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每经记者 蔡鼎 每经编辑 谢欣
Every journalist & nbsp; Choi Ding & nbsp; every editor Xie Xin
加密货币圈从不缺乏具有想象力的投资产品，例如假加密货币、假的区块链服务等。如今，一起涉案金额达7.22亿美元的比特币骗局也浮出了水面。
There is never a shortage of imaginative investment products in an encrypted currency ring, such as fake encrypted currency, fake block chain services, etc. Today, a bitcoin scam involving $722 million has surfaced.
据《财富》等多家媒体报道，美国司法部于美东时间本周二（12月10日）宣布，美国当局逮捕了三名男子，他们涉嫌操纵一个案值达7.22亿美元的比特币“庞氏骗局”。
According to several media reports, such as Wealth, the United States Department of Justice announced this Tuesday (10 December) that the United States authorities had arrested three men suspected of operating a case worth $722 million in Bitcoin&ldquao; Ponzi fraud & rdquao; and .
新泽西州的美国检察官克雷格·卡佩尼托（Craig Carpenito）在一份声明中称，这是一个由“BitClub Network（比特币网络）”运作的“高科技庞氏骗局”，从2014年4月到今年12月，该诈骗团伙用虚假的比特币挖矿收入吸引毫无戒心的投资者，骗取他们的投资，并奖励他们招揽新投资者。
U.S. Attorney Craig · Craig Carpenito, New Jersey, in a statement, claimed that this was a fraud by “ BitClub & nbsp; Network (bitcoin network) & & rdquo; running & & ldquo; high-tech Ponzi fraud & rdquo; and, from April 2014 to December this year, the fraud gang used false bitco to dig mine revenues to attract unscrupulous investors, lure their investments and reward them for recruiting new investors.
据卡佩尼托的声明，被捕的这三人分别是37岁的马修·布伦特·戈奇（Matthew Brent Goettsche）、38岁的乔巴迪亚·辛克莱·威克斯（Jobadiah Sinclair Weks）和49岁的约瑟夫·弗兰克·阿贝尔（Joseph Frank Abel），另外两名被告的名字没有公布，仍在逃。卡佩尼托称，他们的所作所为无异于一个现代高科技的庞氏骗局，骗取了受害者数亿美元。
According to a statement by Capenetto, the three arrested were Matthew & Middot, 37, Brent & Middot, Matthew & nbsp, Brent & nbsp, Goettsche, 38-year-old Chobadia & Middot, Sinclair & Middot, Jobadiah & nbsp, Sinclair & nbsp, Weks, 49-year-old Joseph & Middot, Frank & Middot, Joseph & nbsp, Frank & nbsp; Frank & nbsp; Abel, two other defendants whose names have not been published and who are still at large.
该团伙在比特币网络的官网解释称，“你可以以500美元、1000美元和2000美元的价格购买我们的资金池，每份合同的有效期为1000天，在合同期间，你将收到我们‘挖矿’所得的分成。”然而，美国司法部称，比特币网络并没有将投资者投入的资金来“挖矿”，这完全就是一个巨大的骗局。
The
声明显示，戈奇将潜在的比特币网络投资者称为“笨蛋”和“绵羊”，称他们“将整个投资模型都建立在白痴的基础上”。2017年9月，戈奇给一个同谋发了一封电子邮件，在邮件中他称利用比特币网络可以让他无忧无虑地退休，并变得超级富有。最终，戈奇和威克斯被控合谋进行网络欺诈，且被捕的这三人都面临合谋出售未注册证券的相关指控。
According to the statement , Gocchi called potential Bitcoin network investors & ldquo; fools & rdquo; and & & ldquo; sheep & rdquo; called them & & ldquo; built the entire investment model on an idiot basis & rdquao; September 2017, Goc sent an e-mail to an accomplice in which he claimed that the use of the Bitcoin network allowed him to retire carelessly and become super-rich. Eventually, Goc and Wickers were accused of conspiracy to commit cyber fraud, and the three arrested were facing charges of conspiracy to sell unregistered securities.
FBI洛杉矶办公室副主任保罗·德拉科特（Paul Delacourt）表示：“今天被捕的这三人利用复杂的方法吸引了成千上万的受害者，并向他们承诺了投资回报。被告涉嫌在数年时间里继续招揽新的投资者，同时大肆挥霍受害者的钱财，还从中赚取了数亿美元。”
Paul & Middot; Paul & nbsp; Delacourt, Deputy Director of the FBI's office in Los Angeles, said: & & ldquo; the three men arrested today used sophisticated methods to attract thousands of victims and promised them a return on their investment. The defendants were suspected of continuing to recruit new investors for several years while squandering the money of their victims and earning hundreds of millions of dollars from it. & & & nbsp;
据NBC新闻报道，关于这起案件的长达27页的起诉书在新泽西州纽瓦克的美国地区法院公布，称该犯罪集团并没有在美国证券交易委员会（SEC）登记出售的证券。检方称，为了支持自己的业务，戈奇、威克斯和其他公司合谋通过提供被称为“比特币开采收益”的虚假和误导性数据来招揽投资。来自加州的威克斯和阿贝尔则精心制作视频，走遍全美国和世界各地宣传比特币网络。检方还补充称，他们的公司是其“所见过的历史上最透明的公司”，而且“大而不倒（too big to fail）”。
According to NBC news reports, the 27-page indictment in this case was published in the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, stating that the criminal group had not registered for sale securities with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The prosecution claimed that, in support of its business, Gocchi, Weeks and other companies had conspired to solicit investment by providing what was known as “ Bitco mining proceeds” false and misleading data. Wilkes and Abel from California had carefully produced videos and travelled across the U.S. and around the world to promote the Bitquo network. The prosecution added that their companies were “ the most transparent company in history & & & & & & & & & & & & & & & ; big and not down (too & nbsp; big & nbsp; & & nsp; fail) and <.
检方补充表示，在幕后，这个团伙既贪婪，又蔑视那些投资者，甚至有时还对能否将自家的业务持续下去产生怀疑。据起诉书，2015年2月，戈奇曾指示另外一名同谋“从今天开始把每天的挖矿收入提高60%”，但当时这名同谋称，“这是不可持续的，也就是一起快速套现的庞氏骗局。”
The prosecution added that behind the scenes, the group was greedy and scorning those investors, and sometimes even cast doubt on whether it could continue its own business. According to the indictment, in February 2015, Gochi had instructed another accomplice to &ldquao; to raise the daily mine revenue by 60% & rdquao from today; but at the time, the accomplice claimed, & ldquao; it was unsustainable, that is, a fast-discovering pontism.
《每日经济新闻》记者注意到，在起诉书中，检方还提到了另一个欺诈案，涉及另一种加密货币OneCoin。三周前美国一名律师在纽约被判从欺诈性的OneCoin加密货币中洗钱4亿美元，并获得5000万美元的报酬。检方称这起案件的运作方式同样是一起“庞氏骗局”，向投资者承诺不切实际的回报，并用后进入投资者的钱支付早期投资者。
Daily Economic News journalist notes that in the indictment, the prosecution also referred to another fraud case involving another encrypted currency, OneCoin. Three weeks ago, an American lawyer was convicted in New York of laundering $400 million from the fraudulent OneCoin encrypted currency and was paid $50 million. The prosecution stated that this case also operated in a & ldquo; Ponzi fraud & & rdquo; promising investors unrealistic returns and paying early investors with later money into the investor. > & nbsp;
虽然目前看来，被这个所谓的“比特币网络”诈骗的受害者身份尚不清楚，但从仍然存在的公司在线视频和广告中可以看出，这家公司具有广泛的影响力。NBC新闻报道中称，如果被判有罪，这个团伙将面临最高20年的监禁，以及高达25万美元的欺诈共谋罚款。此外，串谋出售未注册证券的指控最高可被判处5年监禁和25万美元罚款。
Although it appears that the identity of the victims of this so-called “ the Bitcoin network ” and the identity of the victims of fraud is not yet known, the company has wide-ranging influence, as can be seen from the online video and advertising of companies that still exist. NBC news reports that if convicted, the group will face up to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000 for fraudulent conspiracy. In addition, charges of conspiracy to sell unregistered securities are punishable by up to 5 years' imprisonment and a fine of $250,000.
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