加密：漣漪浸入瑪拉·拉戈

政治劇院大師唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）發現自己陷入了自己的比賽中。通過親XRP消息操縱，他不知不覺地成為了加密遊說行動的主要演員。

In the gilded cage of Mar-a-Lago, a drama is unfolding, bearing the signature of Donald Trump, master of political theater. But this time, the script has been manipulated, leading the former president into a game of crypto lobbying, with surprising and viral consequences.

在Mar-a-Lago的鍍金籠中，一部戲劇正在展開，帶有政治劇院大師唐納德·特朗普的簽名。但是這次，劇本已經被操縱，導致前總統進行了加密遊說的遊戲，並帶來了令人驚訝和病毒的後果。

As reported by The Block, an employee of Ballard Partners, a lobbying firm known for its sprawling contact book, is said to have pitched the idea of a strategic crypto reserve to support certain companies in the sector, including Ripple Labs (XRP). This proposal was later shared by Trump on his Truth Social account in March.

據該街區報導，據說Ballard Partners的一名僱員Ballard Partners以其龐大的聯絡書而聞名，據說已經提出了戰略性加密保護區的想法，以支持該行業的某些公司，包括Ripple Labs（XRP）。特朗普後來在三月份在他的真相社會賬戶上分享了這一提議。

The mention of Ripple in Trump’s post is a pointed nod to the company’s flagship cryptocurrency, XRP, and it was no coincidence. The move was part of a crypto product placement operation disguised as a political message.

在特朗普的帖子中提到的波紋是對公司旗艦加密貨幣XRP的尖銳點頭，這不是偶然的。此舉是偽裝成政治信息的加密產品安置行動的一部分。

However, when Trump learned that the initiative belonged to Ballard Partners, and that Ripple was one of the firm’s clients, he flew into a rage. The president felt manipulated, and for him, Ballard had crossed the red line.

但是，當特朗普得知該倡議屬於巴拉德合夥人，而波紋是該公司的客戶之一時，他憤怒地飛來飛去。總統感到被操縱，對他來說，巴拉德越過了紅線。

The star lobbyist, who is no longer welcome at the White House, was a close ally of the president.

不再受到白宮的歡迎的明星遊說者是總統的親密盟友。

For a man nicknamed the “Trump whisperer” in Washington, the fall is brutal. Ballard Partners, which had ridden the crypto-Trump wave to attract 130 clients and generate more than $14 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2025, sees its privileged access to power collapse.

對於一個綽號華盛頓的“特朗普竊竊私語”的男人來說，秋天是殘酷的。 Ballard Partners騎了加密貨幣浪潮，吸引了130個客戶，並在2025年第一季度產生了超過140億美元的收入，因此看到其特權獲得了權力崩潰。

This affair goes far beyond the Ballard case. It exposes a disturbing truth: the crypto sector has become a playground for the most dubious behind-the-scenes maneuvers.

這件事遠遠超出了巴拉德案。它揭示了一個令人不安的事實：加密貨幣部門已成為最可疑的幕後動作的遊樂場。

It is not the first time private interests have tried to capture political attention through intermediaries. But here, the scheme is crude.

這並不是第一次通過中介人引起政治關注的第一次。但是在這裡，該計劃是原始的。

This power play by Ballard Partners, aiming to spotlight an influential crypto client, rekindles the debate on the independence of politicians from private interests. When a presidential message becomes a vector of influence for firms linked to cryptocurrencies, the line between public opinion and disguised promotion becomes blurred. What remains of political integrity in this theater of influence?

Ballard Partners的這種力量發揮，旨在關注有影響力的加密客戶，重新激發了有關政客遠離私人利益的獨立性的辯論。當總統信息成為與加密貨幣相關的公司的影響力量時，公眾輿論與偽裝促銷之間的界限變得模糊。這個影響力劇院的政治誠信還有什麼？

The post linked by Trump on his social network is still accessible today. It is a post about the creation of a strategic crypto reserve to support certain companies in the sector, including Ripple Labs.

特朗普在他的社交網絡上聯繫的帖子今天仍然可以訪問。這是關於創建戰略加密保護區的一篇文章，以支持該行業的某些公司，包括Ripple Labs。

In January, several months before the post, the CEO of Ripple, Brad Garlinghouse, expressed his opinion on the subject, arguing for an approach more representative of the crypto ecosystem.

一月份，即帖子前幾個月，布拉德·加林豪斯（Brad Garlinghouse）的Ripple首席執行官對這個主題表示了意見，主張一種更代表加密生態系統的方法。

At the time, Garlinghouse was opposed to the idea of a strategic reserve composed exclusively of bitcoin, as several figures in the Biden administration seemed to prefer.

當時，加林豪斯（Garlinghouse）反對由比特幣組成的戰略儲備的想法，因為拜登政府似乎更喜歡比特幣。

“My view is that we need to be thinking broader than Bitcoin. I think it’s great that people are having this conversation about Bitcoin, but there are other technologies that are on the cutting edge and that we should be including in this discussion,” he stated in an interview with Blockworks.

他在接受BlockWorks採訪時說：“我的觀點是，我們需要比比特幣更廣泛地思考。我認為人們對比特幣進行了這種對話，但是還有其他一些技術在最前沿，我們應該在這次討論中包括。”

The post by Trump and the statements by Garlinghouse are separated by several months, and the CEO of Ripple was not accused of being the instigator of the post. However, the timing and content of their statements create an interesting parallel.

特朗普的帖子和加林豪斯（Garlinghouse）的聲明被分開了幾個月，而Ripple的首席執行官並未被指控擔任該職位的煽動者。但是，陳述的時機和內容創造了一個有趣的相似之處。

The post by Trump, which was shared by an employee of Ballard Partners, mentions the need to support American companies in the crypto sector, which is in line with Garlinghouse’s vision of a more inclusive strategic reserve.

特朗普由巴拉德（Ballard Partners）的一名僱員分享的特朗普帖子提到，需要支持加密貨幣部門的美國公司，這與加林豪斯（Garlinghouse）對更具包容性戰略儲備的願景一致。

This convergence of opinions and the temporal spacing of their statements raise questions about the potential indirect influence on lobbying circles close to the president.

意見的這種融合和陳述的時間間隔引起了人們對與總統接近遊說圈子的潛在間接影響的疑問。

Or perhaps it was an opportunity seized by zealous intermediaries to pass a message aligned with this crypto vision.

也許這是一個熱心的中介機構抓住的機會，傳達了與這種加密願景相符的信息。

The striking aspect of this affair is the reaction of Donald Trump, who was furious to discover that the initiative came from a firm that was paid by Ripple to lobby the president.

這件事的驚人方面是唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）的反應，唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）發現該倡議來自一家由Ripple支付給遊說總統的公司。

According to several sources close to the case, Trump felt manipulated by the employee of Ballard Partners, who had deceived him by presenting the post as his own idea.

根據幾個接近此案的消息來源，特朗普感到巴拉德合夥人的僱員被操縱，巴拉德夥伴的僱員通過將職位作為自己的想法欺騙了他。

The president was particularly angry because he had personally authorized the lobbyist, who is a close friend and a regular at Mar-a-Lago, to intervene in his name.

總統特別生氣，因為他親自授權了遊說者，他是密友，也是Mar-a-Lago的常客，以介入他的名字。

This abuse, which involved a president easily manipulated by lobbyists and a cryptocurrency company attempting to gain attention through a disguised marketing operation, is a perfect example of the decadence of the American political system.

這種虐待涉及一位容易由遊說者操縱的總統和一家試圖通過偽裝的營銷行動引起關注的加密貨幣公司，是美國政治體系decade廢的一個完美典範。

It also highlights the urgent need for greater transparency and accountability in the cryptocurrency industry, which is increasingly seeking institutional recognition.

它還強調了加密貨幣行業迫切需要提高透明度和問責制的需求，加密貨幣行業越來越尋求機構認可。

This affair, which began with an employee of Ballard Partners pitching the idea of a strategic crypto reserve to support certain companies in the sector, including Ripple Labs, is a blatant display of private interests attempting to capture political attention through intermediaries.

這件事始於巴拉德（Ballard）合作夥伴的一名僱員，他將戰略性加密保護區的想法支持該行業的某些公司（包括Ripple Labs），這是一個公然展示的私人利益，試圖通過中間人吸引政治關注。

The post, which Trump shared on his social network,

特朗普在他的社交網絡上分享的帖子，