加密業突然成為美國政治的核心

感謝特朗普家族的投資，友好的監管機構和豪華的選舉支出。

The crypto industry is suddenly at the heart of American politics. Thank the Trump family’s investments, friendly regulators and lavish election spending

加密貨幣行業突然成為美國政治的核心。感謝特朗普家族的投資，友好的監管機構和豪華的選舉支出

IN LATE APRIL Fr8Tech, a logistics firm based in Texas with a market capitalisation of about $3m, initiated an unusual investment. It said it was borrowing as much as $20m to buy $TRUMP coins, a cryptocurrency Donald Trump had launched three days before beginning his second term as president. (“Join my very special Trump Community. GET YOUR $TRUMP NOW,” he urged on social media.) The company managing $TRUMP had just announced that the biggest investors in the meme coin would be invited to dine with the president in late May. Javier Selgas, Fr8Tech’s CEO, said buying the coin would be “an effective way to advocate” for the sort of trade policies Fr8Tech wants.

4月下旬，位於得克薩斯州的一家物流公司FR8Tech發起了一項不尋常的投資，其市值約為300萬美元。它說，購買$ trump硬幣的借貸是藉貸多達2000萬美元，唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）的一個加密貨幣在開始擔任總統的第二任期前三天推出。 （“加入我非常特殊的特朗普社區。現在就得到您的特朗普，”他在社交媒體上敦促。 FR8TECH的首席執行官Javier Selgas表示，購買硬幣將是“倡導貿易政策的有效方法”，FR8Tech想要。

This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline “Cryptocracy”

本文出現在標題“隱秘”標題下的“印刷版簡報”部分中

Briefing

簡報

From the May 17th 2025 edition

從2025年5月17日開始

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