Memecoins：席捲全球的新加密貨幣趨勢

Memecoin 是一種以幽默人物、個人、藝術品或趨勢命名的加密貨幣。例子包括狗狗幣（DOGE），它是一種諷刺性的支付系統，旨在取笑加密貨幣，並以卡通版的可愛日本柴犬 Kabosu 為特色，互聯網用戶覺得它有趣又可愛。

Memecoins: Cryptocurrency lawyer warns against 'dangerous illusion' of viral coins named after Pepe the Frog, Peanut the Squirrel and Moo Deng

Memecoins：加密貨幣律師警告不要以青蛙 Pepe、松鼠 Peanut 和 Moo Deng 命名的病毒式貨幣產生“危險錯覺”

The world of cryptocurrency has long been a mystery to many people, but now a new trend is taking over - memecoins.

加密貨幣世界長期以來對許多人來說都是一個謎，但現在一種新趨勢正在佔據主導地位——迷因幣。

Memecoins are cryptocurrency named after supposedly humorous character, individuals, artwork or trends, such as Pepe the Frog, Peanut the Squirrel or Moo Deng the pygmy hippo.

Memecoin 是一種以幽默人物、個人、藝術品或趨勢命名的加密貨幣，例如青蛙 Pepe、松鼠 Peanut 或侏儒河馬 Moo Deng。

But now a leading cryptocurrency lawyer has warned against the dangers of buying into the peculiar trend.

但現在，一位領先的加密貨幣律師警告說，不要相信這種特殊趨勢的危險。

Anyone can create a memecoin and, unlike more traditional cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, they cannot be mined.

任何人都可以創建模因幣，並且與比特幣等更傳統的加密貨幣不同，它們無法被開採。

Instead, a finite number are released with the owner keeping a certain amount.

相反，釋放有限數量，所有者保留一定數量。

If they surge in popularity by going viral, then the owner can sell their memecoins, generating income for themselves - although this in turn could wipe out the value for investors.

如果它們透過病毒式傳播而人氣飆升，那麼所有者可以出售他們的迷因幣，為自己創造收入 - 儘管這反過來可能會消除投資者的價值。

One of the most recent social media stars to suggest starting a memecoin is Hawk Tuah Girl Hailey Welch, who went viral after a making a very risqué gesture during an interview on a night out.

最近建議創建模因幣的社交媒體明星之一是 Hawk Tuah 女孩 Hailey Welch，她在一次晚上外出接受采訪時做出了一個非常下流的手勢，隨後走紅。

As well as discussing bringing out merchandise, this could be a way for her to make money.

除了討論推出商品之外，這也可能是她賺錢的一種方式。

But James Ramsden KC (pictured), a leading voices on crypto and digital asset litigation and a founding partner at law firm Astraea, called memecoins a 'dangerous illusion' and a 'complete con'

但加密貨幣和數位資產訴訟領域的領導者、Astraea 律師事務所的創始合夥人 James Ramsden KC（如圖）稱 memecoin 是“危險的幻覺”和“徹底的騙局”

James Ramsden KC (pictured), a leading voices on crypto and digital asset litigation and a founding partner at law firm Astraea, called memecoins a 'dangerous illusion' and a 'complete con'

James Ramsden KC（如圖）是加密貨幣和數位資產訴訟領域的領導人物，也是 Astraea 律師事務所的創始合夥人，他稱 memecoin 是一種“危險的幻覺”和“徹底的騙局”

He told MailOnline: 'I wouldn't go anywhere near them.

他告訴《每日郵報》：「我不會去靠近他們的任何地方。

'It's an illusion that's quite dangerous.

「這是一種非常危險的幻覺。

'They can be hugely popular for a while, I get that.

「我明白，它們可能會在一段時間內非常受歡迎。

'It's just a very speculative financial punt which is almost completely at the mercy of the people who have put it out there.

「這只是一種投機性很強的金融賭注，幾乎完全受投機者的擺佈。

'I think this is a complete con. It has no value or purpose.

「我認為這完全是一個騙局。它沒有價值或目的。

'I'm as worried of those as any digital asset.

「我像擔心任何數位資產一樣擔心這些。

'I don't think you can call them that at all. It depends on algorithmic social media interaction.

「我認為你根本不能這麼稱呼他們。這取決於演算法社交媒體交互。

'It's a very flimsy way of approaching value to anything.

「這是一種非常脆弱的實現任何事物價值的方式。

'It's not the memecoins that attract people to a site, it's what is funny, what is interesting.

「吸引人們造訪網站的不是迷因幣，而是有趣、有趣的東西。

'Memecoins just measure the number of hits [a site or idea] gets.'

“模因幣只是衡量[一個網站或想法]的點擊次數。”

Memecoins have seen a surge in popularity since Donald Trump won the US election

自唐納德·特朗普贏得美國大選以來，模因幣的受歡迎程度激增

Memecoins have seen a surge in popularity since Donald Trump won the US election

自唐納德·特朗普贏得美國大選以來，模因幣的受歡迎程度激增

According to Ramsden, there was a surge in the number of people buying memecoins since the announcement of the creation of the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk.

拉姆斯登表示，自從伊隆馬斯克領導的政府效率部（DOGE）宣布成立以來，購買迷因幣的人數激增。

He added that even the slightest hint from a social media star that they are planning to start a memecoin can lead to fans buying up the coins.

他補充說，即使是社群媒體明星即使是最輕微的暗示他們計劃創建迷因幣，也可能會導致粉絲購買這些代幣。

But Ramsden also highlighted several problems with memecoins, including the fact that they are not subject to the same legal protections as other cryptocurrencies.

但拉姆斯登也強調了迷因幣的幾個問題，包括它們不受與其他加密貨幣相同的法律保護。

He said: 'The people who think this is a good thing will say, ''If you have millions of people following, then it's inconceivable that someone would take it down''. But look at [Elon] Musk.

他說：“那些認為這是一件好事的人會說，‘如果你有數百萬人追隨，那麼很難想像有人會把它拿下來’。”但看看[伊隆]馬斯克。

'It's difficult to see where things go. Either someone stops publishing [content] or they sell [their stake in their own memecoin].'

“很難看出事情的發展方向。要么有人停止發布[內容]，要么他們出售[他們在自己的模因幣中的股份]。

Ramsden also suggested there could be an issue with who actually owns the idea behind the memecoin.

拉姆斯登也表示，可能存在誰真正擁有迷因幣背後的想法的問題。

He said: 'The intellectual property is highly dubious. A lot of them are derived from other sources.

他說：「知識產權非常可疑。其中許多來自其他來源。

'[The creators] will run at the first sign of anyone challenging their right to publish it.'

“一旦有人挑戰他們的發布權，[創作者]就會逃跑。”

Meanwhile, digital finance guru Nawab Hussain, the director of Crypto Consultants UK, told MailOnline memecoins were 'emotionally driven' and that '80 to 90 per cent are just liquidity grabs - people trying to make a quick buck'.

與此同時，數位金融大師、英國加密諮詢公司總監納瓦布·侯賽因(Nawab Hussain) 告訴《每日郵報》，模因幣是“情感驅動的”，“80% 到90% 只是流動性掠奪——人們試圖賺快錢」。

He added: 'Memecoins are probably the most speculative in terms of crypto. You need to be careful as an investor.'

他補充說：「就加密貨幣而言，Memecoin 可能是最具投機性的。作為投資者，你需要小心。

Even so, the current trend has seen a huge surge in the number of people buying memecoins, especially since the election of Donald Trump and the announcement of the creation of the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk.

即便如此，目前的趨勢是購買迷因幣的人數大幅增加，特別是自唐納德·川普當選以及宣布成立以伊隆·馬斯克為首的政府效率部（DOGE）以來。

And while many may see hints of the speculative buys ahead of the NFT market collapse in 2022, the memecoin market is, for the moment, thriving.

儘管許多人可能會在 2022 年 NFT 市場崩潰之前看到投機性購買的跡象，但 memecoin 市場目前正在蓬勃發展。