Bitconnect 發起人被判有罪 |重點| 2024 年 7 月 16 日

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A promoter of the defunct Bitconnect platform has been convicted for providing unlicensed financial advice.

已停業的 Bitconnect 平台的一名發起人因提供未經許可的金融建議而被定罪。

John Bigatton, a 34-year-old resident of Sydney, Australia, was found guilty of two counts of carrying on a financial services business without a license by the Downing Centre Local Court on Friday, July 15.

7 月 15 日星期五，唐寧中心地方法院裁定，34 歲的澳洲雪梨居民約翰·比格頓 (John Bigatton) 犯有兩項無證經營金融服務業務罪名。

Bitconnect was a cryptocurrency investment platform that was launched in 2016. It offered a digital token called BitConnect Coin, which could be exchanged for Bitcoin. The platform also offered a lending program that promised investors daily returns of up to 2%.

Bitconnect是一個於2016年推出的加密貨幣投資平台。該平台還提供貸款計劃，承諾投資者每日回報高達 2%。

ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court said in a statement on Monday, July 17 that the regulator’s investigation found that Bigatton provided unlicensed financial advice to at least 10 people between March 2021 and January 2022.

ASIC 副主席 Sarah Court 在 7 月 17 日星期一的一份聲明中表示，監管機構的調查發現 Bigatton 在 2021 年 3 月至 2022 年 1 月期間向至少 10 人提供了未經許可的財務建議。

“Mr. Bigatton promoted Bitconnect as a get-rich-quick scheme, offering financial advice without a license and ultimately contributing to substantial losses for many Australians,” Court said.

“先生。 Bigatton 將 Bitconnect 宣傳為一種快速致富的計劃，在未經許可的情況下提供財務建議，最終給許多澳大利亞人帶來了巨大損失。

“Unlicensed financial advice erodes trust in Australia’s financial services industry and can have devastating consequences for the community. ASIC will continue to take action against those who provide unlicensed financial advice and unlicensed financial services.”

「未經許可的金融建議削弱了人們對澳洲金融服務業的信任，並可能為社區帶來毀滅性後果。 ASIC 將繼續對那些提供無牌金融建議和無牌金融服務的人採取行動。

Bigatton was arrested by the Australian Federal Police in February 2022 following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). He was charged with two counts of carrying on a financial services business without a license, contrary to section 911A(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

經過澳洲證券和投資委員會 (ASIC) 的調查後，Bigatton 於 2022 年 2 月被澳洲聯邦警察逮捕。他被指控兩項無照經營金融服務業務的罪名，違反了《2001 年公司法》（聯邦）第 911A(1) 條。

The matter was prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP).

此事由聯邦檢察長（CDPP）提起訴訟。

Bitconnect’s founder, Satish Kumbhani, was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2021 for fraudulently raising $2 billion in a crypto scheme. Kumbhani, an Indian national, is still at large.

Bitconnect 的創始人 Satish Kumbhani 於 2021 年因在加密貨幣計劃中欺詐性籌集 20 億美元而被美國證券交易委員會 (SEC) 起訴。印度公民庫姆巴尼 (Kumbhani) 仍在逃。

According to the SEC, Kumbhani and his associates misled investors about Bitconnect’s digital asset lending operations and fabricated a team of licensed financial professionals. The SEC also accused Kumbhani of failing to register the offering with the agency.

據 SEC 稱，Kumbhani 及其同夥在 Bitconnect 的數位資產借貸業務方面誤導了投資者，並捏造了一支由持牌金融專業人士組成的團隊。美國證券交易委員會也指責 Kumbhani 未能向該機構登記此次發行。

“Kumbhani’s fraud spanned the globe and cheated investors out of billions of dollars,” said Gurbir Grewal, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, in a statement at the time.

「Kumbhani 的詐欺行為遍布全球，欺騙了投資者數十億美元，」美國證券交易委員會執法部主任 Gurbir Grewal 在當時的聲明中表示。

“We will continue to work tirelessly to hold bad actors accountable and protect investors from these types of schemes.”

“我們將繼續不懈努力，追究不良行為者的責任，並保護投資者免受此類計劃的侵害。”