Iziphathimandla zase-US zasola u-Vladimir Okhotnikov, u-Olena Oblamska, uMikhail Sergeev, no-Sergey Maslavov - abasunguli benkundla yokutshala imali engabazekayo ye-cryptocurrency Forsage - ukuthi bahlele uhlelo lombhoshongo lomhlaba wonke olwabophela abatshalizimali imali elinganiselwa ku-$340 million.

Bonke abamangalelwa babhekene necala lokwakha itulo lokukhwabanisa futhi bangathola isigwebo esiphezulu seminyaka engu-20 ejele.

Omunye Umkhonyovu Wezigidi Eziningi?

Ijaji elikhulu lombuso esifundeni sase-Oregon bathi ukuthi abasunguli be-Forsage baveze inkundla njengephrojekthi ye-matrix esemthethweni esekelwe ekukhangiseni kwenethiwekhi nezinkontileka ezihlakaniphile. 

Abaphathi baseRussia baphinde bethula ibhizinisi labo njengethuba lokutshala imali elinenzuzo enkulu, ngaleyo ndlela baheha inqwaba yabatshalizimali. Umsizi Wommeli-Jikelele u-Kenneth A. Polite, Omncane Wophiko Lwezobugebengu Lomnyango Wezobulungiswa ubeke amazwana:

“Ngokusebenzisana nozakwethu, umnyango uzibophezele ekutheni baphendule abakhwabanisi abaqola abatshalizimali, okuhlanganisa nabasesikhaleni seDeFi esisafufusa. Icala lanamuhla libonisa ikhono lomnyango lokusebenzisa wonke amathuluzi ophenyo atholakalayo, okuhlanganisa nokuhlaziya i-blockchain, ukuze kuvumbulule ukukhwabanisa okuyinkimbinkimbi okubandakanya imali ye-cryptocurrency kanye nezimpahla zedijithali.”

Iziphathimandla zigcizelele ukuthi abamangalelwa bahlele umkhonyovu wabo osolwayo ku-Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, kanye ne-Tron blockchains. Ukuhlaziywa okwengeziwe kubonise ukuthi abatshalizimali bangaphambili bathola imali ekhokhwa abasanda kufika, emele isimiso esiyinhloko sohlelo lwepiramidi. 

Ngokusho kwabaphenyi, ngaphezu kwe-80% yabasebenzisi be-Forsage bathole i-ETH encane kunaleyo ababeyitshalile ohlelweni lwe-Ethereum yesikhulumi, kuyilapho ingxenye yabatshalizimali ingakaze ithole inkokhelo eyodwa. Abasunguli nabo kuthiwa babhala ikhodi eyodwa yama-akhawunti (eyaziwa ngokuthi i-“xGold”) ngendlela yokuthi “i-100% yemali engenayo iye ngokuqondile nangokusobala kumalungu ephrojekthi ngaphandle kobungozi obuthile.”

Umsizi Womqondisi uLuis Quesada we-FBI's Criminal Investigative Division uthe intuthuko embonini ye-cryptocurrency ingaba inkemba esika nhlangothi zombili njengoba abadlali ababi besizakala futhi bangabangela umonakalo omkhulu wezezimali kuzisulu ezingalindelekile.

Izigebengu zinxuse abantu ukuthi baqaphele ngokuphelele lapho bengena endaweni yempahla yedijithali futhi bacophelele ngokufanele ngaphambi kokudlulisa izimali noma ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi lomuntu siqu ezinhlanganweni noma kubantu abangaziwa. 

U-Okhotnikov, u-Oblamska, uSergeev noMaslavov babhekene nesigwebo esiphezulu seminyaka engu-20 uma betholakala benecala.

Izindleko ezicindezelwe ze-SEC, nazo

I-US Securities and Exchange Commission icala Bangu-11 abantu abaxhumene neForsage ehlobo eledlule, okuhlanganisa nabasunguli abane baseRussia. Igcizelele ukuthi inkundla isebenze njengohlelo lwe-crypto Ponzi iminyaka emibili futhi yadonsa imali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-300 zamaRandi kuzisulu.

I-watchdog iphinde yathumela incwadi yokumisa nokuyeka endaweni yesikhulumi ngasekupheleni kuka-2020 nango-March 2021. Noma kunjalo, abaphathi bayo basishaya indiva isicelo futhi baqhubeka nokuphromotha ibhizinisi labo.

Ababili babamangalelwa bavumile ukukhokha ukuchithwa kanye nezijeziso zomphakathi ukuze baxazulule izinkinga ne-SEC futhi basuswa ekuphenyweni okuqhubekayo.