自比特幣創建以來，許多福音派人士都以懷疑的方式註視著數字貨幣

自比特幣在2008年創建以來，許多福音派人士都懷疑了數字貨幣的興起。

Since bitcoin’s creation in 2008, many evangelicals have viewed the rise of digital currency with skepticism. Focus on the Family, citing financial adviser Dave Ramsey, compared cryptocurrency to risky strategies like day trading and issued Proverbs-style warnings against seeking to gain riches quickly. Other Christian resources, such as Cru, give similar advice, comparing crypto to gambling.

自比特幣在2008年創建以來，許多福音派人士都懷疑了數字貨幣的興起。財務顧問戴夫·拉姆西（Dave Ramsey）專注於家庭，將加密貨幣與諸如日間交易和發出諺語式警告之類的風險策略進行了比較，以防止尋求迅速獲得財富。其他基督教資源（例如CRU）提供了類似的建議，將加密貨幣與賭博進行了比較。

Now, some evangelicals, such as the makers of the God Bless Bitcoin documentary, are becoming crypto enthusiasts—with the leader of the free world on their side. Point to Light, a non-profit focused on service to the poor, is making a documentary about Trump’s good works.

現在，有些福音派人物，例如《上帝保佑比特幣》紀錄片的製造商，正成為加密裔愛好者，這是自由世界的領導者。一家專注於為窮人服務的非營利組織的指點正在製作一部有關特朗普的好作品的紀錄片。

“[President Donald Trump’s] big appeal, at least since he entered politics, is to make people feel like they are a part of something,” said William Schultz, associate professor of American religions at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School. Now supporters can join Trump’s crypto empire. Political scientists and ethics experts say Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures raise conflict-of-interest concerns, trample long-held norms that risk degrading trust in the US government, and pave the way for more corruption from both political parties.

芝加哥大學神學院的美國宗教副教授威廉·舒爾茨（William Schultz）說：“ [唐納德·特朗普總統]的巨大吸引力是使人們覺得自己是某事的一部分。”現在，支持者可以加入特朗普的加密帝國。政治科學家和道德專家說，特朗普的加密貨幣企業引發了利益衝突的問題，踐踏長期以來的規範，冒著降低對美國政府信任的信任的規範，並為兩個政黨的腐敗鋪平道路。

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Even though he may not be actively making personal business decisions—Trump has handed control of his business affairs to his sons—“he still benefits from all of his family’s business interests and from their companies,” said Mark Caleb Smith, director of the center for political studies at Cedarville University. It’s a stark departure from previous presidents—every president since the 1970s placed their assets in blind trusts to avoid even the appearance of profiting off the presidency.

即使他可能沒有積極做出個人業務決策 - 特朗普將對他的商務的控制權交給了兒子，“他仍然從全家人的所有商業利益及其公司中受益，”塞達維爾大學政治研究中心主任馬克·卡萊布·史密斯（Mark Caleb Smith）說。這是與以前的總統的明顯不同 - 自1970年代以來，每個總統都將其資產置於盲人信託基金中，以避免從總統職位中獲利。

With murky origins, cryptocurrency is the Wild West in the financial world. It remains a largely unregulated digital frontier despite a veneer of transparency. The transactions appear on a public ledger, but the identities of participants are anonymous. Digital currency, according to Devin Singh, associate professor of religion at Dartmouth College, appeals to both libertarians and anarchists, who from opposite ends of the political spectrum “see in cryptocurrencies a basis for communal transactions that circumvent state oversight and control.”

有了模糊的起源，加密貨幣是金融界的野生西部。儘管具有透明度的貼面，但它仍然在很大程度上不受管制的數字邊界。交易出現在公共分類帳中，但參與者的身份是匿名的。達特茅斯學院宗教副教授德文·辛格（Devin Singh）稱，數字貨幣對自由主義者和無政府主義者都提出上訴，他們從政治範圍的另一端“請參見加密貨幣，這是繞過國家監督和控制的公共交易的基礎。”

That’s made crypto a safe haven for bad actors in the underworld, and it’s partly why “the US, which is the global financial policeman, doesn’t traditionally like crypto,” said Derek Scissors, an American Enterprise Institute senior fellow who has an expertise in economics. Two countries have made cryptocurrency legal tender: El Salvador and the Central African Republic. One reason crypto hasn’t caught on as legal tender for more countries, Singh told Christianity Today: “It was not designed to function as a legal, state-backed currency.”

這使加密貨幣成為黑社會中壞演員的避風港，這就是為什麼“美國是全球金融警察，傳統上不像加密貨幣的美國”的原因。兩個國家已經制定了加密貨幣法律招標：薩爾瓦多和中非共和國。辛格今天對基督教說：“加密貨幣尚未成為法定國家的法定貨幣的原因之一：“它並非旨在用作法律，國家支持的貨幣。 ”

The Trump administration is steering the United States in a pro-crypto direction. Crypto-related political action committees and other groups spent more than $200 million during the 2024 campaign for pro-crypto candidates. Trump earned crypto support after issuing a campaign promise to make the United States the “crypto capital of the planet.”

特朗普政府正在將美國朝著親克萊普託的方向發展。與加密相關的政治行動委員會和其他團體在2024年為親克萊托普候選人的競選活動中花費了超過2億美元。特朗普在發出競選承諾使美國成為“地球的加密之都”之後獲得了加密支持。

Once on record as a crypto skeptic, Trump was not amused when mainstream financial institutions like Deutsche Bank said they wouldn’t do business with him after the January 6 Capitol riot. Now, while Trump is known as a real estate mogul, some estimates place around 40 percent of his net worth in various crypto assets.

一旦作為加密貨幣懷疑論者，特朗普就不會感到逗樂，當時像德意志銀行這樣的主流金融機構說，他們不會在1月6日的國會大廈暴動後與他做生意。現在，儘管特朗普被稱為房地產大亨，但一些估計將其淨資產的約40％放在各種加密資產中。

Trump has a personal digital meme coin, $TRUMP. Meme coin is more of a collector’s item than an actual currency. A particular meme coin has no inherent value other than its association, which could be with celebrities or public figures, including presidents. Earlier this month, Trump encouraged people to invest in $TRUMP for the chance of face time with him. The top 220 holders of the token will be invited to a private reception Thursday at Trump National Golf Club near Washington, DC.

特朗普擁有個人數字模因硬幣，特朗普。模因硬幣更像是收藏家的物品，而不是實際的貨幣。特定的模因硬幣除了其關聯外沒有固有的價值，這可能與包括總統在內的名人或公眾人物。本月早些時候，特朗普鼓勵人們在與他的面對面時間投資$特朗普。代幣的前220名持有人將於週四在華盛頓特區附近的特朗普國家高爾夫俱樂部舉行私人招待會。

The invite caused the value of $TRUMP to spike, giving the Trumps more than $1.3 million in fees alone, which are generated whenever someone buys or sells the meme coin. Others, seeing the bump, seized the opportunity to sell their holdings and rake in the cash.

邀請使$ trump的價值飆升，僅給特朗普提供了超過130萬美元的費用，每當有人購買或出售模因硬幣時就會產生。其他人看到顛簸，抓住了出售其股份並以現金獎勵的機會。

Some who invested have openly said they bought it in hopes of influencing US policy if they do have Trump face time. For example, Javier Selgas, CEO of a cross-border transportation logistics firm, said he would buy $20 million worth of $TRUMP coins as a way to advocate for free trade between Mexico and the US in the midst of the trade war.

一些投資的人公開表示，如果他們確實有特朗普的時間，他們購買了它，以期影響美國政策。例如，一家跨境運輸物流公司首席執行官哈維爾·塞爾加斯（Javier Selgas）表示，他將在貿易戰中購買價值2000萬美元的特朗普硬幣，以倡導墨西哥與美國之間的自由貿易。

Trump’s crypto empire includes Trump Digital Trading Card non-fungible tokens, along with Donald and Melania Trump meme coins, a

特朗普的加密帝國包括特朗普數字貿易卡，以及唐納德（Donald）和梅拉尼亞·特朗普（Melania Trump Meme Coins）