2月12日消息，美国司法部宣布，对点对点加密平台Paxful处以400万美元罚款。该公司此前承认，其在缺乏反洗钱与客户尽职调查机制的情况下，长期为犯罪分子转移资金，并从中直接获利。相关资金被指与人口贩运、诈骗、敲诈勒索及非法卖淫活动有关。
检方披露，2017年1月至2019年9月期间，Paxful促成了超过2600万笔交易，总金额接近30亿美元，并获得约2970万美元收益。司法部指出，该公司曾对外宣传“无需身份信息”的平台定位，并发布并未实际执行的反洗钱政策，从而吸引高风险客户。
调查显示，Paxful曾与被查封的非法分类广告网站Backpage及类似平台存在合作关系。美国司法部称，其创始人曾私下吹嘘“Backpage效应”推动了平台增长。仅在2015年至2022年间，这类合作就为平台带来约270万美元利润。
原本检方认为应处以1.125亿美元罚款，但考虑到公司已停止运营且无力支付，最终裁定为400万美元。Paxful已于2025年底关闭。公司曾在声明中将倒闭归因于前管理层的不当行为与高昂合规整改成本。
前联合创始人Ray Youssef回应称，平台早已在其离任前陷入不可逆转的困境。另一位联合创始人兼前技术负责人Artur Schaback已于2024年承认共谋未能维护反洗钱体系，目前正等待量刑。
此案被视为美国强化加密合规执法的又一标志性事件，也向行业释放出清晰信号：无视反洗钱义务的平台，将面临刑事与监管双重高压。
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