Gotbit 创始人 Aleksei Andriunin 因操纵加密货币市场被美国司法部起诉

加密货币做市商 Gotbit 的创始人 Aleksei Andriunin 于周四被美国司法部起诉。这位 26 岁的男子面临电汇欺诈和串谋操纵加密货币市场的指控。

Aleksei Andriunin, the founder of crypto market maker Gotbit, has been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday.

加密货币做市商 Gotbit 的创始人 Aleksei Andriunin 于周四被美国司法部起诉。

The 26-year-old faces charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to manipulate cryptocurrency markets. Federal authorities allege that Gotbit, under Andriunin’s leadership from 2018 to 2024, engaged in schemes to inflate trading volumes for several cryptocurrency companies, including some in the United States.

这位 26 岁的男子面临电汇欺诈和串谋操纵加密货币市场的指控。联邦当局指控 Gotbit 在 2018 年至 2024 年期间在 Andriunin 的领导下参与了夸大多家加密货币公司交易量的计划，其中包括美国的一些公司。

The Justice Department’s recent superseding indictment also names Gotbit directors Fedor Kedrov and Qawi Jalili. They were previously charged in October as part of a wider investigation. This probe has implicated multiple crypto firms, resulting in four arrests, guilty pleas from five individuals, and the seizure of $25 million worth of crypto assets.

司法部最近的替代起诉书还点名了 Gotbit 董事 Fedor Kedrov 和 Qawi Jalili。作为更广泛调查的一部分，他们之前于 10 月被指控。此次调查涉及多家加密货币公司，导致四人被捕，五人认罪，并没收了价值 2500 万美元的加密资产。

If found guilty, Andriunin could face a maximum sentence of 20 years for wire fraud, plus up to five years for conspiracy charges.

如果罪名成立，Andriunin 可能因电信诈骗罪被判处最高 20 年徒刑，并因共谋罪被判处最高 5 年徒刑。

The case marks an ongoing crackdown by U.S. authorities on financial misconduct in the crypto industry. Just yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a guilty plea from Liu Zhou, the founder of crypto market-making firm MyTrade, for charges related to market manipulation.

此案标志着美国当局对加密行业金融不当行为的持续打击。就在昨天，美国司法部宣布加密货币做市公司 MyTrade 创始人刘洲就操纵市场相关指控认罪。

Zhou, 39, admitted to engaging in “wash trading” — the practice of artificially inflating asset prices by executing simultaneous buy and sell orders to create the illusion of high trading volume. His sentencing is set for early next year.

39岁的周承认参与“洗盘交易”，即通过同时执行买卖订单来人为抬高资产价格，以制造高交易量的假象。他的判决定于明年初进行。

According to the Justice Department, Zhou's operation, known as MyTrade MM, misled clients by executing self-trades and running “pump and dump” schemes. Specifically, Zhou and his team engaged in a practice known as “wash trading,” rapidly buying and selling the same tokens to artificially inflate their prices. They aimed to sell these manipulated tokens at a higher price to unsuspecting buyers.

根据司法部的说法，周的运营名为 MyTrade MM，通过执行自我交易和实施“拉高抛售”计划来误导客户。具体来说，周和他的团队从事一种被称为“清洗交易”的做法，快速买卖相同的代币，人为抬高其价格。他们的目的是以更高的价格将这些被操纵的代币出售给毫无戒心的买家。

“We are going to locate other buyers from the community and sell them at a higher price,” Zhou said of his operation, as reported by the Justice Department.

据司法部报道，周在谈到他的行动时说：“我们将从社区中寻找其他买家，并以更高的价格出售。”

This case is part of a broader DOJ crackdown on crypto market manipulation, with other firms like CLS Global, and ZM Quant also facing accusations of inflating token volumes. These firms allegedly engaged in similar practices, making tokens appear more active and valuable than they were, often selling them at inflated prices to outside investors.

此案是司法部更广泛打击加密货币市场操纵行为的一部分，CLS Global 和 ZM Quant 等其他公司也面临夸大代币交易量的指控。据称，这些公司也采取了类似的做法，使代币显得比实际更活跃、更有价值，并经常以高价出售给外部投资者。

One of the accused firms, CLS Global, responded by reaching out to U.S. authorities and claimed that it plans to improve its processes. Filipp Veselov, CEO of CLS Global, stated, “We recognize that there may be areas where we can improve our processes, and we are open to constructive dialogue with regulatory authorities.” The company added that it actively works to restrict engagement with U.S. clients.

被指控的公司之一 CLS Global 做出回应，联系了美国当局，并声称计划改进其流程。 CLS Global 首席执行官 Filipp Veselov 表示：“我们认识到，我们的流程可能在某些方面可以改进，并且我们愿意与监管机构进行建设性对话。”该公司补充说，它积极努力限制与美国客户的接触。

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) also filed a separate civil lawsuit against Zhou and his firm, alleging that they engaged in wash trading on a massive scale on Binance.US. The SEC accused the firm of executing trades that lacked economic substance and were designed to artificially inflate the trading volume of crypto asset securities on Binance.US.

美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 还对周及其公司提起了单独的民事诉讼，指控他们在 Binance.US 上进行大规模清洗交易。美国证券交易委员会指控该公司执行缺乏经济实质的交易，旨在人为抬高 Binance.US 上加密资产证券的交易量。