亚历山大·马辛斯基 (Alexander Mashinsky) 承认欺诈指控，因策划“加密货币最大欺诈案之一”而面临 30 年监禁

现已破产的加密货币贷款机构摄氏度的前首席执行官承认犯有与两项欺骗性计划有关的商品欺诈和证券欺诈行为。

Former Celsius CEO Alexander Mashinsky has pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud in a plea agreement that could land him in prison for up to 30 years.

摄氏集团前首席执行官亚历山大·马辛斯基 (Alexander Mashinsky) 在一份认罪协议中承认了两项欺诈罪，这可能会让他入狱长达 30 年。

This development comes after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) initially charged him with seven counts related to fraud, conspiracy, and market manipulation.

这一进展是在美国司法部 (DOJ) 最初指控他犯有与欺诈、阴谋和市场操纵有关的七项罪名之后发生的。

However, the plea agreement reduces the charges to two counts of commodities fraud and securities fraud.

然而，认罪协议将指控减少为商品欺诈和证券欺诈两项罪名。

Mashinsky entered his guilty plea in a New York courtroom, admitting to two deceptive schemes involving Celsius, a cryptocurrency lender he co-founded.

马辛斯基在纽约法庭认罪，承认参与了两项涉及他共同创立的加密货币贷款公司摄氏度的欺骗性计划。

According to the DOJ, Mashinsky misled customers about “essential aspects” of Celsius's operations, including its profitability and the use of customer funds, in the first scheme.

据美国司法部称，马辛斯基在第一个计划中就摄氏度运营的“基本方面”误导了客户，包括其盈利能力和客户资金的使用。

In the second scheme, US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York alleges that Celsius’ founder engaged in “illegal price manipulation” of Celsius’ native token, CEL, while “secretly” selling his own holdings at artificially inflated prices.

在第二个计划中，美国纽约南区检察官办公室指控Celsius创始人对Celsius原生代币CEL进行“非法价格操纵”，同时以人为抬高的价格“秘密”出售自己持有的代币。

As part of the plea agreement, Mashinsky will also forfeit over $48 million in proceeds from these illegal activities.

作为认罪协议的一部分，马辛斯基还将没收这些非法活动超过 4800 万美元的收益。

Highlighting the significance of the case, US Attorney Damian Williams stated that Maschinsky orchestrated “one of the largest frauds in the crypto industry.”

美国检察官达米安·威廉姆斯强调了此案的重要性，表示马斯钦斯基策划了“加密货币行业最大的欺诈案之一”。

Williams noted that Maschinsky marketed Celsius as a safe alternative for crypto investments, promising that customer funds were secure and that profits would be returned to users.

威廉姆斯指出，马斯钦斯基将摄氏度作为加密货币投资的安全替代品进行营销，并承诺客户资金是安全的，利润将返还给用户。

However, these claims turned out to be false, as evidenced by the government's investigation.

然而，政府的调查证明，这些说法都是错误的。

At the height of its operations, Celsius managed approximately $25 billion in assets, largely due to retail investors attracted by the platform's offerings.

在其业务的鼎盛时期，Celsius 管理着约 250 亿美元的资产，这主要是由于该平台产品所吸引的散户投资者。

One such program was "Earn," which offered high returns on customer assets.

其中一项计划是“Earn”，它为客户资产提供高回报。

As the company faced increasing financial pressures, Mashinsky continued to assure clients of its stability, despite withdrawing substantial personal assets from the platform.

随着公司面临越来越大的财务压力，尽管从平台上撤回了大量个人资产，但马辛斯基仍继续向客户保证公司的稳定性。

According to court documents, Mashinsky and other Celsius executives engaged in a “years-long scheme” to deceive customers about the value and stability of the CEL token.

根据法庭文件，马辛斯基和其他摄氏度高管参与了一项“长达数年的计划”，在 CEL 代币的价值和稳定性方面欺骗客户。

Authorities further allege that they manipulated the token's price by using customer funds to “prop up” its market value without disclosing these actions to investors.

当局进一步声称，他们通过使用客户资金“支撑”其市场价值来操纵代币的价格，但没有向投资者披露这些行为。

This manipulation allowed Mashinsky to profit from his sales of CEL.

这种操纵使得马辛斯基从 CEL 的销售中获利。

The situation worsened in June 2022 when Celsius suddenly halted all customer withdrawals, leaving hundreds of thousands of investors unable to access approximately $4.7 billion worth of their crypto assets.

2022 年 6 月，情况变得更糟，当时摄氏度突然停止了所有客户提款，导致数十万投资者无法获取价值约 47 亿美元的加密资产。

The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy shortly after, culminating in a massive collapse for one of the largest platforms in the cryptocurrency sector.

该公司不久后根据美国破产法第 11 章申请破产，最终导致加密货币领域最大平台之一的大规模崩溃。

Currently, CEL is trading at $0.2690, up 9% over the past 24 hours. Despite this recovery, the token has experienced a significant decline, trading down 96% from its record high of $8 in 2021.

目前，CEL 的交易价格为 0.2690 美元，在过去 24 小时内上涨了 9%。尽管有所复苏，但该代币仍经历了大幅下跌，较 2021 年创下的历史高点 8 美元下跌了 96%。