美国司法部起诉库币违反反洗钱规定

美国司法部 (DOJ) 对加密货币交易所 KuCoin 及其两位创始人 Chun Gan 和 Ke Tang 提出指控，指控其违反反洗钱法。起诉书称，KuCoin 是一家未经许可的货币转移机构，未能实施适当的反洗钱措施，并通过隐瞒其庞大的美国客户群故意规避美国监管。据称，该交易所洗钱超过 90 亿美元，通过其平台为犯罪活动提供便利。

Justice Department Charges KuCoin With Anti-Money Laundering Violations

司法部指控库币违反反洗钱规定

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed criminal charges against KuCoin, a cryptocurrency exchange, and two of its founders, Chun Gan and Ke Tang, for allegedly violating anti-money laundering (AML) laws.

美国司法部 (DOJ) 对加密货币交易所 KuCoin 及其两位创始人 Chun Gan 和 Ke Tang 提起刑事指控，指控其违反反洗钱 (AML) 法。

According to the indictment, unsealed Tuesday, KuCoin operated an unlicensed money-transmitting business and violated the Bank Secrecy Act. The DOJ alleges that the exchange failed to maintain an adequate AML program, violated customer identification and verification procedures, and neglected to file suspicious activity reports.

根据周二启封的起诉书，KuCoin 经营未经许可的汇款业务，违反了《银行保密法》。美国司法部指控该交易所未能维持适当的反洗钱计划，违反了客户身份识别和验证程序，并忽视提交可疑活动报告。

Prosecutors claim that KuCoin intentionally circumvented U.S. AML and know-your-customer (KYC) regulations by falsely claiming to have no U.S. customers, despite having a substantial customer base in the United States. The government alleges that KuCoin facilitated the laundering of over $9 billion through its platform.

检察官称，尽管 KuCoin 在美国拥有大量客户群，但谎称没有美国客户，从而故意规避美国反洗钱和了解你的客户 (KYC) 法规。政府指控 KuCoin 通过其平台协助洗钱超过 90 亿美元。

"KuCoin allegedly took advantage of its sizeable U.S. customer base to become one of the world's largest cryptocurrency derivatives and spot exchanges, with billions of dollars of daily trades and trillions of dollars of annual trade volume," said Damian Williams, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. "Financial institutions like KuCoin that benefit from operating in the United States must comply with U.S. law to combat crime and illicit financing."

美国南部检察官达米安·威廉姆斯 (Damian Williams) 表示：“据称，KuCoin 利用其庞大的美国客户群，成为全球最大的加密货币衍生品和现货交易所之一，每日交易量达数十亿美元，年交易量达数万亿美元。”纽约地区。 “像库币这样受益于在美国运营的金融机构必须遵守美国打击犯罪和非法融资的法律。”

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has also filed a parallel civil action against KuCoin. The DOJ's charges include operating an unregistered futures commission merchant, failing to maintain sufficient risk management controls, and making false and misleading statements to U.S. regulators.

商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）也对 KuCoin 提起了并行民事诉讼。美国司法部的指控包括经营未注册的期货佣金商、未能维持足够的风险管理控制以及向美国监管机构做出虚假和误导性陈述。

If convicted, the defendants face significant penalties, including fines and imprisonment. The charges highlight the growing scrutiny of cryptocurrency exchanges by U.S. authorities as they seek to prevent illicit activity in the digital asset market.

如果罪名成立，被告将面临严厉的处罚，包括罚款和监禁。这些指控突显了美国当局为了防止数字资产市场的非法活动而对加密货币交易所进行越来越严格的审查。