埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）的比特幣採礦公司美國比特幣將於今年公開

該公司週一宣布，由特朗普總統埃里克（Eric）總統埃里克（Eric）支持的一家比特幣礦業公司將於今年公開。

A bitcoin mining firm co-founded by Eric Trump will go public later this year, deepening the Trump family's footprint in the cryptocurrency world.

由埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）共同創立的一家比特幣採礦公司將於今年晚些時候公開公開，加深特朗普家族在加密貨幣世界中的足跡。

American Bitcoin — which lists Eric Trump as its co-founder and has its roots in a company backed by Donald Trump Jr. — is merging with publicly-traded Gryphon Digital Mining (NYSE: GRPH). The all-stock transaction will allow the firm backed by the Trump brothers to be listed on the Nasdaq exchange. The merger is expected to close as early as the third quarter of this year.

美國比特幣（American Bitcoin）將埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）列為其聯合創始人，並源於唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump Jr.）的一家公司 - 正在與公開交易的Gryphon Digital Mining（NYSE：GRPH）合併。全股交易將允許由特朗普兄弟支持的公司在納斯達克交易所上市。合併預計最早將於今年第三季度結束。

The company's goals, according to an overview posted Monday, are to mine new bitcoin “below market cost” and to build up a reserve of the cryptocurrency.

根據周一發布的概述，該公司的目標是為“低於市場成本”的新比特幣開採新的比特幣，並建立加密貨幣的儲備。

“Our vision for American Bitcoin is to create the most investable Bitcoin accumulation platform in the market,” Eric Trump said in a statement.

埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）在一份聲明中說：“我們對美國比特幣的願景是建立市場上最可投資的比特幣積累平台。”

American Bitcoin was launched in March, with crypto mining firm Hut 8 (CRYPTO: HUT) holding a majority stake. At the time, the company said it “aims to become the world's largest, most efficient pure-play Bitcoin miner.” It's the successor to American Data Centers, a venture backed by Eric Trump, his older brother Donald Trump Jr. and publicly traded Dominari Holdings (NYSE: DMR).

American Bitcoin於3月推出，加密礦業公司Hut 8（加密：小屋）持有多數股權。當時，該公司表示“旨在成為世界上最大，最有效的純比特幣礦工。”這是美國數據中心的繼任者，這是由埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump），他的哥哥唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump Jr.）和公開交易多米納里控股公司（NYSE：DMR）的一家企業。

Crypto mining also has a stamp of approval from Eric and Donald Trump Jr.'s father. The president pledged to make the U.S. a “bitcoin mining powerhouse” last year amid a crackdown on bitcoin in China, a leading hub for the industry.

加密礦山還獲得了埃里克（Eric）和小唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）的父親的認可。總統承諾，去年，在中國對比特幣的鎮壓（該行業的領先樞紐）鎮壓中，美國將成為美國的“比特幣礦業強國”。

What is bitcoin mining — and why is it controversial?

什麼是比特幣採礦？為什麼它有爭議？

Bitcoin is decentralized, meaning it isn't controlled by any government or institution. Instead, the currency relies on independent actors — known as miners — who carry out complicated math problems to verify bitcoin transactions and list them on a public ledger known as a blockchain. As a reward for this work, miners earn units of bitcoin for crunching the numbers successfully.

比特幣是分散的，這意味著它不受任何政府或機構的控制。取而代之的是，貨幣依賴於獨立參與者（稱為礦工），他們執行複雜的數學問題來驗證比特幣交易，並將其列入被稱為區塊鏈的公共分類帳。為了獲得這項工作的獎勵，礦工成功地將比特幣賺錢。

The value of a bitcoin stands at around $102,000, and the reward for mining decreases over time as the number of bitcoin in circulation increases, making mining a lucrative endeavor. A team from Cambridge University estimates bitcoin uses about 187.9 terawatt-hours of electricity per year, more than the entire country of Egypt.

比特幣的價值約為102,000美元，隨著流通量的增加，採礦的獎勵隨著時間的推移而下降，這使得開採成為有利可圖的努力。劍橋大學的一支團隊估計，比特幣每年使用約187.9噸的電力，比整個埃及國家都多。

Trump family's crypto empire grows

特朗普家族的加密帝國成長

The Trump brothers' foray into bitcoin mining marks the family's latest crypto venture. The president and his two eldest sons are backing the crypto exchange World Liberty Financial, which got a multi-billion dollar boost earlier this month from an Abu Dhabi-based firm, and Mr. Trump launched a highly volatile “meme coin” called $TRUMP in January.

特朗普兄弟對比特幣開采的企業標誌著該家庭的最新加密貨幣。總統和他的兩個長子正在支持加密交易所世界自由金融，本月初從阿布扎比的一家公司獲得了數十億美元的提升，而特朗普先生在一月份發起了高度波動的“模因硬幣”，稱為$特朗普。

Crypto investments make up about $2.9 billion of the family's net worth, one report estimates.

一份報告估計，加密投資約佔該家庭淨資產的29億美元。

The Trump family's interest in cryptocurrency has sparked criticism for potential conflicts of interest. Last week, Senate Democrats blocked a crypto regulation bill from moving forward and pushed for it to include new limits on elected officials participating in some types of crypto ventures, with Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts accusing Mr. Trump of “crypto corruption.”

特朗普家族對加密貨幣的興趣引發了對潛在利益衝突的批評。上週，參議院民主黨人阻止了一項加密法規法案向前邁進，並推動其對參與某些類型的加密貨幣的民選官員包括新的限制，而馬薩諸塞州的民主黨參議員伊麗莎白·沃倫（Elizabeth Warren）則指責特朗普先生“加密腐敗”。

The White House has pushed back on the criticism. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said last week Mr. Trump's “assets are in a trust managed by his children, and there are no conflicts of interest.”

白宮重新批評了。白宮發言人安娜·凱利（Anna Kelly）上週表示，特朗普先生的資產“是由他的孩子們管理的信託，沒有利益衝突。”