六名中国人因虚拟货币兑换纠纷在济州岛因特殊抢劫被捕

多名中国人在济州岛因用10亿韩元兑换虚拟货币“Tether Coin”时发生争执而被捕。

Several Chinese nationals were apprehended in Jeju for engaging in a physical altercation during an attempt to exchange 1 billion won for "Tether Coin," a cryptocurrency.

几名中国公民在济州岛因试图用 10 亿韩元兑换加密货币“Tether Coin”时发生肢体冲突而被捕。

Both the group attempting to exchange the money and the money changer claimed to be victims, leading to the police investigating the group for special robbery.

试图兑换货币的团伙和货币兑换商都声称自己是受害者，导致警方以特殊抢劫罪调查该团伙。

According to the Jeju Western Police Station on the 20th, six individuals, including B in his 40s, were arrested for assaulting virtual currency exchange dealer A and stealing cash (special robbery) at a Jeju hotel on the 16th.

据济州西部警察署20日消息，包括40多岁的B在内的6人因16日在济州某酒店袭击虚拟货币兑换商A并盗窃现金（特殊抢劫）而被捕。

The victim, money changer A, and the six suspects are all Chinese nationals. Six people, including B, are accused of assaulting A during an attempt to exchange 1 billion won in Hanwha for cryptocurrency through A, ultimately demanding the cash and claiming that the tether coin that entered their virtual currency wallet during the exchange abruptly vanished.

受害人、货币兑换商A及六名犯罪嫌疑人均为中国公民。包括B在内的六人被指控在试图通过A将韩华的10亿韩元兑换成加密货币时对A进行攻击，最终要求现金并声称在交换过程中进入其虚拟货币钱包的系链币突然消失了。

Upon receiving a report from A immediately following the incident, the police apprehended two people, including the main suspect B, at the hotel where the exchange was taking place on the same day and went on to arrest three more at Jeju International Airport and one at a currency exchange in Jeju.

事件发生后，警方立即接到A的报告，当天在交换的酒店逮捕了包括主要嫌疑人B在内的2人，并在济州国际机场逮捕了另外3人，在济州国际机场逮捕了1人。济州岛的货币兑换处。

The police were able to recover 369 million won in cash that the group either had on them or had stashed away, with the remaining amount still being pursued.

警方追回了该团伙身上或藏匿的3.69亿韩元现金，其余金额仍在追查中。

During the police investigation, all six members of the party, including B, denied the charges. They stated that they had attempted to exchange all 1 billion won in Korean currency for Chinese currency, but A persuaded them that "virtual currency is safer," leading them to pursue the transaction.

警方调查期间，包括B在内的该党六名成员全部否认指控。他们表示，他们曾试图将 10 亿韩元全部兑换成人民币，​​但 A 说服他们“虚拟货币更安全”，促使他们进行交易。

In response, the police suspect that B and the others had intended to exchange the money for virtual currency through A from the outset, based on statements provided by another currency exchange dealer who had connected A and his daily wage with the group. Notably, since virtual currency wallets can be accessed remotely at any time, the authorities believe that B and the others may have withdrawn tether coins during the currency exchange process and assaulted A to extort cash. The precise details of the incident are still under investigation by the police.

对此，警方根据另一位将A及其日薪与该团伙联系起来的货币兑换商的供述，怀疑B等人从一开始就打算通过A将钱兑换成虚拟货币。值得注意的是，由于虚拟货币钱包可以随时远程访问，当局认为B等人可能在货币兑换过程中提取了系链币，并攻击A勒索现金。事件具体细节警方仍在调查中。