’s former chief compliance officer, with aiding and abetting Binance’s violations.(华盛顿特区——商品期货交易委员会今天宣布,它已向美国伊利诺伊州北区地方法院提起民事诉讼,指控赵长鹏和运营 Binance 平台的三个实体多次违反《商品交易法》(CEA) ) 和 CFTC 规定。该投诉还指控币安前首席合规官Samuel Lim协助和教唆币安违规。)
The complaint charges that Binance Holdings Limited, Binance Holdings (IE) Limited, and Binance (Services) Holdings Limited (together, Binance) operate the Binance centralized digital asset trading platform along with numerous other corporate vehicles through an intentionally opaque common enterprise, with Zhao at the helm as Binance’s owner and chief executive officer. The defendants allegedly chose to knowingly disregard applicable provisions of the CEA while engaging in a calculated strategy of regulatory arbitrage to their commercial benefit. (起诉指控Binance Holdings Limited、Binance Holdings (IE) Limited和Binance (Services) Holdings Limited(统称为 Binance)通过故意不透明的共同企业运营 Binance 中心化数字资产交易平台以及许多其他公司工具,由 Zhao作为 Binance 的所有者和首席执行官掌舵。据称,被告选择故意无视 CEA 的适用规定,同时参与有计划的监管套利策略以谋取商业利益。 )
In its continuing litigation against the defendants, the agency seeks disgorgement, civil monetary penalties, permanent trading and registration bans, and a permanent injunction against further violations of the CEA and CFTC regulations, as charged.(在对被告的持续诉讼中,该机构寻求没收非法所得、民事罚款、永久交易和注册禁令,以及针对进一步违反 CEA 和 CFTC 规定的指控的永久禁令。)
“Today’s enforcement action demonstrates that there is no location, or claimed lack of location, that will prevent the CFTC from protecting American investors. I have been clear that the CFTC will continue to use all of its authority to find and stop misconduct in the volatile and risky digital asset market,” said CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam. “For years, Binance knew they were violating CFTC rules, working actively to both keep the money flowing and avoid compliance. This should be a warning to anyone in the digital asset world that the CFTC will not tolerate willful avoidance of U.S. law. I applaud the diligent and dedicated work of the CFTC’s Enforcement team in bringing this action, and for their hard work in addressing illegal operations in the digital asset space.”
“Defendants’ alleged willful evasion of U.S. law is at the core of the Commission’s complaint against Binance. The defendants’ own emails and chats reflect that Binance’s compliance efforts have been a sham and Binance deliberately chose – over and over – to place profits over following the law,” said Gretchen Lowe, CFTC’s Enforcement Division Principal Deputy Director and Chief Counsel. “Today’s enforcement action reflects that the CFTC and its Enforcement Division will pursue those digital asset platforms and individuals who flout and actively attempt to circumvent CFTC regulatory requirements. I thank the Enforcement team for their dedication and hard work in bringing this action.”(“被告涉嫌故意逃避美国法律是委员会对币安投诉的核心。被告自己的电子邮件和聊天记录表明,币安的合规努力是虚假的,币安一次又一次地故意选择将利润置于遵守法律之上,”CFTC 执法部门首席副主任兼首席法律顾问 Gretchen Lowe 表示。“今天的执法行动反映出 CFTC 及其执法部门将追查那些蔑视并积极试图规避 CFTC 监管要求的数字资产平台和个人。我感谢执法团队为采取这一行动所付出的奉献和辛勤工作。”)
负责此事的执法部门工作人员有 Candy Haan、Joseph Platt、Joseph Patrick、Matthew Edelstein、Ray Lavko、Elizabeth N. Pendleton、Scott R. Williamson 和 Robert T. Howell。—
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密码保护:山东潍坊左佳文化生活馆涉嫌诈骗案 2023.3.27……【警方通告】2022年8月18日,潍坊市公安局潍城分局对潍坊左佳文化生活馆(潍城区福寿街月河路东北角)涉嫌诈骗案件立案侦查。为顺利侦办案件,以及最大限度为受害人追赃挽损,请尚未到公安机关登记的受害人携带身份证件及相关购买凭证、“产品证书”等材料到潍坊市公安局潍城分局刑警大队报案登记并制作笔录。
同时公安机关敦促潍坊左佳文化生活馆尚未到案的在职及离职相关人员尽快主动到公安机关投案,能够主动退还涉案资金并退缴违法所得的,可以依法从宽处理。
我局已于2022年10月25日进行第一次公告,按照案件进展,请上述人员于本公告发布起10日内到公安机关登记,未在规定时间内进行登记的,将自行承担不利的法律后果。—
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湖南娄底云台山茶旅 2023.3.21……【官方答复】您反映“娄底云台山茶旅组织中老年人旅游,过程中怂恿老人投资,是否属于非法集资,云台山是否有吸收公众存款的资格”的问题,现答复如下:
一、依据国务院《防范和处置非法集资条例》第二条:“非法集资是指未经国务院金融管理部门依法许可或者违反国家金融管理规定,以许诺还本付息或者给予其他投资回报等方式,向不特定对象吸收资金的行为。”故建议您向当地人民银行、银保监会等金融监管机构咨询,明确云台山茶旅是否具有吸收公众存款的资格。
二、中老年朋友外出旅游时,除确保人身安全之外,也应当提高警惕,确保自身财产安全。如遇到强制消费、推销保健品、宣传投资获利、养老医疗等场景时,请“握紧钱袋子”,时刻谨记“天上不会掉馅饼”,遇到困难及时向当地公安机关、旅游监管机关、市场监管机关投诉。
三、如果您认为个人的对外“投资”、“消费”行为可能涉嫌非法集资,请及时向当地公安机关经侦部门举报,相关职能部门核实后会依法处理。—
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密码保护:权道铉(Kwon Do-hyeong) 2023.3.24……【媒体报道】1、
国际刑警组织确认在黑山逮捕了加密货币逃犯 Do Kwon(Interpol confirms arrest of crypto fugitive Do Kwon in Montenegro)
2023 年 3 月 23 日,星期四,美国东部时间晚上 11:17 更新
国际刑警组织表示,一名在黑山被捕的男子名叫 Kwon Do-hyeong,也被称为 Do Kwon,他是一家倒闭的加密货币公司可耻的创始人,因欺诈和其他指控在韩国和美国被通缉。(Interpol says a man arrested in Montenegro is Kwon Do-hyeong, also known as Do Kwon, the disgraced founder of a collapsed crypto company who is wanted in South Korea and the United States on fraud and other charges.)
韩国国民 Kwon(权姓) 在 TerraUSD 稳定币及其姊妹币 Luna 背后创立了区块链平台。2022 年 5 月,这两种代币都在几天内贬值,加密货币市场蒸发了约 400 亿美元,并引发了整个投机行业的恐慌。(Kwon, a South Korean national, founded the blockchain platform behind the TerraUSD stablecoin and its sister coin Luna. Both coins lost their value in a matter of days in May 2022, wiping about $40 billion from the crypto market and setting off panic across the speculative sector.)
国际刑警组织位于首尔的国家中央局周五告诉美国有线电视新闻网,通过指纹匹配确认了 Kwon 的身份。
一天前,黑山内政部长菲利普·阿季奇在社交媒体上写道,一名据信是Do Kwon的男子在首都波德戈里察被捕。
“他在机场因伪造证件被捕,并被包括美国、韩国和新加坡在内的多个国家通缉,”阿季奇说。
Kwon 在新加坡经营区块链平台 Terraform Labs。首尔检察官在 12 月告诉美国有线电视新闻网,据信这位加密货币企业家在塞尔维亚,他在离开新加坡途经迪拜后躲藏在那里。
9 月,韩国一家法院对 Kwon 发出逮捕令,此前他在公司倒闭后被该国投资者指控欺诈。
Kwon 被指控欺诈和违反韩国资本市场法。他在 10 月份表示,他不相信这些指控是合法的,并声称他们是“出于政治动机”。
这位加密货币开发者一再在推特上声称他没有“在逃”,但由于担心他的人身安全而拒绝透露他的行踪。
Terraform Labs 支持 TerraUSD,这是一种理论上旨在保持 1 美元价格点的稳定币。
TerraUSD 和 Luna 这两个相关代币的崩溃开启了所谓的“加密冬天”,尽管该行业在 11 月经历了加密交易所 FTX 倒闭的又一次巨大打击,但该行业仍在努力从中复苏。
【媒体报道】2、
加密货币逃犯 Do Kwon 被美国检察官指控欺诈
失败的 TerraUSD 和 Luna 加密货币背后的企业家 Kwon 先生早些时候在黑山被捕。(Mr. Kwon, the entrepreneur behind the failed TerraUSD and Luna cryptocurrencies, was arrested earlier in Montenegro.)
2023-03-23T16:39:39-04:00
黑山内政部表示,31 岁的 Kwon 先生和另一人在飞往迪拜的航班前接受护照检查时使用伪造的哥斯达黎加旅行证件后被捕。几个小时后,纽约南区的美国检察官对 Kwon 先生管理的 Terraform Labs 提出刑事指控,Terraform Labs 是崩溃的数字货币 Luna 和 TerraUSD 背后的公司。(Mr. Kwon, 31, and another person were apprehended after using forged Costa Rican travel documents at a passport check before a flight to Dubai, Montenegro’s Interior Ministry said on Twitter. A few hours later, U.S. prosecutors in the Southern District of New York filed criminal charges against Mr. Kwon over his management of Terraform Labs, the company behind the collapsed digital currencies Luna and TerraUSD.)
Kwon先生面临八项罪名,包括电汇欺诈、商品欺诈、证券欺诈以及串谋诈骗和参与市场操纵。
自去年秋天以来,他的下落一直是加密货币世界的强烈猜测的来源,当时他的祖国韩国当局以经济罪名对他和其他五人发出了逮捕令。9 月,国际刑警组织应韩国人的要求发出“红色通缉令”,要求逮捕他。(His whereabouts had been a source of intense speculation in the crypto world since last fall, when the authorities in his native South Korea issued an arrest warrant for him and five others on financial charges. In September, Interpol, the international police organization, issued a “red notice” calling for his arrest, acting at the request of the South Koreans.)
Kwon 先生毕业于斯坦福大学,作为 Terraform Labs 的创始人声名鹊起,Terraform Labs 发行了 TerraUSD(一种旨在维持 1 美元不变价格的“稳定币”)和 Luna(一种价值经常波动的更传统的加密货币)。
当批评者指出代币算法设计存在风险时,Kwon 先生经常让他们闭嘴,并嘲讽“我不与穷人辩论”。(“I don’t debate the poor on Twitter, and sorry I don’t have any change on me for her at the moment.”)
然后在 5 月,Luna 的价格下跌,引发了所谓的死亡螺旋,导致 TerraUSD 随之下跌。崩盘一夜之间蒸发了数百亿美元的价值,并导致市场崩溃,导致比特币、以太币和其他流行的加密货币价格暴跌。Luna 和 TerraUSD 的投资者失去了一切。(Then in May, the price of Luna declined, setting off a so-called death spiral that brought TerraUSD down with it. The crash wiped away tens of billions of dollars in value overnight and caused a market meltdown that tanked the prices of Bitcoin, Ether and other popular cryptocurrencies. Investors in Luna and TerraUSD lost everything.)
Kwon先生因在内爆中扮演的角色而受到抨击,他从行业领军人物转变为最臭名昭著的恶棍之一。9 月,在国际刑警组织发出红色通缉令之前,韩国检察官指控他违反了该国的金融法。(Mr. Kwon came under fire for his role in the implosion, transforming from a leading industry figure into one of its most notorious villains. In September, South Korean prosecutors charged him with violating the country’s financial laws, before Interpol issued the red notice.)—
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