厄瓜多尔当局就加密货币项目向公民发出警告，世界币（WLD）面临争议

由 OpenAI 首席执行官 Sam Altman 共同创立的加密货币项目 Worldcoin (WLD) 于 6 月抵达厄瓜多尔。由于该项目越来越受欢迎，厄瓜多尔当局已就该项目向其公民发出警告。

Worldcoin (WLD), a crypto project co-founded by OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman, arrived in Ecuador in June. Due to its growing popularity, Ecuadorian authorities have warned its citizens about the project.

由 OpenAI 首席执行官 Sam Altman 共同创立的加密货币项目 Worldcoin (WLD) 于 6 月抵达厄瓜多尔。由于该项目越来越受欢迎，厄瓜多尔当局已就该项目向其公民发出警告。

Most recently, Ecuador’s Central Bank (ECB) issued a press release reiterating the country’s stance on cryptocurrencies and reminding users of the risks involving the illegal use of digital assets as a payment method.

最近，厄瓜多尔中央银行（ECB）发布了一份新闻稿，重申了该国对加密货币的立场，并提醒用户非法使用数字资产作为支付方式的风险。

Worldcoin Faces More Controversy

世界币面临更多争议

In June, Worldcoin announced that its World ID verifications would be coming to Ecuador at the end of the month. Starting June 26, the verifications have been available at six locations across Quito and Guayaquil.

6 月，Worldcoin 宣布其 World ID 验证将于本月底登陆厄瓜多尔。从 6 月 26 日开始，基多和瓜亚基尔的六个地点均可进行验证。

The project has gained popularity among Ecuadorians in the last month and a half, with hundreds of citizens reportedly queueing daily outside the Worldcoin spots to scan their irises. However, local reports revealed that many users agreed to the verification out of necessity.

在过去的一个半月里，该项目在厄瓜多尔人中广受欢迎，据报道每天都有数百名公民在世界币网点外排队扫描虹膜。然而，当地报道显示，许多用户出于必要而同意进行验证。

Controversy arose after X reports claimed that many people going through the scanning process were not informed well enough to consent to the verification. An X user stated he saw “over 50 people dress humbly lined up” in Guayaquil.

X 报告声称许多接受扫描过程的人没有充分了解情况而无法同意验证，此后引起了争议。一位 X 用户表示，他在瓜亚基尔看到“超过 50 人衣着朴素地排队”。

After inquiring about the reasons for the line, the user allegedly received answers like “they must be millionaires” and “sometimes people are crazy.” As reported by Primicias, users receive $30 in WLD after the verification process.

在询问了这条线路的原因后，据称该用户收到了诸如“他们一定是百万富翁”和“有时人们很疯狂”之类的答案。据 Primicias 报道，用户在验证过程后将收到 30 美元的 WLD。

“In exchange for the iris scan with an Orb machine, I was given 13 Worldcoin tokens worth $29.59, which I deposited into a digital wallet I created for this purpose,” said a 19-year-old to the local media outlet. Additionally, they can get up to $100 through the referral program.

“作为使用 Orb 机器进行虹膜扫描的交换，我得到了 13 个世界币代币，价值 29.59 美元，我将其存入我为此目的创建的数字钱包中，”一位 19 岁的年轻人向当地媒体表示。此外，他们还可以通过推荐计划获得高达​​ 100 美元的奖励。

Adding to the controversy, the country’s newly founded Data Protection Superintendency (DPS) denied the claim that Tools For Humanity, the company behind the crypto project, had notified Ecuadorian authorities about the beginning of operations.

雪上加霜的是，该国新成立的数据保护监管局（DPS）否认了加密项目背后的 Tools For Humanity 已向厄瓜多尔当局通报运营开始的说法。

DPS’s Chief Superintendent, Fabrizio Peralta, also stated that the institution hasn’t been able to carry out surveillance tasks due to a lack of personnel and resources.

DPS 总警司 Fabrizio Peralta 也表示，由于缺乏人员和资源，该机构无法执行监视任务。

Ecuadorian Authorities Reiterate Crypto Stance

厄瓜多尔当局重申加密货币立场

The Superintendence of Companies (SOC) issued a press release last week expressing its concern “about the news circulating in the media and social networks about the irregular activity carried out through an application called Worldcoin.”

公司监管局 (SOC) 上周发布了一份新闻稿，表达了其“对媒体和社交网络上流传的有关通过名为 Worldcoin 的应用程序进行的违规活动的新闻”的担忧。

The SOC warned Ecuadorians the project was not supervised or regulated by the institution. Additionally, it urged them to abstain from giving their biometric information to companies that offer incentives in exchange for said data.

SOC 警告厄瓜多尔人，该项目不受该机构的监督或监管。此外，它敦促他们不要将生物识别信息提供给提供激励措施以换取所述数据的公司。

Ecuador’s Central Bank reiterated its stance on crypto in the latest development. The ECB emphasized that cryptocurrencies are not legal tender or an authorized means of payment in South American countries.

厄瓜多尔央行在最新进展中重申了其对加密货币的立场。欧洲央行强调，加密货币不是南美国家的法定货币或授权的支付方式。

Moreover, it stated that the use of means of payment unauthorized by the Monetary Policy and Regulatory Board (JPRM), “or their total or partial simulation, is expressly prohibited under the provisions of Article 98 of the COMF.”

此外，它还表示，根据货币政策和监管委员会（JPRM）的规定，使用未经货币政策和监管委员会（JPRM）授权的支付方式，“或其全部或部分模拟，是根据《货币政策和监管委员会》第98条的规定明确禁止的。”

As a result, “all transactions, monetary and financial operations, and their accounting records, carried out in the country, shall be expressed in US dollars.” Ultimately, the Bank reminded citizens that actions can be taken for the use of crypto as a payment method:

因此，“在该国进行的所有交易、货币和金融业务及其会计记录均应以美元表示。”最终，该银行提醒公民，可以采取行动使用加密货币作为支付方式：

The ECB, in case it identifies the use of crypto assets as a means of payment, shall bring it to the attention of the State Attorney General’s Office for its corresponding investigation and sanction.

欧洲央行如果发现使用加密资产作为支付手段，应提请国家总检察长办公室注意，以进行相应的调查和制裁。