《纽约时报》全文:SBF或是LUNA崩盘的幕后黑手?

PanewsPublished on 2022-12-09Last updated on 2022-12-09

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Terra创始人和三箭资本创始人纷纷转推评论,认为Alameda Research做空交易是LUNA崩盘的幕后黑手,LUNA价格暴跌可以给Alameda带来丰厚的利润。

Terra创始人和三箭资本创始人纷纷转推评论,认为Alameda Research做空交易是LUNA崩盘的幕后黑手,LUNA价格暴跌可以给Alameda带来丰厚的利润。但杀敌一千自损八百,LUNA崩盘的连锁反应最终引发了SBF商业帝国分崩瓦解。

11月11日,FTX宣布申请破产,之后SBF宣布辞去FTX首席执行官一职。

但现在,SBF的罪名可能要再加一条——市场操纵!根据两位知情人士透露,美国曼哈顿联邦检察官已经开始调查前FTX首席执行官Sam Bankman-Fried(SBF)和他的对冲基金Alameda Research是否在今年五月利用市场操纵交易手段导致TerraUSD和LUNA崩盘,导致产生多米诺骨牌效应并引火烧身,最终引发FTX破产。

SBF罪加一等?

目前相关调查尚处于初期阶段,因此还不确定检察官是否已经确定SBF存在相关不当行为,也不知道检察官审查TerraUSD和LUNA交易的起始时间。据悉,本次调查将是监管和执法机构针对SBF、以及FTX挪用数十亿美元客户资金更广泛调查的一部分,美国联邦检察官和美国证券交易委员会此前也一直在审查FTX将客户资金转入AlamedaResearch是否涉嫌违法。

另有三位知情人士称,美国执法机构其实早在FTX破产几个月前就对其启动了反洗钱调查,该消息最早由彭博社披露,报道称执法希望了解FTX的客户是谁、是否向执法机构举报过任何潜在的非法活动、以及其他离岸加密货币交易活动。

SBF在一份声明中表示,自己不知道存在“任何市场操纵行为,他本人也从未打算参与市场操纵”,并且补充说:“据我所知,所有交易都是为了投资或对冲”。截至目前,美国纽约南区检察官代表拒绝对相关调查情况发表置评,FTX公司代表也没有立即回应置评请求。

在美国,个人故意进行旨在使资产价格上涨或下跌的市场活动——即操纵市场,是一项非常严重的违法犯罪行为,这意味着SBF将面临更加剧烈的法律风暴。

Alameda Research或是TerraUSD大量卖单的幕后推手

TerraUSD是一种新型稳定币,与其他稳定币不同的是,TerraUSD的价值并不直接由美元支持,而是通过一组复杂的算法从另一种代币LUNA来保持价值锚定。数字生态系统内的交易者可以铸造LUNA,其价格会根据流通量的自动做市机制灵活调整。Terra通过发行代币LUNA抵消TerraUSD的波动性。如果TerraUSD高于一美元,就有一个套利的机会,烧掉LUNA,创造更多的TerraUSD。如果TerraUSD低于一美元,也有一个套利机会,创造LUNA和燃烧TerraUSD。

一位了解市场活动的人士表示,今年五月,一些主要加密货币做市商(包括交易所、以及安排买卖双方匹配的个体交易者)发现大量“卖出”订单涌入 TerraUSD,这些订单交易金额相对较小,但下单速度很快。

结果,TerraUSD卖单的短时暴增导致系统不堪重负,因为市场上很难迅速找到与之匹配的“买单”。在正常情况下,任何长期未履行的卖单都会与较低价格的买单匹配,可一旦订单在没有匹配的情况下徘徊越长时间,它们就越能压低TerraUSD的价格,由于TerraUSD和LUNA两种代币之间的锚定关联关系,结果导致LUNA价格大幅下跌。

到目前为止,此前TerraUSD和LUNA两种加密货币价格崩溃的确切原因依然没有答案,但据了解市场活动的人士称,TerraUSD的大部分卖单都来自于一个地方——SBF的加密交易公司Alameda Research,因为该公司押注LUNA价格下跌。

如果Alameda Research做空交易按预期进行,LUNA价格暴跌可以给他们带来丰厚的利润。但可能令Alameda Research自己都没有想到的是,TerraUSD-Luna生态系统彻底崩溃了,这种崩溃带来的骨牌效应给整个加密行业带来麻烦,数家知名加密公司破产,加密市值更是被抹去了1万亿美元。

所谓杀敌一千自损八百,LUNA崩盘的连锁反应最终引发了SBF商业帝国分崩瓦解。据一位知情人士透露,2021年11月,AlamedaResearch首席执行官Caroline Ellison告诉旗下员工,虽然LUNA事件引发了市场混乱,但向AlamedaResearch提供的贷款已被收回,当时Caroline Ellison还说了一句,AlamedaResearch使用FTX的客户资金来支付款项,但以后他们再想借出资金可能不会那么容易了(可能暗示遭遇流动性危机)。

AlamedaResearch真是TerraUSD和LUNA崩盘的幕后推手?SBF会因为市场操纵罪名而受到严惩吗?让我们拭目以待。

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