前聯邦檢察官稱，「Hawk Tuah 女孩」哈利·韋爾奇 (Haliey Welch) 試圖將自己描繪成她推廣的加密貨幣崩潰的受害者

斯科特·阿姆斯特朗(Scott Armstrong) 在Hawk Tuah memecoin 崩潰後對網絡名人韋爾奇(Welch) 的在線評論做出了反應，該幣在12 月4 日推出後，一天之內就損失了95%以上的價值。

Haliey Welch, the "Hawk Tuah Girl," is attempting to portray herself as a victim in the crash of a cryptocurrency she promoted, a former federal prosecutor said.

一位前聯邦檢察官表示，「Hawk Tuah Girl」哈莉·韋爾奇 (Haliey Welch) 試圖將自己描繪成她所推廣的加密貨幣崩潰的受害者。

Scott Armstrong was reacting to online comments by Welch, an internet personality, after the crash of the Hawk Tuah memecoin, which lost more than 95 percent of its value in a single day when it was launched on December 4. A memecoin is a type of cryptocurrency that is typically launched on the back of a popular internet meme or recurring joke.

斯科特·阿姆斯特朗(Scott Armstrong) 在Hawk Tuah memecoin 崩潰後對互聯網名人韋爾奇(Welch) 的在線評論做出了反應，該幣於12 月4 日推出，一天之內就損失了95% 以上的價值。

Investors are now suing the company Tuah The Moon Foundation, which was used to take in the money received from the sale of the memecoin. The investors are also suing the company's chief financial backers, listed as Hong Kong-based Overhere Ltd., its chief executive, Clinton So, and a Los Angeles-based online promoter, Alex Larson Schultz.

投資者現在正在起訴 Tuah The Moon 基金會公司，該公司被用來接收銷售 memecoin 所得的資金。投資者還起訴了該公司的主要財務支持者（總部位於香港的Overhere Ltd.）、首席執行官克林頓·蘇（Clinton So）以及總部位於洛杉磯的線上發起人亞歷克斯·拉森·舒爾茨（Alex Larson Schultz）。

Newsweek sought email comment on Monday from Welch, So and Overhere Ltd.

《新聞週刊》週一尋求 Welch、So 和 Overhere Ltd. 的電子郵件評論。

Why It Matters

為什麼它很重要

The case illustrates the volatile nature of memecoins.

這個案例說明了模因幣的波動性。

The sales of the Hawk Tuah coins also illustrate the power the internet has to lift people from obscurity to international stardom.

Hawk Tuah 硬幣的銷售也說明了互聯網具有將人們從默默無聞提升為國際明星的力量。

Welch became famous after she was filmed by YouTube creators using the onomatopoeic phrase "hawk tuah" to describe a spitting action used in a sexual context. She has since transformed her newfound fame into a successful merchandise line and the podcast Tuah Talk, where she has interviewed musician Wiz Khalifa and Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban.

韋爾奇因 YouTube 創作者使用擬聲詞“hawk tuah”來描述性語境中的吐口水動作而出名。此後，她將自己新獲得的名氣轉化為成功的商品系列和播客Tuah Talk，在播客中她採訪了音樂家維茲·哈利法(Wiz Khalifa) 和《創智贏家》投資者馬克·庫班(Mark Cuban)。

Welch promoted the memecoin and said that, before she became involved, she believed that cryptocurrency was a scam.

韋爾奇推廣了迷因幣，並表示，在她參與其中之前，她認為加密貨幣是一個騙局。

On December 20, Welch reacted to the crash of the memecoin with several posts on social media.

12 月 20 日，韋爾奇在社交媒體上發布了多條帖子，對 memecoin 的崩潰做出了反應。

She posted on X, formerly Twitter: "I take this situation extremely seriously and want to address my fans, the investors who have been affected, and the broader community."

她在 X（原 Twitter）上發文說：“我非常嚴肅地對待這一情況，並想向我的粉絲、受到影響的投資者以及更廣泛的社區發表講話。”

Armstrong, now an attorney with New York-based McGovern Weems, told Newsweek that Welch is apparently "trying to cooperate and trying to cast herself as the victim."

阿姆斯壯現為紐約麥戈文威姆斯律師事務所的律師，他告訴《新聞周刊》，韋爾奇顯然「試圖合作，並試圖將自己塑造成受害者」。

The plaintiffs' attorneys, Wolf Popper LLP and Burwick Law, filed a complaint in which they claim that the defendants used Welch's celebrity status to create "a speculative frenzy that caused the [$HAWK] Token's market value to spike shortly after launch, reaching a significant market capitalization."

原告律師 Wolf Popper LLP 和 Burwick Law 提起訴訟，聲稱被告利用韋爾奇的名人身份製造“投機狂潮，導致 [$HAWK] 代幣的市場價值在推出後不久飆升，達到了巨大的市場資本。”

The lawyers claim in a press statement that the token "exhibits characteristics of an unregistered security, and was offered and sold to the public without proper registration with the SEC."

律師在新聞聲明中聲稱，該代幣「表現出未註冊證券的特徵，並且未經美國證券交易委員會適當註冊就向公眾提供和出售」。

Welch posted on X, formerly Twitter: "I am fully cooperating with and am committed to assisting the legal team representing the individuals impacted, as well as to help uncover the truth, hold the responsible parties accountable, and resolve this matter."

韋爾奇在 X（原 Twitter）上發帖稱：“我將全力配合並致力於協助代表受影響個人的法律團隊，並幫助揭露真相、追究責任方責任並解決此事。”

Armstrong told Newsweek: "I've never seen anything like this before, so it's kind of uncharted territory," he said.

阿姆斯壯告訴《新聞周刊》：「我以前從未見過這樣的事情，所以這是一個未知的領域，」他說。

Welch is seeking to avoid any lawsuits by siding with the plaintiffs and has advised people who lost money to contact the plaintiffs' lawyers.

韋爾奇試圖透過站在原告這邊來避免任何訴訟，並建議遭受損失的人聯繫原告的律師。

The defendants will have an opportunity to file a reply to the lawsuit and seek summary judgment in their favor. If that does not succeed, the case will move to pre-trial motions and disclosure.

被告將有機會對訴訟提出答覆並尋求對其有利的簡易判決。如果不成功，案件將進入預審動議和披露階段。