澳大利亚证券监管机构起诉澳交所关于区块链项目失败的“误导性声明”

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币界网报道:

澳大利亚证券和投资委员会(ASIC)起诉了该国最大的交易所澳大利亚证券交易所(ASX),指控其关于基于区块链的清算所电子子区域系统(CHESS)替代项目的误导性陈述。

ASIC声称,澳交所2022年2月10日的公告称,该项目将于2023年4月“上线”,并“进展顺利”,这具有误导性和欺骗性。

监管机构辩称,这些声明暗示该项目遵循了澳交所宣布的计划,并有望实现未来的里程碑。

CHESS替代项目旨在使用区块链技术使交易所已有25年历史的清算和结算系统现代化,这对交易所来说是一项重大任务。

该交易所已为这一倡议工作了七年,旨在提高其电子证券交易处理能力。

然而,该项目面临着不可预见的挑战,在埃森哲的独立审计强调了各种问题后,该项目最终被搁置。

在周三发布的一份声明中,ASIC主席Joe Longo表示,公司和市场参与者依靠ASX对其运营的说法来做出自己的决定和投资。

他说:“我们预计澳大利亚证券交易所将是一个充满信心地上市和投资的地方。”。

监管机构声称,2022年2月10日的真实情况与澳交所宣布的该项目“进展顺利”相矛盾

据报道,该项目随后于2022年11月推迟和暂停,给澳大利亚证券交易所和依赖交易所保证的市场参与者带来了巨大的成本。

失败的区块链项目的财务影响是巨大的,澳交所报告的税前亏损约为1.7亿美元(2.55亿澳元),该公司已将其核销。

这一挫折引发了人们对澳大利亚作为投资市场的吸引力和关键国家基础设施项目管理的担忧。ASIC尚未确定其将对ASX涉嫌违规行为寻求的具体处罚。

此前,澳大利亚证券交易所于2024年3月因遵守市场诚信规则而支付了1050000美元的罚款。

由Stacy Elliott编辑。

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