幣安高層舉報賄賂後聲稱遭不公平解僱

幣安網前高層阿姆麗塔·斯里瓦斯塔瓦 (Amrita Srivastava) 向就業法庭表示，她被公司不公平地解僱，這讓幣安網持續存在的爭議雪上加霜。

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has been hit with fresh allegations of misconduct, just months after agreeing to pay a record $4.3 billion to settle allegations of money laundering and sanction violations.

全球最大的加密貨幣交易所幣安網 (Binance) 剛剛同意支付創紀錄的 43 億美元以和解洗錢和違反制裁行為的指控，幾個月後又遭到新的不當行為指控。

A former UK-based executive at Binance has claimed she was fired after reporting a colleague for accepting a bribe to expedite a client’s application to integrate with the exchange’s systems.

幣安的一位前英國高層聲稱，她在舉報一名同事接受賄賂以加快客戶與交易所繫統整合的申請後被解僱。

Amrita Srivastava, who worked in Binance’s Link department, reported the alleged incident to senior management in April 2023, according to evidence presented at an employment tribunal.

根據就業法庭提供的證據，在幣安 Link 部門工作的 Amrita Srivastava 於 2023 年 4 月向高階管理層報告了​​這起事件。

She was dismissed a month later, prompting questions over the company’s treatment of whistleblowers.

一個月後她被解僱，引發了對該公司對待舉報人的質疑。

“I was not prepared to look the other way when someone had defrauded a customer and yet was still a part of the team,” Srivastava said.

斯里瓦斯塔瓦說：“當有人欺騙了客戶但仍然是團隊的一員時，我不准備對此視而不見。”

“The bribe was a clear violation of ethical standards, and I felt obligated to report it.”

“賄賂行為明顯違反了道德標準，我覺得有義務舉報。”

Binance has denied any link between the bribery allegations and Srivastava’s dismissal.

幣安否認賄賂指控與 Srivastava 被解僱之間存在任何關聯。

A spokesperson for the company told Bloomberg that Srivastava’s performance issues, not her bribery claims, led to her termination.

該公司發言人告訴彭博社，斯里瓦斯塔瓦的績效問題，而不是她的賄賂指控，導致了她的解僱。

“The matter was already under review by the internal audit team when these allegations were made,” the spokesperson added.

發言人補充說：“提出這些指控時，內部審計團隊已經在審查此事。”

Binance has faced similar claims before, including accusations that it fired a market surveillance investigator who uncovered evidence of VIP clients engaging in manipulative practices like wash trading in the Binance marketplace.

幣安先前也面臨類似的指控，包括指控其解雇了一名市場監督調查員，該調查員發現了 VIP 客戶在幣安市場進行虛假交易等操縱行為的證據。

In March, the exchange was also hit with allegations of insider trading.

今年三月，該交易所也受到內線交易指控的打擊。

Just before Binance announced the listing of BOME, a trader purchased 314 million tokens on a decentralized exchange for $2.3 million.

就在幣安宣布上線 BOME 之前，一名交易員在一家去中心化交易所以 230 萬美元購買了 3.14 億枚代幣。

Following the listing announcement, the value of the trader’s tokens skyrocketed to $8 million, raising suspicions of an unfair advantage.

上市公告發布後，該交易者的代幣價值飆升至 800 萬美元，引發了對不公平優勢的懷疑。

However, an internal investigation by Binance concluded that the trader in question had no connection with the company.

然而，幣安內部調查得出的結論是，該交易員與該公司沒有任何關係。

The fresh allegations against Binance come as the exchange is still working to rebuild trust following its $4.3 billion settlement with the Justice Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the New York State Department of Financial Services.

針對幣安的新指控發生之際，該交易所在與司法部、商品期貨交易委員會和紐約州金融服務部達成 43 億美元和解後，仍在努力重建信任。

The settlement, which was announced in December, resolved allegations that Binance operated an unlicensed money transmitting business and violated sanctions against Iran.

和解協議於 12 月宣布，解決了有關幣安經營未經許可的匯款業務並違反對伊朗制裁的指控。

As part of the settlement, Binance agreed to three months of independent monitoring and to report any suspected violations of law to the authorities.

作為和解協議的一部分，幣安同意進行三個月的獨立監控，並向當局報告任何涉嫌違法行為。

The exchange’s co-founder and former CEO, Changpeng Zhao, also agreed to step down from his role and to serve three months in prison for failing to supervise the company adequately.

該交易所聯合創始人兼前首席執行官趙長鵬也同意辭去職務，並因未能充分監管公司而入獄三個月。