司法部指控庫幣違反反洗錢規定

司法部指控加密貨幣交易所 KuCoin 及其創辦人違反反洗錢法。檢察官指控 KuCoin 創始人 Chun Gan 和 Ke Tang 合謀經營未經許可的匯款業務，並因未能維持適當的反洗錢計劃而違反了《銀行保密法》。起訴書稱，KuCoin 及其創辦人故意隱瞞美國用戶交易活動，幫助其在沒有基本反洗錢政策的情況下崛起為主要的加密貨幣交易所。

Justice Department Charges KuCoin with Anti-Money Laundering Violations

司法部指控庫幣違反反洗錢規定

In an unsealed indictment unveiled on Tuesday, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) accused the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and its two founders, Chun Gan and Ke Tang, of contravening anti-money laundering (AML) laws.

在周二公佈的一份未密封起訴書中，美國司法部 (DOJ) 指控加密貨幣交易所 KuCoin 及其兩位創始人 Chun Gan 和 Ke Tang 違反反洗錢 (AML) 法。

Federal prosecutors allege that the founders conspired to operate KuCoin as an illicit money transmitter and breached the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) by neglecting to implement sufficient AML measures, rendering the exchange susceptible to money laundering and terrorist financing activities.

聯邦檢察官指控，KuCoin 的創始人合謀將KuCoin 運作為非法貨幣轉移器，並違反了《銀行保密法》(BSA)，忽視了實施足夠的反洗錢措施，導致該交易所容易遭受洗錢和恐怖主義融資活動。

In a statement, KuCoin representatives acknowledged the charges and expressed their intention to meticulously review them alongside legal counsel.

KuCoin 代表在聲明中承認了這些指控，並表示打算與法律顧問一起仔細審查這些指控。

"While we actively engage with this matter, our platform remains unaffected and continues to operate seamlessly as usual," asserted Johnny Lyu, KuCoin's Chief Executive Officer, via a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

KuCoin 執行長約翰尼·呂(Johnny Lyu) 在X（以前稱為Twitter）上發文表示：「雖然我們積極參與此事，但我們的平台並未受到影響，並繼續像往常一樣無縫運作。 」

According to the indictment, KuCoin and its founders deliberately concealed the extensive participation of U.S. users on their platform, facilitating its rise as one of the world's prominent cryptocurrency derivatives and spot exchanges without ever establishing fundamental AML safeguards.

根據起訴書，KuCoin 及其創始人故意隱瞞美國用戶對其平台的廣泛參與，從而促進其崛起為全球著名的加密貨幣衍生品和現貨交易所之一，而從未建立基本的反洗錢保障措施。

The government maintains that KuCoin has processed over $5 billion and facilitated the transfer of more than $4 billion in illicit and dubious funds since its inception in 2017. Furthermore, the allegations assert that the founders and the exchange disregarded essential procedures for verifying customer identities and failed to report suspicious activities.

政府堅稱，自 2017 年成立以來，KuCoin 已處理超過 50 億美元，並協助轉移超過 40 億美元的非法和可疑資金。此外，指控創始人和交易所無視驗證客戶身份的基本程序，未能報告可疑活動。

At the time of the indictment, the DOJ had not taken the founders into custody.

在起訴時，司法部尚未拘留創始人。

Concurrently with the Justice Department's action, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) initiated a parallel civil lawsuit against KuCoin and its founders on Tuesday, alleging violations of trader regulations and the BSA.

在司法部採取行動的同時，商品期貨交易委員會（CFTC）於週二對 KuCoin 及其創始人提起了並行民事訴訟，指控其違反交易員法規和 BSA。

Please direct correspondence to Dean Seal at dean.seal@wsj.com.

請透過 dean.seal@wsj.com 直接與 Dean Seal 聯繫。