Squid Game加密貨幣原來是騙局，開發者騙340萬美元

這種名為 Squid 的貨幣將自己定位為“邊玩邊賺錢的加密貨幣”，人們可以在網路遊戲中賺取更多代幣，這些代幣可以兌換成其他加密貨幣或本國貨幣。

A cryptocurrency inspired by the hit South Korean Netflix (NFLX) series Squid Game has reportedly turned out to be a scam, with its developers making off with around $3.4m (£2.5m).

據報道，一種受韓國 Netflix (NFLX) 熱門影集《魷魚遊戲》啟發的加密貨幣被證明是一個騙局，其開發商獲利約 340 萬美元（250 萬英鎊）。

The currency, called Squid, marketed itself as a "play-to-earn cryptocurrency", where people can earn more tokens in online games which can be exchanged for other cryptocurrencies or national currencies.

這種名為 Squid 的貨幣將自己定位為“邊玩邊賺錢的加密貨幣”，人們可以在網路遊戲中賺取更多代幣，這些代幣可以兌換成其他加密貨幣或本國貨幣。

It was sold as a way to play an upcoming online game based on the series.

它被作為玩即將推出的基於該系列的線上遊戲的一種方式出售。

Squid launched in late October and saw its price surge in the last few days. It went from one cent to as high as around $2,800, before plunging to $0 on Monday. Its website disappeared, along with every other social media presence, and its Twitter account, which had gained 57,000 followers, was blocked due to “unusual activity”.

Squid 於 10 月底推出，最近幾天價格飆升。它從 1 美分升至 2,800 美元左右，然後在周一暴跌至 0 美元。它的網站以及其他所有社交媒體都消失了，其擁有 57,000 名粉絲的 Twitter 帳戶也因「異常活動」而被封鎖。

“Squid Game Dev does not want to continue running the project,” the developers wrote on their Telegram channel, saying they were “depressed” by scammers and “overwhelmed with stress.”

“Squid Game Dev 不想繼續運行這個項目，”開發者在他們的 Telegram 頻道上寫道，並表示他們對騙子感到“沮喪”，並且“壓力山大”。

The value of Squid Game meme coin becoming null in a matter of minutes is a classic portrayal of superficial value maximisation. Such movements are exceptionally bizarre as people are increasingly tilting towards these unregulated instruments without actually knowing the underlying value behind them, Kunal Sawhney, CEO at equities research firm Kalkine Group told Yahoo Finance UK.

魷魚遊戲幣的價值在幾分鐘內就歸零，這是表面價值最大化的經典寫照。股票研究公司Kalkine Group 執行長庫納爾·索尼(Kunal Sawhney) 告訴英國雅虎財經，這種行為異常奇怪，因為人們越來越傾向於這些不受監管的工具，但實際上並不了解它們背後來的潛在價值。

"According to him, the crypto ecosystem has flourished with bitcoin getting recognition on a conventional bourse, but emerging cryptocurrencies and meme coins remain highly susceptible "to such bamboozles" which is why institutional investors only have exposure in a handful of crypto-assets.

“根據他的說法，隨著比特幣在傳統交易所獲得認可，加密生態系統已經蓬勃發展，但新興的加密貨幣和迷因硬幣仍然非常容易“受到這種欺騙”，這就是為什麼機構投資者只投資少數加密資產。

He believes "the evident bull run in the cryptos could halt sooner-than-expected, once a regulatory authority confirms the extent of wrongdoing."

他認為，“一旦監管機構確認不當行為的嚴重程度，加密貨幣中明顯的牛市可能會比預期更快停止。”

Squid was available for sale on decentralised crypto exchanges including PancakeSwap and DODO.

Squid 可在 PancakeSwap 和 DODO 等去中心化加密貨幣交易所出售。

Last week, Gizmodo had published a story about how the token was an "obvious scam" for several reasons — the biggest one being that investors can put money into the cryptocurrency, but there was no evidence to show they could withdraw it.

上週，Gizmodo 發表了一篇報道，稱該代幣是一個“明顯的騙局”，原因有幾個——最大的一個是投資者可以將資金投入加密貨幣，但沒有證據表明他們可以提取資金。

Another red flag was that its website was "filled with poor grammar, bizarre spelling errors, and claims that are impossible to verify."

另一個危險信號是其網站「充滿了糟糕的語法、奇怪的拼寫錯誤和無法驗證的聲明」。

Gizmodo criticised websites like the BBC and Business Insider for covering the crypto without pointing out these concerns.

Gizmodo 批評 BBC 和 Business Insider 等網站在沒有指出這些擔憂的情況下報告加密貨幣。

"The hope to get refunded appears to be dashed, while experts warned that investors might never get their money back," said Farah Mourad, senior market analyst at trading platform XTB MENA.

交易平台 XTB MENA 的高級市場分析師 Farah Mourad 表示：“獲得退款的希望似乎破滅了，而專家警告稱，投資者可能永遠拿不回自己的錢。”

Over 40,000 investors kept their token after the crash, she said, adding that "the case raises, once again, many questions concerning unconventional investment opportunities."

她說，崩盤後，超過 40,000 名投資者保留了他們的代幣，並補充說，“此案再次引發了有關非常規投資機會的許多問題。”

"Besides its extremely volatile market and sensitivity, investors in the crypto world should deeply understand the high risks before investing, reading document releases, checking technical information and cryptocurrency white papers, while understanding the associated hazard with crypto projects."

“除了其極其波動的市場和敏感性之外，加密世界的投資者在投資前應該深入了解高風險，閱讀文件發布，檢查技術信息和加密貨幣白皮書，同時了解加密項目的相關風險。”

This is not the first time scammers have tried to leverage a successful show. In April, a cryptocurrency called "Mando" appeared online, based on Disney's (DIS) The Mandalorian, which also turned out to be a big scam.

這並不是騙子第一次嘗試利用成功的節目。今年4月，一種名為「Mando」的加密貨幣出現在網路上，其原型是迪士尼（DIS）的《曼達洛人》，這也被證明是一個大騙局。