币安前首席执行官因洗钱、违反银行保密法面临监禁

币安前首席执行官赵长鹏在洗钱案认罪后可能面临监禁。巴登符腾堡州银行（LBBW）为企业客户提供加密货币托管服务。 FTX 创始人 Sam Bankman-Fried 对 25 年监禁提出上诉。香港批准比特币和以太坊现货 ETF，标志着机构的接受。

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Faces Imprisonment for Money Laundering and Bank Secrecy Act Violations

币安前首席执行官赵长鹏因洗钱和违反银行保密法面临监禁

Changpeng Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, is set to be sentenced on April 30 for facilitating money laundering and violating the Bank Secrecy Act in the United States. The verdict is expected to include a prison sentence, although its exact duration remains uncertain. Experts close to the case anticipate that Zhao could receive several months' imprisonment, with the law providing for up to 10 consecutive years for these charges.

币安前首席执行官赵长鹏因协助洗钱和违反美国《银行保密法》将于 4 月 30 日被判刑。预计判决将包括监禁，但具体期限仍不确定。熟悉此案的专家预计，赵可能会被判处数月监禁，而法律规定，这些指控最多可连续服刑10年。

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg Expands Crypto Services for Corporate Clients

巴登符腾堡州银行为企业客户扩展加密货币服务

Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Germany's largest federal bank, in partnership with Bitpanda, has launched a cryptocurrency custody service exclusively for its corporate clients. LBBW's "investment-as-a-service" offering allows clients to store and purchase cryptocurrencies, catering to the growing demand for digital asset investments among its customer base. The service will be available in the second half of 2024.

德国最大的联邦银行巴登符腾堡州银行 (LBBW) 与 Bitpanda 合作，专门为其企业客户推出了加密货币托管服务。 LBBW 的“投资即服务”产品允许客户存储和购买加密货币，满足其客户群对数字资产投资日益增长的需求。该服务将于 2024 年下半年推出。

Sam Bankman-Fried Appeals 25-Year Prison Sentence

山姆·班克曼·弗里德 (Sam Bankman-Fried) 对 25 年监禁提出上诉

Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), founder of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has appealed the 25-year prison sentence imposed by Judge Lewis Kaplan. SBF's attorney filed the appeal in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. While the appeal aims to reduce his sentence, it also carries the risk of an increased penalty, considering that SBF initially faced up to 110 years in prison. SBF remains detained at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.

已停业的加密货币交易所 FTX 创始人 Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) 对刘易斯·卡普兰 (Lewis Kaplan) 法官判处的 25 年监禁提出上诉。 SBF 的律师向美国纽约南区地方法院提起上诉。虽然上诉旨在减刑，但考虑到 SBF 最初面临最高 110 年的监禁，因此也存在加重刑罚的风险。 SBF 仍被关押在布鲁克林大都会拘留中心。

Hong Kong Pioneers Spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs, Signaling Institutional Adoption

香港先驱者发现比特币和以太币 ETF，标志着机构采用

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has granted licenses to asset managers ChinaAMC, Harvest Global, and Bosera International to launch spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking the prices of Bitcoin (BTC) and Ether (ETH). This represents a significant step in the institutionalization of major cryptocurrencies and may foreshadow developments in mainland China, which previously banned most crypto-related activities in 2021.

香港证券及期货事务监察委员会（证监会）已向资产管理公司华夏基金、嘉实环球和博时国际颁发牌照，推出追踪比特币（BTC）和以太币（ETH）价格的现货交易所交易基金（ETF）。这代表着主要加密货币制度化的重要一步，并可能预示着中国大陆的发展，此前中国大陆已于 2021 年禁止了大多数加密货币相关活动。

Hong Kong becomes one of the first jurisdictions to authorize spot Ether ETFs, following Canada's approval of both Bitcoin and Ether ETFs. Despite reluctance from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. has approved Bitcoin cash ETFs and continues to deliberate the approval of an Ether ETF.

继加拿大批准比特币和以太坊 ETF 后，香港成为首批授权现货以太坊 ETF 的司法管辖区之一。尽管美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 不太愿意，美国还是批准了比特币现金 ETF，并继续考虑批准以太坊 ETF。

Globally, Europe, Singapore, Australia, and Dubai have also approved Bitcoin ETFs, often based on futures contracts or baskets of shares in crypto-related companies. The UK is anticipated to allow cryptocurrency trading on the London Stock Exchange from May, with Australia set to follow in June.

在全球范围内，欧洲、新加坡、澳大利亚和迪拜也批准了比特币 ETF，通常基于期货合约或加密相关公司的一篮子股票。预计英国将从 5 月起允许在伦敦证券交易所进行加密货币交易，澳大利亚也将于 6 月跟进。

Hong Kong's decision could prompt similar actions in Asia, reinforcing its position as a financial hub and potentially influencing neighboring markets like Japan and Singapore to embrace spot investments in Bitcoin and Ether. However, unlike the initial surge in capital witnessed in the U.S. ETF launch that propelled Bitcoin's rally, experts are skeptical that billions of dollars will enter the market as a result of Hong Kong's move.

香港的决定可能会促使亚洲采取类似行动，巩固其作为金融中心的地位，并可能影响日本和新加坡等邻近市场接受比特币和以太币的现货投资。然而，与美国 ETF 推出时所见证的最初资本激增推动比特币上涨不同，专家们对香港此举是否会导致数十亿美元进入市场持怀疑态度。

Despite the launch of several Bitcoin and Ether futures ETFs in Hong Kong in December 2022, their combined assets under management (AUM) remain modest at $170 million, dwarfed by the $2.8 billion AUM of the largest U.S.-listed BTC futures ETF, ProShares' BITO.

尽管 2022 年 12 月在香港推出了多只比特币和以太坊期货 ETF，但其管理资产总额 (AUM) 仍仅为 1.7 亿美元，与美国最大上市 BTC 期货 ETF ProShares 的 BITO 的 28 亿美元资产管理规模相比相形见绌。 。

Market Overview

市场概况

The cryptocurrency market has experienced a resurgence in investor interest, with FOMO (fear of missing out) driving up prices. However, scams and fraudulent activities persist, prompting investors to exercise caution.

投资者对加密货币市场的兴趣重新抬头，FOMO（害怕错过）推高了价格。然而，骗局和欺诈活动依然存在，促使投资者谨慎行事。

Key Readings for the Week

本周重点读物

• Crypto FOMO is back. So are the scams (Wired)
• Bitcoin's halving is coming. Miners look for new ways to make money (WSJ).
• Rights, Reason, Revolution: Washington at the Bitcoin Political Summit (Bitcoin Magazine)

加密货币 FOMO 又回来了。骗局也是如此（连线）比特币减半即将到来。矿工寻找新的赚钱方式（华尔街日报）。权利、理性、革命：华盛顿在比特币政治峰会上（比特币杂志）