Recently, many friends in the U business and OTC, who were clearly just conducting normal transactions, were suddenly taken away for investigation and even charged with 'aiding and abetting' crimes.
Many people are confused: I didn't participate in the crime, how did I become an accomplice?
The problem lies in the clause of 'general knowledge.' As long as your trading behavior meets certain 'abnormal characteristics,' it may be recognized as 'having reason to know that the other party is committing a crime while still providing assistance.'
Currently, these four situations are the most likely to be targeted:
Cash transactions
Easily recognized as 'intentionally evading the tracking of fund flows.'
Use encrypted software like Telegram for communication
Due to software supporting anonymity and the ability to destroy records, it will be viewed as 'deliberately evading investigation'.
Using someone else's wallet address for transactions
Will be considered 'not in line with normal trading logic'.
Transaction prices are significantly higher than the market
If the premium exceeds around 5 points, it may be regarded as 'abnormal profit'.
These identification methods are actually highly controversial.
Cash transactions are very common in the cryptocurrency circle, mainly to cope with banks' restrictions on virtual currency transactions to avoid account freezes, and do not equate to assisting in a crime;
Telegram is a commonly used tool in the industry; anonymity does not equate to criminal intent;
Using someone else's wallet may also be for privacy or security reasons;
Price fluctuations are a free market behavior and should not be directly equated with 'knowingly committing a crime'.
If convictions are based solely on these behavioral patterns, it is easy to mistakenly harm ordinary traders and violates the legal principle of 'presumption of innocence'.
To truly determine whether a crime has been committed, it is necessary to consider the specific case details and see if there is sufficient evidence to prove that you 'were indeed aware'.
If you or someone around you has encountered a similar case and doesn’t know how to handle it, you can leave a message [region + situation], and I will help you analyze the direction when I see it.
Note: The content is only a risk warning and does not constitute legal advice. Please promptly entrust a professional lawyer when encountering a case.
