2022年11月16日 VOA慢速英语：FTX 加密货币交易所正在发生什么

 

FTX was one of the world's largest exchanges for digital money called cryptocurrency. FTX's problems worsened over the weekend and threatened the entire industry.
FTX 是世界上最大的数字货币（称为加密货币）交易所之一。FTX 的问题在周末恶化并威胁到整个行业。
 
Sam Bankman-Fried founded FTX in 2019. He grew the trading firm quickly by attracting the biggest investors in Silicon Valley.
Sam Bankman-Fried 于 2019 年创立了 FTX。他通过吸引硅谷最大的投资者迅速发展了这家贸易公司。
 
Last week, FTX declared bankruptcy. Bankman-Fried resigned. The firm said some money had disappeared. And experts say hundreds of millions of dollars may have been lost.
上周，FTX宣布破产。Bankman-Fried 辞职了。该公司表示，一些钱不见了。专家表示，可能损失了数亿美元。
 
The collapse of FTX is a shock to the cryptocurrency industry, which has seen a fair number of problems this year.
FTX 的崩溃对加密货币行业造成了冲击，该行业今年出现了很多问题。
 
Bitcoin, the world's biggest cryptocurrency, has dropped about 65 percent in value for the year. And Ether, the world's second most valuable cryptocurrency, lost 20 percent over the last weekend, CoinDesk data showed on Monday.
比特币是世界上最大的加密货币，今年价值下跌了约 65%。CoinDesk周一的数据显示 ，世界上第二大最有价值的加密货币以太币在上周末下跌了 20% 。
 
Why did FTX go bankrupt?
为什么FTX破产了？
 
Investors fled FTX last week over fears about whether the firm had enough money. And FTX agreed to sell itself to another crypto exchange Binance. But the deal collapsed while Binance was researching FTX's finances.
由于担心该公司是否有足够的资金，投资者上周逃离了 FTX。FTX 同意将自己出售给另一家加密货币交易所 Binance。但在 Binance 研究 FTX 的财务状况时，交易破裂了。
 
Last Friday, FTX and several connected companies filed for bankruptcy. The firm had valued itself between $10 billion to $50 billion. It listed more than 130 partner companies around the world, its bankruptcy filing said.
上周五，FTX 和几家关联公司申请破产。该公司对自己的估值在 100 亿至 500 亿美元之间。其破产申请称，它在全球列出了 130 多家合作伙伴公司。
 
And Bankman-Fried who had rescued several cryptocurrency companies also resigned as chief executive of FTX.
而拯救过数家加密货币公司的Bankman-Fried也辞去了FTX的首席执行官一职。
Was it hacked?
它被黑客入侵了吗？
 
On Saturday, FTX said there had been "unauthorized access" to its accounts, just hours after the bankruptcy filing. A debate started on social media about whether the exchange was hacked or a company member had stolen money.
周六，FTX 表示，在申请破产保护仅几个小时后，其账户就出现了“未经授权的 访问”。社交媒体上开始了一场关于交易所是否遭到黑客攻击或公司成员偷钱的辩论。
 
Exactly how much money involved is unclear. But analytics company Elliptic estimated Saturday that $477 million was missing from the exchange. FTX's new chief John Ray III said it was stopping any trade or withdrawal and taking steps to secure investors' money.
具体涉及多少钱尚不清楚。但分析公司 Elliptic 周六估计，交易所损失了 4.77 亿美元。FTX 的新任首席执行官 John Ray III 表示将停止任何交易或提款，并采取措施确保投资者的资金安全。
 
Is my bitcoin safe?
我的比特币安全吗？
 
Cory Klippsten is the head of financial services company Swan Bitcoin. He said people who own bitcoin should be fine if they keep them off exchanges like FTX. He said they work like a crypto "gambling website."
Cory Klippsten 是金融服务公司 Swan Bitcoin 的负责人。他说拥有比特币的人如果不让比特币进入像 FTX 这样的交易所就应该没事。他说他们的工作就像一个加密“赌博网站”。
 
"Any exchange is a security risk," said Klippsten. Some operate better than others, but he said a better choice is to take control of your digital assets. With bitcoin, it is possible to take coins off the exchange, he said.
“任何交换都是安全风险，”Klippsten 说。有些人比其他人运作得更好，但他说更好的选择是控制你的数字资产。他说，有了比特币，就有可能将硬币从交易所拿走。
 
Is FTX under investigation?
FTX 正在接受调查吗？
 
On Sunday, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said it is investigating FTX, adding to the company's problems. The company had moved its headquarters to the Caribbean country last year.
周日，巴哈马皇家警察部队表示正在调查 FTX，这加剧了该公司的问题。该公司去年将总部迁至加勒比海国家。
 
Even before the bankruptcy filing and missing money, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission began examining FTX. The agencies were looking into whether any criminal activity or financial crimes were committed, a person familiar with issue told The Associated Press.
甚至在申请破产和资金丢失之前，美国司法部和证券交易委员会就开始审查 FTX。一位知情人士告诉美联社，这些机构正在调查是否存在任何犯罪活动或金融犯罪。
 
What will happen next?
接下来会发生什么？
 
The outcome of FTX's bankruptcy is uncertain. But its failure will likely result in the destruction of billions of dollars of wealth and create even more doubts about cryptocurrencies.
FTX破产的结果尚不明朗。但它的失败可能会导致数十亿美元的财富遭到破坏，并引发对加密货币的更多质疑。
 
Sequoia Capital has invested in several successful companies that became Apple, Cisco, Google, Airbnb and YouTube. It described its meeting with Bankman-Fried as "talking to the world's first trillionaire" and decided to invest in FTX.
红杉资本投资了几家成功的公司，如苹果、思科、谷歌、Airbnb 和 YouTube。它将与 Bankman-Fried 的会面描述为“与世界上第一位万亿富翁的谈话”，并决定投资 FTX。
 
After FTX filed bankruptcy, Sequoia has since written down its $213 million in investments to zero. And a pension fund in Ontario, Canada also wrote down its investment to zero.
FTX 申请破产保护后，红杉资本将其 2.13 亿美元的投资减记为零。加拿大安大略省的一家养老基金也将其投资减记为零。
 
Bankman-Fried had been the subject of some criticism before FTX collapsed. He largely operated FTX out of U.S. oversight from his headquarters in The Bahamas. But Bankman-Fried spoke about the need for more regulation of the cryptocurrency industry.
在 FTX 倒闭之前，Bankman-Fried 一直是一些批评的对象。他在巴哈马总部的美国监督下主要经营 FTX。但 Bankman-Fried 谈到需要对加密货币行业进行更多监管。
 
 
Many supporters of crypto oppose government oversight. Now, FTX's collapse may have helped make the case for closer regulation.
许多加密货币的支持者反对政府监督。现在，FTX 的崩溃可能有助于加强监管。