CLS Global 承认操纵加密货币市场，支付 42.8 万美元罚款并面临美国禁令

总部位于阿联酋的金融服务公司 CLS Global 承认通过清洗交易操纵加密货币市场。

A financial services firm based in the United Arab Emirates has admitted to manipulating crypto markets through wash trading, artificially inflating trading volumes on Uniswap to create a misleading impression of market activity, the United States Justice Department announced on Friday.

美国司法部周五宣布，一家总部位于阿拉伯联合酋长国的金融服务公司承认通过清洗交易操纵加密货币市场，人为夸大 Uniswap 的交易量，以对市场活动造成误导性印象。

As part of its settlement with the U.S. government, CLS Global will pay $428,059 in fines and asset seizures and face a permanent ban from participating in U.S. crypto markets, over criminal charges of market manipulation and wire fraud.

作为与美国政府和解的一部分，CLS Global 将支付 428,059 美元的罚款和资产扣押，并因市场操纵和电汇欺诈的刑事指控而面临参与美国加密货币市场的永久禁令。

The FBI investigation uncovered CLS Global’s involvement in wash trading, a deceptive practice that inflates trading volumes to mislead investors, as part of a scheme to defraud crypto exchanges.

FBI 的调查发现，CLS Global 参与洗售交易，这是一种欺骗性做法，会夸大交易量以误导投资者，是诈骗加密货币交易所计划的一部分。

In an undercover operation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation created a fake crypto business, NexFundAI, to expose the firm’s fraudulent activities.

在一次秘密行动中，联邦调查局创建了一家虚假的加密货币公司 NexFundAI，以揭露该公司的欺诈活动。

NexFundAI hired CLS Global to help its token meet the trading volume requirements for listing on a crypto exchange. During a mid-2024 meeting, a CLS Global employee explained how the firm’s algorithms created the illusion of organic trading.

NexFundAI 聘请 CLS Global 帮助其代币满足在加密货币交易所上市的交易量要求。在 2024 年年中的一次会议上，CLS Global 的一名员工解释了该公司的算法如何创造有机交易的假象。

Though they acknowledged it was wash trading, the employee downplayed the ethical concerns, the FBI said in court filings.

联邦调查局在法庭文件中表示，尽管他们承认这是洗牌交易，但该员工淡化了道德问题。

The company's operations involved simultaneously buying and selling the same assets, ensuring no real market risk. This deceptive method attracted investors by showing inflated activity levels on platforms like Uniswap.

该公司的业务涉及同时买卖相同的资产，确保不存在真正的市场风险。这种欺骗性方法通过在 Uniswap 等平台上展示夸大的活动水平来吸引投资者。

U.S. authorities charged the company with conspiracy to commit market manipulation and wire fraud. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston announced the criminal charges, while the Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil enforcement charges for securities law violations.

美国当局指控该公司共谋市场操纵和电汇欺诈。波士顿美国检察官办公室宣布了刑事指控，而美国证券交易委员会则对违反证券法的行为提出了民事执法指控。

CLS Global offered its market-making services to U.S. investors through its website and promotional materials, the Justice Department said. Despite being located in the United Arab Emirates, the firm's operations targeted the U.S. crypto market, leading to the charges.

美国司法部表示，CLS Global 通过其网站和宣传材料向美国投资者提供做市服务。尽管该公司位于阿拉伯联合酋长国，但其业务针对的是美国加密货币市场，因此遭到指控。

The SEC reached a separate resolution with CLS Global related to these violations, the Justice Department said. This enforcement action highlights regulatory efforts to curb fraudulent activities in the growing cryptocurrency sector.

司法部表示，美国证券交易委员会与 CLS Global 就这些违规行为达成了一项单独的决议。这一执法行动凸显了监管部门为遏制不断增长的加密货币领域的欺诈活动所做的努力。