前联邦检察官称，“Hawk Tuah 女孩”哈莉·韦尔奇 (Haliey Welch) 试图将自己描绘成她推广的加密货币崩溃的受害者

斯科特·阿姆斯特朗 (Scott Armstrong) 在 Hawk Tuah memecoin 崩溃后对网络名人韦尔奇 (Welch) 的在线评论做出了反应，该币于 12 月 4 日推出，一天之内就损失了 95% 以上的价值。

Haliey Welch, the "Hawk Tuah Girl," is attempting to portray herself as a victim in the crash of a cryptocurrency she promoted, a former federal prosecutor said.

一位前联邦检察官表示，“Hawk Tuah Girl”哈莉·韦尔奇 (Haliey Welch) 试图将自己描绘成她所推广的加密货币崩溃的受害者。

Scott Armstrong was reacting to online comments by Welch, an internet personality, after the crash of the Hawk Tuah memecoin, which lost more than 95 percent of its value in a single day when it was launched on December 4. A memecoin is a type of cryptocurrency that is typically launched on the back of a popular internet meme or recurring joke.

斯科特·阿姆斯特朗 (Scott Armstrong) 在 Hawk Tuah memecoin 崩溃后对互联网名人韦尔奇 (Welch) 的在线评论做出了反应，该币于 12 月 4 日推出，一天之内就损失了 95% 以上的价值。memecoin 是一种通常是在流行的互联网迷因或反复出现的笑话的背景下推出的加密货币。

Investors are now suing the company Tuah The Moon Foundation, which was used to take in the money received from the sale of the memecoin. The investors are also suing the company's chief financial backers, listed as Hong Kong-based Overhere Ltd., its chief executive, Clinton So, and a Los Angeles-based online promoter, Alex Larson Schultz.

投资者现在正在起诉 Tuah The Moon 基金会公司，该公司被用来接收销售 memecoin 所得的资金。投资者还起诉了该公司的主要财务支持者（总部位于香港的 Overhere Ltd.）、首席执行官克林顿·苏（Clinton So）以及洛杉矶的在线发起人亚历克斯·拉森·舒尔茨（Alex Larson Schultz）。

Newsweek sought email comment on Monday from Welch, So and Overhere Ltd.

《新闻周刊》周一寻求 Welch、So 和 Overhere Ltd. 的电子邮件评论。

Why It Matters

为什么它很重要

The case illustrates the volatile nature of memecoins.

这个案例说明了模因币的波动性。

The sales of the Hawk Tuah coins also illustrate the power the internet has to lift people from obscurity to international stardom.

Hawk Tuah 硬币的销售也说明了互联网具有将人们从默默无闻提升为国际明星的力量。

Welch became famous after she was filmed by YouTube creators using the onomatopoeic phrase "hawk tuah" to describe a spitting action used in a sexual context. She has since transformed her newfound fame into a successful merchandise line and the podcast Tuah Talk, where she has interviewed musician Wiz Khalifa and Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban.

韦尔奇因 YouTube 创作者使用拟声词“hawk tuah”来描述性语境中的吐口水动作而出名。此后，她将自己新获得的名声转化为成功的商品系列和播客 Tuah Talk，在播客中她采访了音乐家 Wiz Khalifa 和 Shark Tank 投资人 Mark Cuban。

Welch promoted the memecoin and said that, before she became involved, she believed that cryptocurrency was a scam.

韦尔奇推广了模因币，并表示，在她参与其中之前，她认为加密货币是一个骗局。

On December 20, Welch reacted to the crash of the memecoin with several posts on social media.

12 月 20 日，韦尔奇在社交媒体上发布了多条帖子，对 memecoin 的崩溃做出了反应。

She posted on X, formerly Twitter: "I take this situation extremely seriously and want to address my fans, the investors who have been affected, and the broader community."

她在 X（原 Twitter）上发帖称：“我非常严肃地对待这一情况，并想向我的粉丝、受到影响的投资者以及更广泛的社区发表讲话。”

Armstrong, now an attorney with New York-based McGovern Weems, told Newsweek that Welch is apparently "trying to cooperate and trying to cast herself as the victim."

阿姆斯特朗现在是纽约麦戈文·威姆斯律师事务所的律师，他告诉《新闻周刊》，韦尔奇显然“试图合作，并试图将自己塑造成受害者”。

The plaintiffs' attorneys, Wolf Popper LLP and Burwick Law, filed a complaint in which they claim that the defendants used Welch's celebrity status to create "a speculative frenzy that caused the [$HAWK] Token's market value to spike shortly after launch, reaching a significant market capitalization."

原告律师 Wolf Popper LLP 和 Burwick Law 提起诉讼，声称被告利用韦尔奇的名人身份制造“投机狂潮，导致 [$HAWK] 代币的市场价值在推出后不久飙升，达到了巨大的市场资本。”

The lawyers claim in a press statement that the token "exhibits characteristics of an unregistered security, and was offered and sold to the public without proper registration with the SEC."

律师在一份新闻声明中声称，该代币“表现出未注册证券的特征，并且未经美国证券交易委员会适当注册就向公众提供和出售”。

Welch posted on X, formerly Twitter: "I am fully cooperating with and am committed to assisting the legal team representing the individuals impacted, as well as to help uncover the truth, hold the responsible parties accountable, and resolve this matter."

韦尔奇在 X（前 Twitter）上发帖称：“我将全力配合并致力于协助代表受影响个人的法律团队，并帮助揭露真相、追究责任方责任并解决此事。”

Armstrong told Newsweek: "I've never seen anything like this before, so it's kind of uncharted territory," he said.

阿姆斯特朗告诉《新闻周刊》：“我以前从未见过这样的事情，所以这是一个未知的领域，”他说。

Welch is seeking to avoid any lawsuits by siding with the plaintiffs and has advised people who lost money to contact the plaintiffs' lawyers.

韦尔奇正在寻求与原告站在一起以避免任何诉讼，并建议遭受损失的人联系原告的律师。

The defendants will have an opportunity to file a reply to the lawsuit and seek summary judgment in their favor. If that does not succeed, the case will move to pre-trial motions and disclosure.

被告将有机会对诉讼提出答复并寻求对其有利的简易判决。如果不成功，案件将进入预审动议和披露阶段。