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Federal regulators have sued Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, accusing the company of running an illegal exchange in the United States and commingling billions of dollars’ worth of customer funds.
聯邦監管機構已經對全球最大的加密貨幣交易所幣安提起訴訟，指控該公司在美國運營非法交易所，並混合數十億美元的客戶資金。
證券交易委員會是華爾街的主要監管機構，指控該公司對美國證券法案毫不顧忌地違反。該委員會還將幣安的CEO趙長鵬（CZ）列為被告。
“Through 13 charges, we allege that Zhao and Binance entities engaged in an extensive web of deception, conflicts of interest, lack of disclosure, and calculated evasion of the law,” said SEC Chair Gary Gensler in a statement Monday.
「透過13項指控，我們聲稱趙長鵬和Binance實體從事廣泛的欺騙、利益衝突、缺乏披露和有計劃地逃避法律，」SEC主席Gary Gensler在週一的聲明中表示。
The SEC also alleges that Zhao and Binance commingled customer assets and even diverted some to an entity controlled by Zhao.
SEC還聲稱，趙長鵬和幣安混合了客戶資產，甚至將一些資產轉移至趙長鵬控制的實體。
The complaint further alleges that Zhao and Binance knew they were violating US laws.
投訴書進一步指控趙長鵬和幣安知道他們正在違反美國法律。
“Binance’s CCO bluntly admitted to another Binance compliance officer in December 2018, ‘we are operating as a fking unlicensed securities exchange in the USA bro,’ ” the complaint reads, referring to the company’s chief compliance officer.
“Binance的CCO在2018年12月坦率地向另一位Binance官員承認，我們在美國兄弟，作為一個未經許可的證卷交易所在運營，指的是該公司的首席合官員。
A spokesperson for Binance said the company takes the SEC’s allegations seriously, but it believes the agency’s accusations are “unjustified.”
Binance的一位發言人表示，公司認真對待SEC的指控，但認為該機構的指控是“不合理的”。
“We respectfully disagree with the SEC’s allegations that Binance operated as an unregistered securities exchange or illegally offered and sold securities,” the company said in a statement. “Because of our size and global name recognition, Binance has found itself an easy target caught in the middle of a US regulatory tug-of-war.”
公司在一份聲明中表示：“我們尊重地不同意SEC的指控，即Binance作為未註冊的證券交易所運營或非法提供和出售證券。”“由於我們的規模和全球知名度，Binance發現自己成為一個容易成為美國監管拉鋸戰中間的目標。”
Bitcoin, the world’s most popular crypto asset and a bellwether for the broader digital asset industry, fell 6% Monday to $25,615.
比特幣是全球最受歡迎的加密資產，也是整個數字資產行業的風向標，周一下跌6%，至25,615美元。
In a tweet Monday, Zhao said his team was “standing by, ensuring systems are stable, including withdrawals, and deposits.”
在周一的一條推文中，趙先生表示他的團隊“随時待命，確保系统稳定，包括提款和存款。”
He also tweeted the number 4, his own shorthand for “Ignore FUD, fake news, attacks, etc.” (FUD stands for “fear, uncertainty, doubt” in crypto circles.)
他還在推特上發了數字4，這是他自己的簡寫，意思是“忽略恐懼、不確定性、懷疑等負面消息”（在加密貨幣圈中，FUD代表“恐懼、不確定性、懷疑”）。
Binance has long argued that it isn’t subject to US laws because it doesn’t have a physical headquarters in America. Zhao claims that the company’s headquarters are wherever he is at any point in time, “reflecting a deliberate approach to attempt to avoid regulation,” according to the CFTC’s complaint.
Binance長期以來一直主張，由於其在美國沒有實體總部，因此不受美國法律約束。根據CFTC的投訴，趙長鵬聲稱公司的總部是他在任何時間的所在地，這反映了一種有意避免監管的策略。
Gensler alleged that Zhao and Binance misled investors about risk controls, and that they “attempted to evade US securities laws by announcing sham controls that they disregarded behind the scenes so that they could keep high-value U.S. customers on their platforms.”
Gensler指控趙長鵬和Binance在風險控制方面誤導投資者，並且“試圖逃避美國證券法，宣布虛假控制措施，卻在幕後無視這些措施，以便讓高價值的美國客戶繼續使用他們的平台。”
The SEC suit follows a complaint earlier this year from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. That agency accused Binance and Zhao of violating US derivatives trading laws in multiple ways, including allegedly secretly coaching “VIP” customers within the United States on how to evade compliance controls.
SEC的訴訟是在今年早些時候商品期貨交易委員會提出投訴之後提出的。該機構指控Binance和趙長鵬在多個方面違反了美國衍生品交易法，包括據稱在美國內部秘密指導“VIP”客戶如何逃避合規控制。
Binance makes money primarily from collecting fees on crypto trades. Zhao started the company in China in 2017, and later relocated to avoid a Chinese government crackdown on digital assets.
Binance主要透過收取加密貨幣交易費用來賺取收益。趙長鵬於2017年在中國創立了這家公司，後來為了避免中國政府對數位資產的打壓而遷移。
US regulators have been intensifying their scrutiny of crypto platforms since the collapse of FTX, the exchange founded by Sam Bankman-Fried, in November last year. Before it filed for bankruptcy, FTX briefly sought a lifeline through its much-larger rival, Binance, but the deal was quickly called off, with Binance saying that FTX’s problems were “beyond our control or ability to help.”
自從去年11月由Sam Bankman-Fried創立的交易所FTX倒閉以來，美國監管機構一直在加強對加密貨幣平台的監管。在FTX申請破產之前，該交易所曾經試圖通過其更大的競爭對手Binance獲得生命線，但這筆交易很快被取消，Binance表示FTX的問題“超出了我們的控制或幫助範圍”。
FTX is now at the center of what federal prosecutors have called one of the biggest financial frauds in US history. Bankman-Fried has pleaded not guilty to multiple counts of fraud and conspiracy and is awaiting trial. Several of his former business partners have pleaded guilty and are cooperating with authorities.
FTX現在處於聯邦檢察官所稱的美國歷史上最大的金融詐騙案的中心。Bankman-Fried對多項欺詐和陰謀指控表示不罪，正在等待審判。他的幾位前商業夥伴已經認罪並正在與當局合作。
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