FBI 创建了一家假加密货币公司来调查加密市场

司法部揭露了这一秘密行动，并宣布对 18 名个人和公司提出指控，指控他们使用各种策略来抬高加密货币的价值。

The FBI created a cryptocurrency token as part of an investigation into companies accused of manipulating the crypto market, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

美国司法部周三宣布，联邦调查局创建了一种加密货币代币，作为对被指控操纵加密货币市场的公司进行调查的一部分。

Eighteen individuals and companies have been charged for using various tactics, such as automated bots, to inflate the value of cryptocurrencies.

十八名个人和公司因使用自动化机器人等各种策略来抬高加密货币的价值而被指控。

The crackdown specifically targets "wash trading," a fraudulent practice that involves buying and selling a cryptocurrency multiple times to give the false impression of heavy market activity, which can drive up its value. These same wash trades can also be used to falsely create the impression that a cryptocurrency is a sound investment when, in reality, it's all part of a "pump and dump scheme" to eventually sell the asset at an inflated value—all at the expense of unwitting investors.

这次打击行动专门针对“清洗交易”，这是一种欺诈行为，涉及多次买卖加密货币，给人以市场活动活跃的假象，从而推高其价值。这些相同的清洗交易也可能被用来错误地给人一种加密货币是一项稳健投资的印象，而实际上，这都是“拉高和抛售计划”的一部分，最终以虚高的价格出售资产——所有这些都是以牺牲资产为代价的。不知情的投资者。

To identify and investigate the fraudsters, the FBI created a fake cryptocurrency company called NexFundAI, which focused on developing its own token called “NEXF.” This led federal agents to create a website for the company, which used the tagline “Token with Purpose, AI with Impact” to attract interest.

为了识别和调查欺诈者，FBI 创建了一家名为 NexFundAI 的假加密货币公司，该公司专注于开发自己的代币“NEXF”。这导致联邦特工为该公司创建了一个网站，该网站使用口号“具有目的的代币，具有影响力的人工智能”来吸引兴趣。

The FBI then used NexFundAI to solicit wash trading services from potential suspects. The agency has since charged three companies—ZM Quant, CLS Global FZC, and MyTrade MM—along with some employees for engaging in cryptocurrency manipulation.

随后，FBI 使用 NexFundAI 向潜在嫌疑人征求清洗交易服务。此后，该机构对 ZM Quant、CLS Global FZC 和 MyTrade MM 等三家公司以及部分员工指控参与加密货币操纵。

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In addition, federal agents seized over $25 million in cryptocurrency and shut down “multiple trading bots responsible for millions of dollars worth of wash trades for approximately 60 different cryptocurrencies.” Law enforcement also arrested the CEO of another company, Gotbit, for engaging in wash trades and market manipulation from 2018 to 2024.

此外，联邦特工查获了超过 2500 万美元的加密货币，并关闭了“多个负责大约 60 种不同加密货币价值数百万美元清洗交易的交易机器人”。执法部门还逮捕了另一家公司 Gotbit 的首席执行官，罪名是在 2018 年至 2024 年期间参与虚假交易和市场操纵。

The NexFundAI site now says it was created by the FBI “as part of an investigation into cryptocurrency fraud and market manipulation.”

NexFundAI 网站现在表示，它是由联邦调查局创建的，“作为对加密货币欺诈和市场操纵调查的一部分”。