Bitconnect 发起人被判有罪 |要点| 2024 年 7 月 16 日

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A promoter of the defunct Bitconnect platform has been convicted for providing unlicensed financial advice.

已停业的 Bitconnect 平台的一名发起人因提供未经许可的金融建议而被定罪。

John Bigatton, a 34-year-old resident of Sydney, Australia, was found guilty of two counts of carrying on a financial services business without a license by the Downing Centre Local Court on Friday, July 15.

7 月 15 日星期五，唐宁中心地方法院裁定，34 岁的澳大利亚悉尼居民约翰·比格顿 (John Bigatton) 犯有两项无证经营金融服务业务罪名。

Bitconnect was a cryptocurrency investment platform that was launched in 2016. It offered a digital token called BitConnect Coin, which could be exchanged for Bitcoin. The platform also offered a lending program that promised investors daily returns of up to 2%.

Bitconnect是一个于2016年推出的加密货币投资平台。它提供了一种名为BitConnect Coin的数字代币，可以兑换比特币。该平台还提供贷款计划，承诺投资者每日回报高达 2%。

ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court said in a statement on Monday, July 17 that the regulator’s investigation found that Bigatton provided unlicensed financial advice to at least 10 people between March 2021 and January 2022.

ASIC 副主席 Sarah Court 在 7 月 17 日星期一的一份声明中表示，监管机构的调查发现 Bigatton 在 2021 年 3 月至 2022 年 1 月期间向至少 10 人提供了未经许可的财务建议。

“Mr. Bigatton promoted Bitconnect as a get-rich-quick scheme, offering financial advice without a license and ultimately contributing to substantial losses for many Australians,” Court said.

“先生。 Bigatton 将 Bitconnect 宣传为一种快速致富的计划，在未经许可的情况下提供财务建议，最终给许多澳大利亚人带来了巨大损失。”

“Unlicensed financial advice erodes trust in Australia’s financial services industry and can have devastating consequences for the community. ASIC will continue to take action against those who provide unlicensed financial advice and unlicensed financial services.”

“未经许可的金融建议削弱了人们对澳大利亚金融服务业的信任，并可能给社区带来毁灭性后果。 ASIC 将继续对那些提供无牌金融建议和无牌金融服务的人采取行动。”

Bigatton was arrested by the Australian Federal Police in February 2022 following an investigation by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). He was charged with two counts of carrying on a financial services business without a license, contrary to section 911A(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).

经过澳大利亚证券和投资委员会 (ASIC) 的调查后，Bigatton 于 2022 年 2 月被澳大利亚联邦警察逮捕。他被指控两项无照经营金融服务业务的罪名，违反了《2001 年公司法》（联邦）第 911A(1) 条。

The matter was prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP).

此事由联邦检察长（CDPP）提起诉讼。

Bitconnect’s founder, Satish Kumbhani, was sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2021 for fraudulently raising $2 billion in a crypto scheme. Kumbhani, an Indian national, is still at large.

Bitconnect 的创始人 Satish Kumbhani 于 2021 年因在加密货币计划中欺诈性筹集 20 亿美元而被美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 起诉。印度公民库姆巴尼 (Kumbhani) 仍然在逃。

According to the SEC, Kumbhani and his associates misled investors about Bitconnect’s digital asset lending operations and fabricated a team of licensed financial professionals. The SEC also accused Kumbhani of failing to register the offering with the agency.

据 SEC 称，Kumbhani 及其同伙在 Bitconnect 的数字资产借贷业务方面误导了投资者，并捏造了一支由持牌金融专业人士组成的团队。美国证券交易委员会还指责 Kumbhani 未能向该机构登记此次发行。

“Kumbhani’s fraud spanned the globe and cheated investors out of billions of dollars,” said Gurbir Grewal, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, in a statement at the time.

“Kumbhani 的欺诈行为遍布全球，欺骗了投资者数十亿美元，”美国证券交易委员会执法部主任 Gurbir Grewal 在当时的一份声明中表示。

“We will continue to work tirelessly to hold bad actors accountable and protect investors from these types of schemes.”

“我们将继续不懈努力，追究不良行为者的责任，并保护投资者免受此类计划的侵害。”