當唐納德·特朗普總統準備歡迎他的模因硬幣中的頂級投資者參加私人晚餐

在幫助坦克對所謂的斯塔布萊幣法案進行較早投票的兩週後，一群16名民主黨人對幾乎每個共和黨人投票，將法案推向了犯罪威脅。

As President Donald Trump prepares to welcome the top investors in his meme coin to a private dinner, centrist Senate Democrats gave a different kind of gift to the crypto industry on Monday.

當唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統準備歡迎他的模因硬幣中的頂級投資者參加私人晚餐時，中間派參議院民主黨人在周一向加密貨幣產業贈送了另一種禮物。

Two weeks after helping tank an earlier vote on the so-called stablecoin bill, a group of 16 Democrats voted with nearly every Republican to push the bill past a filibuster threat.

在幫助坦克對所謂的斯塔布萊幣法案進行較早投票的兩週後，一群16名民主黨人對幾乎每個共和黨人投票，將法案推向了犯罪威脅。

While supporters said the bill would give clarity to an industry that has operated in a legal gray zone, critics warned that stablecoins pose a threat to the larger financial system. They also questioned why Democrats were giving Trump a victory on a bill that could enrich the president himself.

支持者表示，該法案將使在合法的灰色區域中運作的行業澄清，但批評家警告說，Stablecoins對更大的金融體系構成威脅。他們還質疑為什麼民主黨人在一項可以豐富總統本人的法案上取得勝利。

“We need a unified Democratic opposition. We need Democrats zeroing in on the GOP plan, and not muddling the message by getting behind an unrelated, corruption-friendly crypto bill this week instead,” Ezra Levin, co-executive director of the progressive group Indivisible, said in a statement.

“我們需要民主黨人在共和黨計劃中歸零，而不是本週落後於無關，腐敗友好的加密貨幣法案來使信息混亂。”

Crypto Flip-Flop

加密觸發器

The Senate’s vote for cloture on the GENIUS Act represented an industry win after a setback only 11 days before.

參議院對《天才法案》的盤行的投票僅在11天前遇到了挫折之後贏得了行業勝利。

Stablecoins are supposed to represent one of the safest sectors of the cryptocurrency industry. In theory, dollar-denominated stablecoins are backed 1:1 by sound assets such as U.S. Treasury bills. Supporters say stablecoins could be used to make sending payments easier and cheaper. Critics say that, so far, their use cases have more often lain in buying other crypto assets and evading money-laundering laws.

穩定幣應該代表加密貨幣行業最安全的部門之一。從理論上講，以美國國庫賬單等聲音資產為支持，以美元為單位的穩定幣支持了1：1。支持者說，可以使用Stablecoins使發送付款更加輕鬆，更便宜。批評者說，到目前為止，他們的用例在購買其他加密資產和逃避洗錢法方面經常有所失誤。

Congress’s Biggest Financial Priority Is “Stablecoin.” What the Hell Is That?

國會最大的財務重中之重是“ Stablecoin”。那到底是什麼？

The crypto industry has put its weight in Washington behind stablecoin legislation, hoping that it can serve as the first step toward passage of a larger agenda. Yet despite a record of bipartisan backing, centrist Senate Democrats pulled their support for the bill only days before it was set to receive its first vote on the Senate floor.

加密貨幣行業將其在華盛頓的權重置於Stablecoin立法之後，希望它可以作為通過更大議程的第一步。然而，儘管有兩黨支持的記錄，但中間派參議院民主黨人僅在該法案的幾天才能在參議院獲得首次投票前幾天。

Those Democrats said that they had lingering concerns about issues including anti-money laundering protections, illicit transactions, and the soundness of the financial system.

這些民主黨人說，他們對包括反洗錢保護，非法交易以及金融體系的合理性在內的問題引起了人們的關注。

After that initial, failed vote, Democrats engaged in extensive closed-door talks with the legislation’s Republican boosters. Ahead of the vote Monday, senators received copies of a proposed compromise.

最初的投票失敗之後，民主黨人與立法的共和黨助推器進行了廣泛的閉門談判。週一投票之前，參議員收到了擬議妥協的副本。

Democrats backing the new version of the legislation said that it would address concerns that Big Tech companies could dominate the new industry and expand surveillance on their own customers if allowed to issue stablecoins. They claimed that it also strengthened protections for stablecoin holders if their issuers go bankrupt.

支持該立法的新版本的民主黨人說，如果允許發行穩定的公司，這將解決大型科技公司可以主導新行業並擴大對自己客戶的監視的擔憂。他們聲稱，如果發行人破產，它還加強了對Stablecoin持有人的保護。

One of the lawmakers who decided that the changes went far enough was Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., who acknowledged in a statement over the weekend that Trump’s personal involvement in the industry cast a shadow over the debate.

一位決定變更足夠遠的立法者是D-VA。參議員馬克·華納（Mark Warner）。

“Many senators, myself included, have very real concerns about the Trump family’s use of crypto technologies to evade oversight, hide shady financial dealings, and personally profit at the expense of everyday Americans,” Warner said in a statement. “But we cannot allow that corruption to blind us to the broader reality: blockchain technology is here to stay.”

沃納在一份聲明中說：“許多參議員包括我本人，對特朗普家族使用加密技術來逃避監督，隱藏陰暗的財務往來以及個人以犧牲日常美國人的利益而感到非常真正的擔憂。” “但是我們不能讓這種腐敗使我們對更廣泛的現實視而不見：區塊鏈技術將留在這裡。”

Democratic staffers on the Senate Banking Committee, where Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., serves as ranking member, rejected the changes as nothing more than a “fig leaf,” however.

參議院銀行委員會的民主黨工作人員，D-Mass。參議員伊麗莎白·沃倫（Elizabeth Warren）擔任排名成員，拒絕了這些變化，而只不過是“無花果葉”。

Democrats Woke Up to Trump’s Crypto Grift. Will They Stop Other Scammers?

民主黨人喚醒了特朗普的加密貨幣。他們會停止其他騙子嗎？

Perhaps most glaring for critics is the fact that the latest text of the bill does nothing to prevent Trump and his family members from continuing to cash in on crypto. In addition to the Trump-themed meme coin he issued just before his inauguration, Trump’s sons have now issued a stablecoin that generates the family fees when it is traded.

也許對批評者的最明顯的是，該法案的最新文本無濟於事，可以防止特朗普及其家人繼續兌現加密貨幣。除了他在就職典禮之前發出的以特朗普為主題的模因硬幣外，特朗普的兒子們現在還發布了一份穩定的股份，該股份在交易時產生了家庭費用。

But skeptics say the Trump family’s corrupt entrée into the crypto industry isn’t the only problem with the legislation. They also say it will still be easy for private Big Tech companies to issue stablecoins, while public giants such as Meta could find workarounds on prohibitions meant to block them from entering the

但是懷疑論者說，特朗普家族對加密貨幣行業的腐敗參與並不是立法的唯一問題。他們還說，私人大型科技公司仍然很容易發行Stablecoins，而梅塔（Meta）等公共巨頭可以找到有關禁止他們進入的禁令的解決方法