司法部指控库币违反反洗钱规定

司法部指控加密货币交易所 KuCoin 及其创始人违反反洗钱法。检察官指控 KuCoin 创始人 Chun Gan 和 Ke Tang 合谋经营未经许可的汇款业务，并因未能维持适当的反洗钱计划而违反了《银行保密法》。起诉书称，KuCoin 及其创始人故意隐瞒美国用户交易活动，帮助其在没有基本反洗钱政策的情况下崛起为主要的加密货币交易所。

Justice Department Charges KuCoin with Anti-Money Laundering Violations

司法部指控库币违反反洗钱规定

In an unsealed indictment unveiled on Tuesday, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) accused the cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and its two founders, Chun Gan and Ke Tang, of contravening anti-money laundering (AML) laws.

在周二公布的一份未密封起诉书中，美国司法部 (DOJ) 指控加密货币交易所 KuCoin 及其两位创始人 Chun Gan 和 Ke Tang 违反反洗钱 (AML) 法。

Federal prosecutors allege that the founders conspired to operate KuCoin as an illicit money transmitter and breached the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) by neglecting to implement sufficient AML measures, rendering the exchange susceptible to money laundering and terrorist financing activities.

联邦检察官指控，KuCoin 的创始人合谋将 KuCoin 运营为非法货币转移器，并违反了《银行保密法》(BSA)，忽视了实施足够的反洗钱措施，导致该交易所容易遭受洗钱和恐怖主义融资活动。

In a statement, KuCoin representatives acknowledged the charges and expressed their intention to meticulously review them alongside legal counsel.

KuCoin 代表在一份声明中承认了这些指控，并表示打算与法律顾问一起仔细审查这些指控。

"While we actively engage with this matter, our platform remains unaffected and continues to operate seamlessly as usual," asserted Johnny Lyu, KuCoin's Chief Executive Officer, via a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

KuCoin 首席执行官约翰尼·吕 (Johnny Lyu) 在 X（以前称为 Twitter）上发帖表示：“虽然我们积极参与此事，但我们的平台并未受到影响，并继续像往常一样无缝运行。”

According to the indictment, KuCoin and its founders deliberately concealed the extensive participation of U.S. users on their platform, facilitating its rise as one of the world's prominent cryptocurrency derivatives and spot exchanges without ever establishing fundamental AML safeguards.

根据起诉书，KuCoin 及其创始人故意隐瞒美国用户对其平台的广泛参与，从而促进其崛起为全球著名的加密货币衍生品和现货交易所之一，而从未建立基本的反洗钱保障措施。

The government maintains that KuCoin has processed over $5 billion and facilitated the transfer of more than $4 billion in illicit and dubious funds since its inception in 2017. Furthermore, the allegations assert that the founders and the exchange disregarded essential procedures for verifying customer identities and failed to report suspicious activities.

政府坚称，自 2017 年成立以来，KuCoin 已处理超过 50 亿美元，并协助转移超过 40 亿美元的非法和可疑资金。此外，指控称创始人和交易所无视验证客户身份的基本程序，未能报告可疑活动。

At the time of the indictment, the DOJ had not taken the founders into custody.

在起诉时，司法部尚未拘留创始人。

Concurrently with the Justice Department's action, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) initiated a parallel civil lawsuit against KuCoin and its founders on Tuesday, alleging violations of trader regulations and the BSA.

在司法部采取行动的同时，商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）于周二对 KuCoin 及其创始人提起了并行民事诉讼，指控其违反交易员法规和 BSA。

Please direct correspondence to Dean Seal at dean.seal@wsj.com.

请通过 dean.seal@wsj.com 直接与 Dean Seal 联系。