Do Kwon 对美国超过 400 亿美元的欺诈指控不认罪 Terra Collapse

Terraform Labs 联合创始人 Do Kwon 在美国面临多项刑事指控，包括共谋欺诈和操纵市场。

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has pleaded not guilty to U.S. fraud charges over the $40 billion collapse of the firm’s cryptocurrencies.

Terraform Labs 联合创始人 Do Kwon 对美国指控该公司加密货币价值 400 亿美元的欺诈行为不认罪。

A federal grand jury in Manhattan indicted Kwon last September on charges of commodities fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud. He also faces a conspiracy to commit money laundering charge.

去年 9 月，曼哈顿的一个联邦大陪审团以商品欺诈、证券欺诈和电汇欺诈罪对权提出起诉。他还面临共谋洗钱指控。

The charges stem from the May 2022 failure of Terraform’s flagship digital tokens, luna and the related stablecoin terraUSD (UST). The fraud and crash wiped out over $40 billion in investor assets.

这些指控源于 Terraform 的旗舰数字代币 luna 和相关稳定币 terraUSD (UST) 于 2022 年 5 月失败。欺诈和崩盘损失了超过 400 亿美元的投资者资产。

Prosecutors said Kwon misled investors about the stability and functionality of Terra’s blockchain technology and stablecoin protocol over several years.

检察官表示，Kwon 多年来在 Terra 区块链技术和稳定币协议的稳定性和功能方面误导了投资者。

They also accused him of making false statements about how major South Korean crypto exchange Upbit handled luna trading during a market downturn in May 2021.

他们还指控他对 2021 年 5 月市场低迷期间韩国主要加密货币交易所 Upbit 如何处理 luna 交易做出虚假陈述。

Prosecutors said Kwon and Terraform Labs also misled investors about the role that the Luna Foundation Guard, a Singapore-based nonprofit, played in defending UST’s $1 peg.

检察官表示，Kwon 和 Terraform Labs 还在新加坡非营利组织 Luna Foundation Guard 在捍卫 UST 1 美元挂钩方面所发挥的作用方面误导了投资者。

After luna and UST crashed, Terraform Labs laid off staff and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States.

Luna 和 UST 崩溃后，Terraform Labs 裁员并在美国申请破产保护法第 11 章。

In parallel civil charges, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last year charged Kwon and Terraform Labs with defrauding investors.

在并行民事指控中，美国证券交易委员会 (SEC) 去年指控 Kwon 和 Terraform Labs 欺骗投资者。

Kwon settled those charges with the SEC for $44.45 million without admitting or denying the allegations.

Kwon 以 4,445 万美元的价格向 SEC 解决了这些指控，但没有承认或否认这些指控。

Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon arrives at the Manhattan federal courthouse in New York City, March 22, 2023. Eduardo Munoz / Reuters

Terraform Labs 联合创始人 Do Kwon 于 2023 年 3 月 22 日抵达纽约市曼哈顿联邦法院。Eduardo Munoz / 路透社

Kwon, a South Korean citizen, 33, faces a maximum sentence of 130 years in prison if convicted on all the criminal charges.

33 岁的韩国公民 Kwon 如果所有刑事指控成立，最高将面临 130 年监禁。

He was arrested in March 2023 in Montenegro while attempting to flee with a forged passport, according to prosecutors.

据检察官称，他于 2023 年 3 月在黑山被捕，当时他试图持伪造护照逃跑。

After a lengthy extradition battle, Kwon was flown back to the United States on March 21.

经过漫长的引渡斗争，权于 3 月 21 日乘飞机返回美国。

His case is now before Judge John P. Cronan in the U.S. District Court in Manhattan.

他的案件现已由曼哈顿美国地方法院法官约翰·克罗南 (John P. Cronan) 审理。

a court session is scheduled for Jan. 8, 2025, to determine the next steps in the trial, which is expected to draw great attention within the crypto industry.

定于 2025 年 1 月 8 日开庭，以确定审判的后续步骤，预计将引起加密行业的高度关注。