韩国流行音乐巨头首席执行官受到批评

韩国流行音乐巨头 Cube Entertainment 的首席执行官因被指控参与加密货币投资骗局而受到抨击

Kang Seung-gon, the CEO of K-pop giant Cube Entertainment, is facing legal threats over allegations that he used the entertainment company to inflate a cryptocurrency’s value and encouraged people around him to invest in the token, later pivoting and denying any involvement in a crypto scam.

韩国流行音乐巨头 Cube Entertainment 的首席执行官姜升坤 (Kang Seung-gon) 面临法律威胁，因为他被指控利用该娱乐公司夸大加密货币的价值，并鼓励周围的人投资该代币，后来又否认参与任何此类活动。加密骗局。

According to a report by local news on Thursday, Kang is accused of using Cube to inflate the price of a cryptocurrency and encouraging people around him to invest in the token in 2022. The report adds that Cube had invested 100 million won (around $67.834) in Nestree Group Media (NMG) by participating in the company’s capital increase in March 2022, securing a 40% stake in the blockchain technology company.

据当地新闻周四报道，Kang 被指控利用 Cube 抬高加密货币的价格，并鼓励周围的人在 2022 年投资该代币。该报道补充说，Cube 已投资 1 亿韩元（约合 67.834 美元） 2022 年 3 月，雀巢集团传媒 (NMG) 参与该公司增资，获得该区块链技术公司 40% 的股权。

Following the news of Cube’s investment, the price of the company’s cryptocurrency, Nestree (EGG), reportedly increased tenfold in a month. From 5 won (around $0.0034) at the beginning of March, the price rose to about 60 won (around $0.041) by March 28, 2022.

据报道，在 Cube 投资的消息传出后，该公司的加密货币 Nestree (EGG) 的价格在一个月内上涨了十倍。从 3 月初的 5 韩元（约合 0.0034 美元）到 2022 年 3 月 28 日，价格上涨至约 60 韩元（约合 0.041 美元）。

However, the price of Nestree fell 34% the following month and continued to decline, reaching the 5-won mark the following year. At the time of writing, the token is trading at 4.8 won ($0.0033) on Bithumb.

然而，雀巢的价格在次月就下跌了34%，并持续下跌，次年跌至5韩元大关。截至撰写本文时，该代币在 Bithumb 上的交易价格为 4.8 韩元（0.0033 美元）。

It is worth noting that Nestree Group Media had listed its token on South Korean exchanges Coinone and Bithumb between August 2019 and April 2020, “claiming to be a messenger service specialized for blockchain-based communities.” According to the report, the company's main business has been “virtually shut down.” Meanwhile, Nestree Mall, the company’s reward-based shopping mall for the crypto market, is still operating but has sold out or discontinued all registered products.

值得注意的是，Nestre Group Media 曾于 2019 年 8 月至 2020 年 4 月期间在韩国交易所 Coinone 和 Bithumb 上市其代币，“声称是专门为基于区块链的社区提供的消息服务”。报道称，该公司的主要业务已“几乎停止”。与此同时，该公司针对加密市场的奖励式购物中心 Nestree Mall 仍在运营，但已售完或停止所有注册产品。

Kang is accused of using his influence to encourage acquaintances and associates to acquire Nestree’s token before and after Cube’s investment in the company, allegedly guaranteeing the return on the initial investment.

Kang被指控利用自己的影响力鼓励熟人和同事在Cube投资该公司之前和之后购买Nesttree的代币，据称保证了初始投资的回报。

“In early 2022, Mr. Kang encouraged me to invest, saying, ‘I will guarantee the principal, so please trust me,’” one investor claimed, adding that “Believing his words, securities firms, Cube Entertainment officials, and loan sharks rushed to invest in Nestree.”

一位投资者称，“2022年初，康先生鼓励我投资，说‘我会保证本金，所以请相信我’”，并补充道，“相信他的话，证券公司、Cube Entertainment 官员和高利贷者急于投资雀巢。”

Another investor alleged they “believed Mr. Kang’s words and invested about 80 million won in Nestree in March 2022, but lost over 70 million won when the value of Nestree plummeted.”

另一位投资者称，他们“相信姜先生的话，并于2022年3月向Nesttree投资了约8000万韩元，但当Nesttree的价值暴跌时，他们损失了超过7000万韩元。”

The affected investors reportedly asked the CEO to “guarantee their principal as promised” but were told Kang never promised such a thing. Instead, some investors allegedly received new investment suggestions from Kang and the promise to “help them make up for their losses with other coins.”

据报道，受影响的投资者要求首席执行官“按照承诺保证其本金”，但被告知康从未承诺过这样的事情。相反，据称一些投资者收到了康的新投资建议，并承诺“帮助他们用其他代币弥补损失”。

However, Cube’s CEO has denied the allegations, claiming that neither he nor the company have been involved in a crypto scam.

然而，Cube 的首席执行官否认了这些指控，声称他和公司都没有参与加密货币骗局。

“There is no evidence that we recommended a cryptocurrency investment under the condition of a principal guarantee,” Kang stated.

“没有证据表明我们建议在本金担保的情况下进行加密货币投资，”康表示。

He added that Cube’s investment in Nestree Group Media was “part of Cube Entertainment’s expansion into the new blockchain business, and we plan to continue our business collaboration with Nestree.”

他补充说，Cube 对 Nestree Group Media 的投资是“Cube Entertainment 向新区块链业务扩张的一部分，我们计划继续与 Nestree 进行业务合作。”

“I also invested in EGG prior to Cube’s partnership, but I didn't profit from selling at the peak and rather lost money,” Kang concluded.

“在与 Cube 合作之前，我也投资了 EGG，但我没有从高峰期的卖出中获利，反而赔了钱，”Kang 总结道。

Despite denying the allegations, the alleged victims are considering legal action against Kang.

尽管否认这些指控，据称受害者仍在考虑对康采取法律行动。