韓國議員 Kim Nam-kook 因隱藏 750 萬美元加密貨幣而被判入獄，引發了加強監管的呼聲

一名韓國國會議員因隱瞞其持有的加密貨幣而被判處六個月監禁。前民主黨議員金南國在 2021 年至 2022 年間隱藏了價值 99 億韓元（680 萬美元）和 9.9 億韓元（68 萬美元）的資產。

A South Korean lawmaker has been sentenced to six months in prison for concealing his cryptocurrency holdings, highlighting the lack of transparency in the country's handling of digital assets and sparking calls for stricter regulation.

一名韓國議員因隱瞞其持有的加密貨幣而被判處六個月監禁，凸顯該國在處理數位資產方面缺乏透明度，並引發了加強監管的呼聲。

Former Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Nam-kook was found guilty of hiding assets worth 9.9 billion won ($6.8 million) and 990 million won ($680,000) between 2021 and 2022, in violation of a law that bars public officials from holding any property without declaring it to the public.

前民主黨議員金南國(Kim Nam-kook) 被判在2021 年至2022 年間隱藏價值99 億韓元（680 萬美元）和9.9 億韓元（68 萬美元）的資產，違反了禁止公職人員在未申報的情況下持有任何財產的法律。

The case attracted attention due to the increasing prevalence of celebrities owning cryptocurrencies and the government's efforts to regulate digital assets.

由於持有加密貨幣的名人越來越多以及政府監管數位資產的努力，該案引起了人們的關注。

During the final session on December 18, the prosecution sought a six-month imprisonment of Kim in the hearing held at the Seoul Southern District Court before the presiding Judge Jeong Woo-yong. The prosecution alleged that Kim intentionally concealed his cryptocurrency assets from the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) and provided false information regarding his wealth to the National Assembly Ethics Committee.

在 12 月 18 日的最後一次庭審中，檢方在首爾南部地方法院舉行的聽證會上，由主審法官鄭宇鏑判處金某 6 個月監禁。檢方指控金某故意向金融監督委員會（FSC）隱瞞其加密貨幣資產，並向國會倫理委員會提供有關其財富的虛假資訊。

The prosecution highlighted that Kim exchanged some of his cryptocurrencies to a bank account in an attempt to conceal the large gains he made in the crypto investments. According to the prosecution, he understated the value of his assets in the 2021 and 2022 returns. In 2021, he declared merely 1.2 billion won of assets, but he actively concealed approximately 9.9 billion won in cryptocurrencies. In the same way, he camouflaged 990 million won of cryptocurrency in 2022 through his property report forgery.

檢方強調，金將他的一些加密貨幣兌換到銀行帳戶，試圖掩蓋他在加密貨幣投資中獲得的巨額收益。檢方稱，他在 2021 年和 2022 年的報稅表中低估了自己的資產價值。 2021年，他只申報了12億韓元的資產，但他積極隱瞞了約99億韓元的加密貨幣。同樣，他在2022年透過偽造財產報告隱藏了9.9億韓元的加密貨幣。

The court stated that public officials must declare their assets to prevent corruption and maintain public trust, and that the public is regarded as the victim in this case, as Kim's actions deprived them of the right to know about his assets and hold him accountable. The court's decision also aims to deter other officials from making false asset declarations.

法院表示，公職人員必須申報資產，以防止腐敗並維護公眾信任，而公眾被視為本案的受害者，因為金正日的行為剝奪了公眾了解其資產並追究其責任的權利。法院的裁決還旨在阻止其他官員做出虛假資產申報。

As government struggles to keep up with the rise of cryptocurrency and other new financial instruments, this case may lead to calls for tighter regulation of cryptocurrencies to ensure greater accountability and transparency in the handling of digital assets by public officials.

由於政府努力跟上加密貨幣和其他新金融工具的崛起，此案可能會導致人們呼籲對加密貨幣進行更嚴格的監管，以確保公職人員在處理數位資產時承擔更大的責任和透明度。