Gemini 和解 CFTC 关于比特币期货市场操纵指控的诉讼

由 Winklevoss 双胞胎于 2014 年创立的纽约加密货币交易所 Gemini Trust Co. LLC 已同意支付 500 万美元民事罚款，以了结美国商品期货交易委员会因其涉嫌误导性陈述而提起的诉讼。比特币期货的价格是多么容易被操纵。

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has agreed to pay a $5 million civil penalty to settle a U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission lawsuit that accused the company of making false or misleading statements about how easily the price of bitcoin futures could be manipulated, according to a court filing Monday.

根据周一的一份法庭文件，加密货币交易所 Gemini 已同意支付 500 万美元民事罚款，以和解美国商品期货交易委员会的一项诉讼，该诉讼指控该公司就比特币期货价格如何容易被操纵做出虚假或误导性陈述。

The settlement, which was first reported by Bloomberg, will help the New York-based exchange avoid a trial that was set to begin Jan. 21. In the settlement, Gemini did not admit or deny any wrongdoing.

彭博社最先报道的和解协议将帮助这家总部位于纽约的交易所避免原定于 1 月 21 日开始的审判。在和解协议中，Gemini 没有承认或否认任何不当行为。

Founded in 2014 by the Winklevoss twins, Gemini is known for providing digital asset services for cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, such as currency custody and exchange. The company also acted as the price data provider for bitcoin markets for the first-ever bitcoin futures contracts that traded on the Cboe Futures Exchange in 2017.

Gemini 由 Winklevoss 双胞胎于 2014 年创立，以提供包括比特币在内的加密货币的数字资产服务而闻名，例如货币托管和兑换等。该公司还担任比特币市场价格数据提供商，为 2017 年在 Cboe 期货交易所交易的首个比特币期货合约提供价格数据。

However, the CFTC alleged that at the time, Gemini “knew or reasonably should have known” that the statements the company gave were false or misleading regarding a proposed bitcoin futures contract product and how it could be susceptible to manipulation, according to a 2022 lawsuit filing.

然而，根据 2022 年的诉讼，美国商品期货交易委员会 (CFTC) 声称，Gemini 当时“知道或理应知道”该公司就拟议的比特币期货合约产品及其如何容易受到操纵做出的陈述是虚假或误导性的归档。

The settlement was approved by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who had earlier rejected Gemini’s request to dismiss the lawsuit and ruled that a jury should determine the outcome. Part of the settlement included an injunction against Gemini making any further false or misleading statements to the CFTC.

该和解协议得到了美国地区法官阿尔文·海勒斯坦 (Alvin Hellerstein) 的批准，他早些时候拒绝了 Gemini 驳回诉讼的请求，并裁定陪审团应确定结果。和解协议的一部分包括禁止 Gemini 向 CFTC 做出任何进一步的虚假或误导性陈述。

Gemini is among several companies facing regulatory enforcement actions in the U.S. Currently, the company is also facing a suit by the Securities and Exchange Commission over its Earn product. According to the SEC, the company used the Gemini Earn program to illegally raise billions of dollars based on investors’ crypto assets. The company settled a lawsuit with the New York Attorney General’s office for $50 million regarding the Earn program in June.

Gemini 是在美国面临监管执法行动的几家公司之一。目前，该公司还面临美国证券交易委员会对其 Earn 产品的诉讼。据 SEC 称，该公司利用 Gemini Earn 计划，根据投资者的加密资产非法筹集了数十亿美元。 6 月份，该公司与纽约总检察长办公室就 Earn 计划提起了诉讼，索赔 5000 万美元。

Other notable enforcement actions include a 2023 SEC lawsuit against Coinbase Global Inc., a major cryptocurrency exchange, alleging that the exchange has been operating an unregistered securities exchange. In the same year, crypto exchange Kraken agreed to pay a $30 million fine to the SEC and shut down its crypto asset “staking” program in the U.S. Staking is a process where crypto token holders earn rewards by locking up their tokens for a set period to support a cryptocurrency blockchain network, which is akin to earning interest.

其他值得注意的执法行动包括 2023 年 SEC 对主要加密货币交易所 Coinbase Global Inc. 提起的诉讼，指控该交易所一直在运营未注册的证券交易所。同年，加密货币交易所 Kraken 同意向 SEC 支付 3000 万美元的罚款，并关闭其在美国的加密资产“质押”计划。质押是加密代币持有者通过在一定期限内锁定代币来获得奖励的过程支持加密货币区块链网络，这类似于赚取利息。

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