伊麗莎白沃倫聲稱加密貨幣是虐待兒童材料的“支付選擇” - Decrypt

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is again attacking cryptocurrency, this time linking the digital asset market to child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

美國參議員伊麗莎白·沃倫（馬薩諸塞州民主黨人）再次攻擊加密貨幣，這次將數位資產市場與兒童性虐待材料（CSAM）聯繫起來。

In a bipartisan open letter to the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security—cosigned by Louisiana U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy—Warren called crypto the “payment of choice for child abuse material.”

在路易斯安那州美國參議員比爾·卡西迪聯合簽署的兩黨緻美國司法部和國土安全部的公開信中，沃倫稱加密貨幣是「虐待兒童材料的首選支付方式」。

“We are writing to express our concerns regarding the use of cryptocurrency in the illegal trade of child sexual abuse material and to obtain information about the tools needed by the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to end this illicit trade,” the senators wrote.

參議員寫道：「我們寫這封信是為了表達我們對在兒童性虐待材料的非法交易中使用加密貨幣的擔憂，並獲取有關司法部和國土安全部結束這種非法交易所需工具的資訊." .

In the letter, Warren and Cassidy said cryptocurrency and the anonymity it provides facilitates trade in images and videos depicting the sexual abuse of children, pointing to a 2021 report by the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.

華倫和卡西迪在信中表示，加密貨幣及其提供的匿名性促進了描繪兒童性虐待的圖像和影片的交易，並指出了國際失蹤和受虐兒童中心 2021 年的報告。

The letter also cited a February report by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) that called Bitcoin the “convertible virtual currency” (CVC) of choice for child exploitation and human trafficking between 2020 and 2021.

信中還引用了美國財政部金融犯罪執法網絡 (FinCEN) 2 月份的一份報告，稱比特幣是 2020 年至 2021 年間剝削兒童和人口販運的首選「可兌換虛擬貨幣」(CVC)。

Out of 2,311 reports received, “2,157 reports specifically referenced bitcoin as the primary CVC used for purported [Online Child Sexual Exploitation]- and human trafficking-related activity,” FinCEN reported. No currency was specified in the remaining filings. “From this dataset, FinCEN identified over 1,800 unique Bitcoin wallet addresses related to suspected OCSE and human trafficking offenses.”

FinCEN 報告稱，在收到的 2,311 份報告中，“2,157 份報告特別提到比特幣是用於所謂的[在線兒童性剝削]和人口販運相關活動的主要 CVC。”其余文件中沒有指定貨幣。 “FinCEN 從該數據集中識別出 1,800 多個與涉嫌 OCSE 和人口販運犯罪相關的獨特比特幣錢包地址。”

The senators also mentioned a recent “Crypto Crime Report” by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis that noted privacy coins like Monero being adopted by CSAM vendors.

參議員們還提到了區塊鏈分析公司 Chainaanalysis 最近發布的一份“加密貨幣犯罪報告”，其中指出 CSAM 供應商正在採用門羅幣等隱私幣。

“Many CSAM vendors have adopted Monero in recent years, though Bitcoin is by far the most widely used cryptocurrency for CSAM purchasing,” Chainalysis wrote. “The data suggests Monero’s role is more prevalent in CSAM vendors’ efforts to launder their on-chain earnings, rather than to obscure the purchases themselves.”

Chainaanalysis 寫道：“儘管比特幣是迄今為止 CSAM 購買中使用最廣泛的加密貨幣，但近年來許多 CSAM 供應商都採用了門羅幣。” “數據表明，門羅幣在 CSAM 供應商洗錢其鏈上收入的努力中所扮演的角色更為普遍，而不是掩蓋購買行為本身。”

Chainaylsis acknowledged that it was difficult to verify Monero’s role directly on-chain using standard blockchain analysis techniques but could report on CSAM vendors’ use of Monero-friendly instant exchanges as a proxy.

Chainaylsis 承認，使用標準區塊鏈分析技術很難直接在鏈上驗證門羅幣的角色，但可以報告 CSAM 供應商使用門羅幣友好的即時交易作為代理的情況。

The office of Senator Warren did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Decrypt.

沃倫參議員的辦公室沒有立即回應 Decrypt 的置評請求。

Warren and Cassidy set a May 10 deadline for the Department of Justice and Homeland Security to respond, saying it would help ensure Congress and the Biden Administration are doing their part to address challenges related to CSAM and cryptocurrency.

沃倫和卡西迪為司法部和國土安全部設定了5 月10 日做出回應的最後期限，稱這將有助於確保國會和拜登政府盡自己的一份力量來應對與CSAM 和加密貨幣相關的挑戰。

“Existing anti-money laundering rules and law enforcement methods face challenges in effectively detecting and preventing these crimes,” the letter said. “We are committed to ensuring that Congress and the administration have the full suite of tools needed to end CSAM and punish sellers of this material.”

信中說：“現有的反洗錢規則和執法方法在有效偵查和預防這些犯罪方面面臨挑戰。” “我們致力於確保國會和政府擁有終止 CSAM 並懲罰此類材料賣家所需的全套工具。”

In addition to asking the agencies to outline their most pressing needs, the letter asked for a current assessment of the role that cryptocurrency plays in facilitating CSAM, whether the use of cryptocurrency poses any unique challenges to efforts to identify and prosecute these crimes, and what steps they are currently taking to address them.

除了要求各機構概述他們最緊迫的需求外，這封信還要求對加密貨幣在促進CSAM 方面發揮的作用進行當前評估，加密貨幣的使用是否對識別和起訴這些犯罪的工作構成任何獨特的挑戰，以及他們目前正在採取措施來解決這些問題。

In her ongoing crusade to stamp out the illicit use of cryptocurrency, Warren introduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act in December 2022 to extend the regulatory framework that applies to traditional financial institutions to include cryptocurrency firms. Digital asset wallet providers, miners, and validators would have to comply with Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) requirements.

在持續打擊加密貨幣非法使用的鬥爭中，沃倫於 2022 年 12 月提出了《數位資產反洗錢法案》，以擴大適用於傳統金融機構的監管框架，將加密貨幣公司納入其中。數位資產錢包提供者、礦工和驗證者必須遵守了解你的客戶 (KYC) 和反洗錢 (AML) 要求。

Last summer, Warren sounded the alarm on cryptocurrency’s use in the fentanyl trade, again calling for stronger regulations. She has also been a vocal supporter of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s actions of cryptocurrency—and called the agency’s approval of Bitcoin ETFs in January the wrong move.

去年夏天，華倫對芬太尼交易中使用加密貨幣發出了警報，再次呼籲加強監管。她也一直是美國證券交易委員會加密貨幣行動的直言不諱的支持者，並稱該機構在一月份批准比特幣 ETF 是錯誤的舉動。

"If the SEC is going to let crypto burrow even deeper into our financial system, then it's more urgent than ever that crypto follow basic anti-money laundering rules," Warren wrote on Twitter.

沃倫在推特上寫道：“如果美國證券交易委員會打算讓加密貨幣更深入地滲透到我們的金融體系中，那麼加密貨幣遵守基本的反洗錢規則就比以往任何時候都更加緊迫。”

Edited by Ryan Ozawa.

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