Squid Game加密货币原来是个骗局，开发商骗取340万美元

这种名为 Squid 的货币将自己定位为“边玩边赚钱的加密货币”，人们可以在网络游戏中赚取更多代币，这些代币可以兑换成其他加密货币或本国货币。

A cryptocurrency inspired by the hit South Korean Netflix (NFLX) series Squid Game has reportedly turned out to be a scam, with its developers making off with around $3.4m (£2.5m).

据报道，一种受韩国 Netflix (NFLX) 热门剧集《鱿鱼游戏》启发的加密货币被证明是一个骗局，其开发商获利约 340 万美元（250 万英镑）。

The currency, called Squid, marketed itself as a "play-to-earn cryptocurrency", where people can earn more tokens in online games which can be exchanged for other cryptocurrencies or national currencies.

这种名为 Squid 的货币将自己定位为“边玩边赚钱的加密货币”，人们可以在网络游戏中赚取更多代币，这些代币可以兑换成其他加密货币或本国货币。

It was sold as a way to play an upcoming online game based on the series.

它被作为玩即将推出的基于该系列的在线游戏的一种方式出售。

Squid launched in late October and saw its price surge in the last few days. It went from one cent to as high as around $2,800, before plunging to $0 on Monday. Its website disappeared, along with every other social media presence, and its Twitter account, which had gained 57,000 followers, was blocked due to “unusual activity”.

Squid 于 10 月底推出，最近几天价格飙升。它从 1 美分升至 2,800 美元左右，然后在周一暴跌至 0 美元。它的网站以及其他所有社交媒体都消失了，其拥有 57,000 名粉丝的 Twitter 帐户也因“异常活动”而被封锁。

“Squid Game Dev does not want to continue running the project,” the developers wrote on their Telegram channel, saying they were “depressed” by scammers and “overwhelmed with stress.”

“Squid Game Dev 不想继续运行这个项目，”开发者在他们的 Telegram 频道上写道，并表示他们对骗子感到“沮丧”，并且“压力山大”。

The value of Squid Game meme coin becoming null in a matter of minutes is a classic portrayal of superficial value maximisation. Such movements are exceptionally bizarre as people are increasingly tilting towards these unregulated instruments without actually knowing the underlying value behind them, Kunal Sawhney, CEO at equities research firm Kalkine Group told Yahoo Finance UK.

鱿鱼游戏币的价值在几分钟内就归零，这是表面价值最大化的经典写照。股票研究公司 Kalkine Group 首席执行官库纳尔·索尼 (Kunal Sawhney) 告诉英国雅虎财经，这种行为异常奇怪，因为人们越来越倾向于这些不受监管的工具，但实际上并不了解它们背​​后的潜在价值。

"According to him, the crypto ecosystem has flourished with bitcoin getting recognition on a conventional bourse, but emerging cryptocurrencies and meme coins remain highly susceptible "to such bamboozles" which is why institutional investors only have exposure in a handful of crypto-assets.

“根据他的说法，随着比特币在传统交易所获得认可，加密生态系统已经蓬勃发展，但新兴的加密货币和迷因硬币仍然非常容易“受到这种欺骗”，这就是为什么机构投资者只投资少数加密资产。

He believes "the evident bull run in the cryptos could halt sooner-than-expected, once a regulatory authority confirms the extent of wrongdoing."

他认为，“一旦监管机构确认不当行为的严重程度，加密货币中明显的牛市可能会比预期更快停止。”

Squid was available for sale on decentralised crypto exchanges including PancakeSwap and DODO.

Squid 可在 PancakeSwap 和 DODO 等去中心化加密货币交易所出售。

Last week, Gizmodo had published a story about how the token was an "obvious scam" for several reasons — the biggest one being that investors can put money into the cryptocurrency, but there was no evidence to show they could withdraw it.

上周，Gizmodo 发表了一篇报道，称该代币是一个“明显的骗局”，原因有几个——最大的一个是投资者可以将资金投入加密货币，但没有证据表明他们可以提取资金。

Another red flag was that its website was "filled with poor grammar, bizarre spelling errors, and claims that are impossible to verify."

另一个危险信号是其网站“充满了糟糕的语法、奇怪的拼写错误和无法验证的声明”。

Gizmodo criticised websites like the BBC and Business Insider for covering the crypto without pointing out these concerns.

Gizmodo 批评 BBC 和 Business Insider 等网站在没有指出这些担忧的情况下报道加密货币。

"The hope to get refunded appears to be dashed, while experts warned that investors might never get their money back," said Farah Mourad, senior market analyst at trading platform XTB MENA.

交易平台 XTB MENA 的高级市场分析师法拉·穆拉德 (Farah Mourad) 表示：“获得退款的希望似乎破灭了，而专家警告称，投资者可能永远拿不回自己的钱。”

Over 40,000 investors kept their token after the crash, she said, adding that "the case raises, once again, many questions concerning unconventional investment opportunities."

她说，崩盘后，超过 40,000 名投资者保留了他们的代币，并补充说，“此案再次引发了有关非常规投资机会的许多问题。”

"Besides its extremely volatile market and sensitivity, investors in the crypto world should deeply understand the high risks before investing, reading document releases, checking technical information and cryptocurrency white papers, while understanding the associated hazard with crypto projects."

“除了其极其波动的市场和敏感性之外，加密世界的投资者在投资前应该深入了解高风险，阅读文件发布，检查技术信息和加密货币白皮书，同时了解加密项目的相关风险。”

This is not the first time scammers have tried to leverage a successful show. In April, a cryptocurrency called "Mando" appeared online, based on Disney's (DIS) The Mandalorian, which also turned out to be a big scam.

这并不是骗子第一次尝试利用成功的节目。今年4月，一种名为“Mando”的加密货币出现在网上，其原型是迪士尼（DIS）的《曼达洛人》，这也被证明是一个大骗局。