Terraform Labs、Do Kwon 面臨投資者欺騙、加密貨幣崩潰的法律追究

Terraform Labs 及其創辦人 Do Kwon 將於週一在曼哈頓接受審判，美國證券交易委員會指控其在 TerraUSD 和 Luna 的穩定性方面誤導投資者。這些加密貨幣在 2022 年的崩盤擾亂了市場，導致投資者損失超過 400 億美元，並導致加密貨幣領域出現更廣泛的破壞。 SEC 指控 Kwon 和 Terraform 從事欺詐行為以支撐 TerraUSD 的價值，並錯誤地聲稱其區塊鏈被韓國流行的支付應用程式使用。雖然權否認有不當行為，但美國證券交易委員會尋求民事處罰和行業禁令。

Terraform Labs and Do Kwon Face Legal Scrutiny for Misleading Investors and Cryptocurrency Collapse

Terraform Labs 和 Do Kwon 因誤導投資者和加密貨幣崩潰而面臨法律審查

New York, USA - Terraform Labs and its founder, Do Kwon, will undergo trial in the Manhattan courtroom on Monday, facing allegations from regulatory authorities that they engaged in deceptive practices towards investors prior to the catastrophic collapse of two of the company's cryptocurrencies, which sent shockwaves throughout the financial markets in 2022.

美國紐約 - Terraform Labs 及其創始人 Do Kwon 將於週一在曼哈頓法庭接受審判，面臨監管機構的指控，稱他們在該公司兩種加密貨幣災難性崩潰之前對投資者進行了欺騙行為。2022 年給整個金融市場帶來了衝擊。

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Kwon and the Singapore-based blockchain company with misleading investors throughout 2021 regarding the stability of TerraUSD, a stablecoin designed to maintain a value of $1. The regulatory body further alleges that Terraform falsely claimed its blockchain technology was employed by a prominent South Korean mobile payment application.

美國證券交易委員會 (SEC) 指控 Kwon 和這家總部位於新加坡的區塊鏈公司在 2021 年全年就 TerraUSD 的穩定性誤導投資者，TerraUSD 是一種旨在維持 1 美元價值的穩定幣。監管機構進一步指控 Terraform 錯誤地聲稱其區塊鏈技術被韓國著名的行動支付應用程式採用。

Do Kwon, the CEO of Terraform Labs, will not be physically present at the trial. Apprehended in Montenegro last March, he remains in custody awaiting extradition proceedings to his native South Korea, where he faces additional criminal charges. The extradition process has recently been delayed by a Montenegro court following concerns raised by the local prosecutor's office.

Terraform Labs 執行長 Do Kwon 將不會親自出席審判。去年三月，他在黑山被捕，目前仍被拘留，等待引渡回祖國韓國的程序，在那裡他面臨更多刑事指控。由於當地檢察官辦公室提出擔憂，黑山一家法院最近推遲了引渡程序。

In addition to the charges brought forth by the SEC, federal prosecutors in New York have also accused Kwon of fraudulent activity and are pursuing his extradition to the United States.

除了美國證券交易委員會提出的指控外，紐約聯邦檢察官還指控權先生從事詐欺活動，並正在尋求將他引渡到美國。

Kwon's technological brainchild, TerraUSD, was conceived as a stablecoin, while Luna, another token created by Terraform, exhibited greater price volatility and was closely intertwined with TerraUSD.

Kwon 的技術創意 TerraUSD 被認為是一種穩定幣，而 Terraform 創建的另一種代幣 Luna 則表現出更大的價格波動性，並且與 TerraUSD 緊密相連。

The SEC estimates that investors suffered losses exceeding $40 billion collectively as a result of the collapse of these two tokens, which occurred in May 2022 when TerraUSD's peg to the US dollar became unsustainable.

美國證券交易委員會估計，這兩種代幣的崩潰發生在 2022 年 5 月，當時 TerraUSD 與美元的掛鉤變得不可持續，投資者因此遭受的損失總計超過 400 億美元。

The ensuing financial turmoil extended beyond these specific cryptocurrencies, adversely affecting the value of other digital assets, including Bitcoin, and disrupting the broader cryptocurrency market, ultimately leading to the bankruptcy of several companies in 2022.

隨之而來的金融動盪超出了這些特定的加密貨幣範圍，對包括比特幣在內的其他數位資產的價值產生了不利影響，並擾亂了更廣泛的加密貨幣市場，最終導致多家公司在2022年破產。

The SEC alleges that Terraform and Kwon secretly employed a third party to acquire substantial amounts of TerraUSD, thereby artificially inflating its price when the stablecoin strayed from its peg in May 2021. The regulatory body contends that Kwon subsequently attributed this price recovery to the purported reliability of TerraUSD's algorithms.

SEC 指控 Terraform 和 Kwon 秘密僱用第三方收購大量 TerraUSD，從而在該穩定幣於 2021 年 5 月脫離錨定匯率時人為抬高其價格。監管機構認為，Kwon 隨後將價格回升歸因於所謂的可靠性TerraUSD 的演算法。

Furthermore, the SEC asserts that Terraform and Kwon falsely promoted their blockchain technology as being the foundation for transaction processing and settlement between merchants and customers on the Chai payment app.

此外，SEC 聲稱 Terraform 和 Kwon 錯誤地將其區塊鏈技術宣傳為 Chai 支付應用程式上商家和客戶之間交易處理和結算的基礎。

Terraform Labs and Kwon have vigorously contested these accusations, maintaining that the SEC has taken statements made by Kwon and other Terraform employees out of context.

Terraform Labs 和 Kwon 強烈反駁這些指控，堅稱 SEC 斷章取義地了解 Kwon 和其他 Terraform 員工的說法。

The SEC is seeking civil penalties and injunctions prohibiting Kwon and Terraform from participating in the securities industry.

美國證券交易委員會正在尋求民事處罰和禁令，禁止 Kwon 和 Terraform 參與證券業。

In December, U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff partially granted the SEC's request, ruling that Terraform Labs had unlawfully sold digital assets without the necessary registration as securities. However, the judge dismissed the SEC's allegations that Terraform and Kwon had illegally offered security-based swaps through a feature that allowed users to create digital assets mirroring the price of other assets, such as stocks or cryptocurrencies.

去年 12 月，美國地區法官 Jed Rakoff 部分批准了 SEC 的請求，裁定 Terraform Labs 在未進行必要的證券註冊的情況下非法出售數位資產。然而，法官駁回了 SEC 的指控，即 Terraform 和 Kwon 透過一項功能非法提供基於證券的互換，該功能允許用戶創建反映其他資產（例如股票或加密貨幣）價格的數位資產。

The judge has yet to determine the extent of damages that Terraform must pay. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in January, acknowledging that any potential penalty could exceed its available assets.

法官尚未確定 Terraform 必須支付的損害賠償金額。該公司於一月份申請破產保護，承認任何潛在的處罰都可能超過其可用資產。