Cube Entertainment 執行長 Kang 鼓勵熟人投資加密貨幣“Nestri”

Cube Entertainment投資1億韓元應對Nestri實際發行人「保證本金...價格暴跌後改變措辭」指控

Cube Entertainment CEO Kang Sung-hwan, who is suspected of encouraging acquaintances to invest in the cryptocurrency Nestri with the promise of guaranteeing the principal, has denied the allegations, saying, "I never encouraged investment with the condition of guaranteeing the principal."

涉嫌以保證本金為條件鼓勵熟人投資加密貨幣Nestri的Cube Entertainment首席執行官康成煥否認了這一指控，並表示：“我從來沒有以保證本金為條件鼓勵投資。”

According to the cryptocurrency industry on the 9th, CEO Kang is the largest shareholder of Cube Entertainment, which participated in the paid-in capital increase of Nestri Media Group, the actual issuer of Nestri, with 100 million won in March 2022, securing a 40% stake in the company.

根據加密貨幣產業9日消息，姜代表是Cube Entertainment的第一大股東，該公司於2022年3月以1億韓元參與了Nestri實際發行人Nestri Media Group的實收增資，獲得了40%的股權。

Nestri Media Group is a company specializing in blockchain technology based on information technology (IT). It operates an e-commerce platform 'Nestri Mall' utilizing the cryptocurrency Nestri and is involved in non-fungible token (NFT) related businesses.

Nestri Media Group是一家專注於基於資訊技術（IT）的區塊鏈技術的公司。它利用加密貨幣Nestri經營電子商務平台“Nestri Mall”，並參與非同質代幣（NFT）相關業務。

The price of the cryptocurrency Nestri surged after the news that Cube Entertainment participated in the capital increase of Nestri Media Group. In February 2022, Nestri was traded at around 5 won per unit, but after the news of the capital increase, the price jumped to the 50 won range. The collaboration news with Cube Entertainment led to a more than tenfold increase in price within a month.

Cube Entertainment參與Nestri Media Group增資的消息傳出後，加密貨幣Nestri的價格飆升。 2022年2月，Nestri的交易價格約為每單位5韓元，但在增資消息傳出後，價格躍升至50韓元區間。與Cube Entertainment的合作消息，導致價格在一個月內上漲了十倍以上。

It is reported that CEO Kang encouraged people around him to invest in Nestri around the time Cube Entertainment participated in the capital increase of Nestri Media Group. An investor, Mr. A, said, "CEO Kang encouraged investment in early 2022, saying 'I will guarantee the principal, trust and buy,'" adding, "Believing in CEO Kang's words, securities industry and Cube Entertainment officials, as well as private lenders, rushed to invest in Nestri." Mr. B, who invested in Nestri along with Mr. A, believed in CEO Kang's words and invested about 80 million won in Nestri in March 2022, but suffered a loss of over 70 million won as the value of Nestri plummeted.

據悉，在Cube Entertainment參與Nestri Media Group增資前後，康CEO就鼓勵身邊的人投資Nestri。投資者A先生表示：“康董事長在2022年初鼓勵投資，說'我會保證本金，信任併購買'”，並補充道，“相信康董事長的話，證券界和Cube Entertainment的官員也相信這一點。與A先生一起投資Nestri的B先生相信了康代表的話，於2022年3月向Nestri投資了約8000萬韓元，但隨著Nestri的價值暴跌，損失超過7000萬韓元。

Nestri was listed on the domestic cryptocurrency exchanges Coinone and Bithumb in August 2019 and April 2020, respectively, promoting a messenger service specialized for blockchain-based communities. However, the main business, the messenger, has effectively ceased operations. 'Nestri Mall', which offers discounts based on the amount of Nestri held, has not yet closed, but all registered products are either sold out or sales have been suspended.

Nestri分別於2019年8月和2020年4月在國內加密貨幣交易所Coinone和Bithumb上市，推廣專門針對區塊鏈社群的即時通訊服務。然而，主要業務——信使——實際上已經停止營運。根據持有的 Nestri 數量提供折扣的「Nestri Mall」尚未關閉，但所有註冊產品要么已售空，要么已暫停銷售。

Investors who were persuaded by CEO Kang to invest in Nestri demanded that CEO Kang guarantee the principal as promised, but received the response, "I never promised to guarantee the principal." There are also talks that CEO Kang tried to appease them by providing information on other coin investments he was pushing to list on domestic exchanges, saying, "I will help you recover the loss with another coin." Cube Entertainment also announced at the end of last year that it plans to add the coin as a payment method in services operated by an affiliated company.

被康總裁說服投資Nestri的投資者要求康總裁按承諾保證本金，但得到的答復是「我從未承諾保證本金」。還有傳言稱，康首席執行官試圖通過提供他正在推動在國內交易所上市的其他代幣投資的信息來安撫他們，並表示，“我將用另一種代幣幫助你們彌補損失。” Cube Entertainment 在去年年底也宣布，計劃將代幣作為支付方式添加到關聯公司營運的服務中。

Regarding this, CEO Kang said, "The allegations that I and Cube Entertainment were involved in a 'scam coin' are completely unfounded." He emphasized, "There was no fact of encouraging cryptocurrency investment with the condition of guaranteeing the principal." He stated, "The participation in Nestri Media Group's paid-in capital increase was an investment conducted as part of Cube Entertainment's expansion into new blockchain businesses, and business collaboration with Nestri will continue in the future." When asked if he had invested in Nestri coins before establishing Nestri Media Group, he replied, "I have invested, but I did not make a profit by selling at a high point, and rather suffered a loss."

對此，康代表表示：“有關我和Cube Entertainment參與‘騙幣’的指控完全沒有根據。”他強調，「不存在以保證本金為條件鼓勵加密貨幣投資的事實」。他表示：“參與Nestri Media Group實收資本增資是Cube Entertainment拓展新區塊鏈業務的一部分而進行的投資，未來與Nestri的業務合作將繼續下去。”當被問及他在成立Nestri Media Group之前是否投資過Nestri幣時，他回答說：“我投資過，但我沒有通過高點賣出獲利，反而遭受了損失。”

Attempts to contact Seong-jae Lee, CEO of Nestri Media Group, were unsuccessful. CEO Lee is identified as the actual issuer of Nestri. Nestri Media Group has an office in Umyeon-dong, Seoul. The office is used as a kind of virtual office, renting the address for business registration purposes.

試著聯絡 Nestri Media Group 執行長 Seong-jae Lee 未果。 CEO Lee被認定為Nestri的實際發行人。 Nestri Media Group 在首爾烏面洞設有辦事處。該辦公室被用作一種虛擬辦公室，租用地址用於商業登記。

CEO Kang was the largest shareholder and CEO of LoenK (now Inscobi), a listed company on the stock market. He engaged in smart grid, imported used car distribution, bio, and entertainment businesses through LoenK. After selling the management rights of LoenK, he acquired the management rights of VT (then GMP) with his spouse Johana Cho and others in 2017. In July last year, he sold VT, which had grown by receiving orders from a personal company E&C, and received shares of Cube Entertainment, becoming the largest individual shareholder of Cube Entertainment.

CEO Kang曾是上市公司LoenK（現為Inscobi）的最大股東兼執行長。他透過LoenK從事智慧電網、進口二手車分銷、生物和娛樂業務。在出售LoenK的經營權後，他於2017年與配偶Johana Cho等人一起獲得了VT（當時的GMP）的經營權。 Cube Entertainment，成為Cube Entertainment第一大個人股東。