加密貨幣金融服務公司 CLS Global 同意承認詐欺指控

總部位於阿拉伯聯合大公國的加密貨幣金融服務公司 CLS Global 同意對美國一項針對加密產業詐欺的臥底行動提出的指控認罪。

Cryptocurrency financial services firm CLS Global has agreed to plead guilty to charges stemming from a U.S. undercover operation targeting fraud in the crypto sector, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday.

聯邦檢察官週二宣布，加密貨幣金融服務公司 CLS Global 已同意對一項針對加密產業詐欺的美國臥底行動的指控認罪。

The investigation, known as “Operation Token Mirrors,” was the FBI’s first attempt to create its own digital token and a fake cryptocurrency company as part of a broader strategy to identify fraudsters in the crypto market.

這項名為「代幣鏡子行動」的調查是聯邦調查局首次嘗試創建自己的數位代幣和一家假加密貨幣公司，作為識別加密市場詐欺者的更廣泛策略的一部分。

CLS is one of three market makers and 15 individuals charged last year by federal prosecutors in Boston as a result of the probe.

去年，波士頓聯邦檢察官因調查而對三名做市商和 15 名個人提出指控，CLS 就是其中之一。

According to court filings, CLS provided illicit services to the FBI-backed NexFundAI token, which ran on the Ethereum blockchain. Prosecutors said the firm engaged in wash trading—sham transactions intended to artificially boost the token’s trading volume and price.

根據法庭文件，CLS 向 FBI 支援的 NexFundAI 代幣提供非法服務，該代幣在以太坊區塊鏈上運行。檢察官表示，該公司從事清洗交易——旨在人為提高代幣交易量和價格的虛假交易。

As part of the plea agreement, CLS will plead guilty to two fraud-related counts, pay $428,059 in penalties, and withdraw from cryptocurrency transactions involving U.S. investors. The company will also be required to certify its business practices annually and has agreed to settle civil charges brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

作為認罪協議的一部分，CLS 將承認兩項與詐欺相關的罪名，支付 428,059 美元的罰款，並退出涉及美國投資者的加密貨幣交易。該公司還需要每年證明其商業行為，並同意解決美國證券交易委員會的民事指控。

“We recognize that there may be areas where we can improve our processes, and we are open to constructive dialogue with regulatory authorities,” said Filipp Veselov, CEO of CLS Global. The company added that it actively works to restrict engagement with U.S. clients.

CLS Global 執行長 Filipp Veselov 表示：“我們認識到，在某些方面我們的流程可能可以改進，並且我們願意與監管機構進行建設性對話。”該公司補充說，它積極努力限制與美國客戶的接觸。

This case is part of a broader DOJ crackdown on crypto market manipulation, with other firms like CLS Global, and ZM Quant also facing accusations of inflating token volumes. These firms allegedly engaged in similar practices, making tokens appear more active and valuable than they were, often selling them at inflated prices to outside investors.

此案是司法部更廣泛打擊加密貨幣市場操縱行為的一部分，CLS Global 和 ZM Quant 等其他公司也面臨誇大代幣交易量的指控。據稱，這些公司也採取了類似的做法，使代幣顯得比實際上更活躍、更有價值，並經常以高價出售給外部投資者。

The SEC also accused in 2023 Sigma Chain, a trading firm owned and controlled by Binance founder CZ, of engaging in wash trading on the platform of its US-based affiliate. This involved artificially inflating the trading volume of crypto asset securities, creating a misleading perception of market activity to mispresent the liquidity on Binance.US.

2023 年，SEC 還指控幣安創始人 CZ 擁有和控制的交易公司 Sigma Chain 在其美國附屬公司的平台上進行清洗交易。這涉及人為誇大加密資產證券的交易量，造成對市場活動的誤導性看法，從而歪曲 Binance.US 上的流動性。