FBI 創建了一家假加密貨幣公司來調查加密市場

司法部揭露了這項秘密行動，並宣布對 18 名個人和公司提出指控，指控他們使用各種策略來提高加密貨幣的價值。

The FBI created a cryptocurrency token as part of an investigation into companies accused of manipulating the crypto market, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

美國司法部週三宣布，聯邦調查局創建了一種加密貨幣代幣，作為對被指控操縱加密貨幣市場的公司進行調查的一部分。

Eighteen individuals and companies have been charged for using various tactics, such as automated bots, to inflate the value of cryptocurrencies.

十八名個人和公司因使用自動化機器人等各種策略來抬高加密貨幣的價值而被指控。

The crackdown specifically targets "wash trading," a fraudulent practice that involves buying and selling a cryptocurrency multiple times to give the false impression of heavy market activity, which can drive up its value. These same wash trades can also be used to falsely create the impression that a cryptocurrency is a sound investment when, in reality, it's all part of a "pump and dump scheme" to eventually sell the asset at an inflated value—all at the expense of unwitting investors.

這次打擊行動專門針對“清洗交易”，這是一種欺詐行為，涉及多次買賣加密貨幣，給人以市場活動活躍的假象，從而推高其價值。這些相同的清洗交易也可能被用來錯誤地給人一種加密貨幣是一項穩健投資的印象，而實際上，這都是“拉高和拋售計劃”的一部分，最終以虛高的價格出售資產－所有這些都是以犧牲資產為代價的。

To identify and investigate the fraudsters, the FBI created a fake cryptocurrency company called NexFundAI, which focused on developing its own token called “NEXF.” This led federal agents to create a website for the company, which used the tagline “Token with Purpose, AI with Impact” to attract interest.

為了識別和調查詐欺者，FBI 創建了一家名為 NexFundAI 的假加密貨幣公司，該公司專注於開發自己的代幣「NEXF」。這導致聯邦特工為該公司創建了一個網站，該網站使用口號「具有目的的代幣，具有影響力的人工智慧」來吸引興趣。

The FBI then used NexFundAI to solicit wash trading services from potential suspects. The agency has since charged three companies—ZM Quant, CLS Global FZC, and MyTrade MM—along with some employees for engaging in cryptocurrency manipulation.

隨後，FBI 使用 NexFundAI 向潛在嫌疑人徵求清洗交易服務。此後，該機構對 ZM Quant、CLS Global FZC 和 MyTrade MM 等三家公司以及部分員工指控參與加密貨幣操縱。

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In addition, federal agents seized over $25 million in cryptocurrency and shut down “multiple trading bots responsible for millions of dollars worth of wash trades for approximately 60 different cryptocurrencies.” Law enforcement also arrested the CEO of another company, Gotbit, for engaging in wash trades and market manipulation from 2018 to 2024.

此外，聯邦特工查獲了超過 2,500 萬美元的加密貨幣，並關閉了「多個負責約 60 種不同加密貨幣價值數百萬美元清洗交易的交易機器人」。執法部門還逮捕了另一家公司 Gotbit 的首席執行官，罪名是在 2018 年至 2024 年期間參與虛假交易和市場操縱。

The NexFundAI site now says it was created by the FBI “as part of an investigation into cryptocurrency fraud and market manipulation.”

NexFundAI 網站現在表示，它是由聯邦調查局創建的，「作為對加密貨幣詐欺和市場操縱調查的一部分」。