在2025年就職典禮的幾天前，唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統宣布推出了他的模因硬幣，這是一種加密貨幣。

參議員克里斯·墨菲（Chris Murphy），D-Conn。最近表示，它可以用於非法目的。

A Democratic senator and a cryptocurrency expert said it’s possible for foreign oligarchs to contribute to President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign through his meme coin, but legal experts said there’s no evidence of that.

一位民主黨參議員和一名加密貨幣專家說，外國寡頭有可能通過他的模因硬幣為唐納德·特朗普總統的連任競選，但法律專家說沒有證據表明這一點。

“The U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., posted April 9 on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

“美國總統正在採用後門賄賂計劃，任何首席執行官或外國寡頭都可以通過他的加密硬幣騙局秘密地向他派錢，以換取恩惠，” D-Conn。參議員克里斯·墨菲（Chris Murphy）於4月9日在X上發布，X，社交媒體平台，前稱為Twitter。

“They can’t contribute to Biden but they can buy Trump’s crypto coin and no one will bat an eye,” Murphy said.

墨菲說：“他們不能為拜登做出貢獻，但他們可以購買特朗普的加密貨幣，沒有人會引起人們的注意。”

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., also mentioned Trump’s meme coin during an April 9 CNN town hall.

參議員伯尼·桑德斯（I-Vt。）也提到了4月9日CNN市政廳的特朗普的模因硬幣。

“He makes money by selling coins, crypto coins, in which anybody can contribute,” Sanders said. “Now, you have a direct line to the president.” Foreigners are prohibited from donating to U.S. politicians.

桑德斯說：“他通過出售硬幣，加密貨幣來賺錢，任何人都可以做出貢獻。” “現在，您直接與總統有一條路線。”禁止外國人向美國政客捐款。

Trump’s meme coin is one of the topics that have come up in conversations about the president’s potential conflicts of interest.

特朗普的模因硬幣是關於總統潛在利益衝突的對話中提出的主題之一。

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told PolitiFact, “The President’s assets are in a trust managed by his children. There are no conflicts of interest.”

白宮發言人安娜·凱利（Anna Kelly）告訴Politifact：“總統的資產是由他的孩子管理的信託。沒有利益衝突。”

After Trump’s 2024 presidential win, The Washington Post reported that, unlike in 2017 when he sold off all his stock before taking office, Trump has not taken action to “avoid financially benefiting from being president.” He also owns a multibillion dollar stake in his social media company.

在特朗普2024年總統勝利之後，《華盛頓郵報》報導說，與2017年在上任之前出售所有股票不同，特朗普沒有採取行動“避免從經濟上受益於總統”。他還在他的社交媒體公司擁有數十億美元的股份。

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset with monetary value that can be traded without using an intermediary, such as a bank. It is promoted as an alternative to traditional financial markets. Trump and his family have launched multiple cryptocurrency projects.

加密貨幣是一種具有貨幣價值的數字資產，可以在不使用中介機構（例如銀行）的情況下進行交易。它被提升為傳統金融市場的替代方案。特朗普和他的家人發起了多個加密貨幣項目。

Cryptocurrency transactions are validated through blockchain technology, which functions as a ledger that runs on computer servers throughout the world. The nature of cryptocurrency allows anonymous investments, so anyone in the world can buy Trump’s cryptocurrency tokens while concealing their identity.

加密貨幣交易是通過區塊鏈技術驗證的，區塊鏈技術是在世界各地的計算機服務器上運行的分類帳。加密貨幣的性質允許匿名投資，因此世界上任何人都可以在隱藏其身份的同時購買特朗普的加密貨幣代幣。

We reached out to Murphy’s office for comment. Spokesperson Deni Kamper referred PolitiFact to news articles about Trump’s meme coins and the potential for bribery and fraud.

我們與墨菲辦公室聯繫以進行評論。發言人丹尼·坎珀（Deni Kamper）將《政治上的政治》提交了有關特朗普的模因硬幣以及賄賂和欺詐的潛力的新聞文章。

Sanders’ press secretary Patrick Quesada also referred PolitiFact to reporting on the Trump family’s cryptocurrency ventures. “Purchasing or investing in these cryptocurrencies directly benefits the Trump family and Trump himself,” he said.

桑德斯的新聞秘書帕特里克·奎薩達（Patrick Quesada）也將Politifact提交了有關特朗普家族的加密貨幣的報導。他說：“購買或投資這些加密貨幣直接使特朗普家族和特朗普本人受益。”

Frank Emmert, an Indiana University law professor who teaches blockchain and digital currency law, said, “The transactions can clearly facilitate donations that exceed the legal (campaign contribution) limits for U.S. citizens and U.S. corporations, and they can facilitate donations by foreigners.”

印第安納大學法學教授弗蘭克·艾默特（Frank Emmert）教授區塊鍊和數字貨幣法，他說：“交易可以清楚地促進超過美國公民和美國公司的法律（競選捐款）限制的捐款，它們可以促進外國人的捐款。”

“I am not saying that that is happening. I’m just saying it could happen, right? And if it does happen, it should be traced, because these things are then illegal,” he said. Emmert said it is possible to trace cryptocurrency transactions and it’s typically been done by specialized Federal Bureau of Investigation units.

他說：“我並不是說那是在發生。我只是說可能會發生，對嗎？艾默特（Emmert）表示，可以追踪加密貨幣交易，通常是由專門的聯邦調查局進行的。

Richard Painter, a University of Minnesota corporate law professor who served as chief ethics lawyer for former President George W. Bush, said, “I would prefer that elected officials not be trading crypto.” He added, “It can be used to pay bribes or receive government payments from foreign governments.”

明尼蘇達大學的公司法律教授理查德·帕特（Richard Painter）曾擔任前總統喬治·W·布什（George W. Bush）的首席倫理律師，他說：“我希望當選的官員不會交易加密貨幣。”他補充說：“可以用來支付賄賂或從外國政府那裡收取政府付款。”

What are Trump’s cryptocurrency projects? How do they work?

特朗普的加密貨幣項目是什麼？他們如何工作？

Trump launched $Trump, a “meme coin” or a “digital asset based on a meme.” The Associated Press described meme coins as “a strange and highly volatile corner of the crypto industry that often start as a joke with no real value but can surge in price if enough people are willing to buy them,” citing dogecoin, a meme coin based on the Shiba Inu meme, as a high-profile example. The name of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, called DOGE for short and led by Elon Musk, is “a nod to Musk’s support” for dogecoin, CBS News reported.

特朗普推出了$ trump，“模因硬幣”或“基於模因的數字資產”。美聯社將Meme硬幣描述為“加密貨幣行業的一個奇怪而高度動蕩的角落，通常是開玩笑，沒有真正的價值，但如果足夠多的人願意購買它們，可以在價格上漲。”據《哥倫比亞廣播公司新聞》報導，特朗普政府效率部的名字是簡短的迪格，由埃隆·馬斯克（Elon Musk）領導，這是“對馬斯克的支持”。

Forbes, citing a blockchain consultancy, reported that “meme coins are 50 times more volatile than Bitcoin, and hotbeds for fraud.” The Security and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance says meme coins “have limited or no use or functionality.”

福布斯（Forbes）引用了一個區塊鏈諮詢公司，他報告說：“模因硬幣的波動性是比特幣的50倍，而溫床則是欺詐。”安全與交易委員會公司財務部門表示，模因硬幣“有限或沒有使用或功能”。

After the $Trump launch, first lady Melania Trump also launched her own meme coin called $Melania. “Basically, these two are selling computer code for money,” Emmert said. “They can multiply this computer code like you can copy paste text in a message, so it costs them nothing.”

特朗普推出後，第一夫人梅拉尼亞·特朗普（Melania Trump）也推出了自己的模因硬幣，名為$ Melania。 “基本上，這兩個人正在出售計算機代碼，” Emmert說。 “他們可以像您可以在消息中復制粘貼文本一樣乘以此計算機代碼，因此它不花任何費用。”

He said people would buy the Trump meme coins either for speculative purposes — with the belief that the price will go up and therefore generate profit — or to channel money to the president. Emmert said the volatile nature of meme coins means buyers get “no value in return.”

他說，人們將出於投機目的購買特朗普模因硬幣 - 相信價格會上漲並因此產生利潤，或者將資金傳遞給總統。埃默特說，模因硬幣的動盪性質意味著買家“沒有回報”。

When Trump’s meme coin launched, its value increased from $7 to $75 in a day

當特朗普的模因硬幣推出時，其價值從每天的$ 7增加到75美元