自從資產類別首先出現以來，加密貨幣的促進者就面臨的一個問題是其聲譽聞名。

加密交易已被監管機構和公眾腦海中確定為騙局，盜竊和其他形式的敏銳實踐的避風港。

One problem that promoters of cryptocurrencies have faced since the asset class first emerged is that its reputation stinks.

自從資產類別首先出現以來，加密貨幣的促進者就面臨的一個問題是其聲譽聞名。

The crypto trading has become identified by regulators and in the public mind with a haven for scams, theft and other forms of sharp practice. The FBI, in its most recent annual report on cryptocurrency, found that crypto-related fraud has exploded. Criminality is “pervasive” in the field, the agency warned.

加密貨幣交易已被監管機構和公眾識別，有著騙局，盜竊和其他形式的敏銳實踐的避風港。聯邦調查局（FBI）在最近關於加密貨幣的年度報告中發現，與加密相關的欺詐行為爆炸了。該機構警告說，犯罪行為“普遍存在”。

The elusive use case for crypto assets appeared to have been narrowed down to facilitating criminal fraud, ransomware attacks, drug and human trafficking.

加密資產的難以捉摸的用例似乎已被縮小，以促進犯罪欺詐，勒索軟件襲擊，毒品和人口販運。

Then came Donald Trump. During the presidential campaign and after his election, crypto promoters thought they were entering the nirvana of officially recognised legitimacy.

然後是唐納德·特朗普。在總統大選期間，加密推廣人員認為他們正在進入正式認可的合法性的必要性。

Trump signaled that he would end government regulatory initiatives on crypto, “in order to promote United States leadership in digital assets and financial technology while protecting economic liberty,” to quote the executive order he issued Jan 23, effectively wiping out federal regulations on the class.

特朗普表示，他將終止有關加密貨幣的政府監管計劃，“為了在保護經濟自由的同時促進美國在數字資產和金融技術方面的領導力”，以引用他1月23日發布的行政命令，實際上有效地消除了聯邦法規。

Things aren't working out as they hoped. Since Trump returned to the presidency, his and his family's involvement in crypto-related deals has critics charging that crypto has become an entirely new path for official corruption and conflicts of interest in the White House.

事情並沒有按照他們希望的方式鍛煉。自從特朗普回到總統職位以來，他和他的家人參與與加密相關的交易的參與使批評者指控加密貨幣已成為官方腐敗和白宮利益衝突的全新途徑。

"Trump's cryptocurrency ventures are nothing more than a fig leaf for payoffs from foreign nationals & foreign gov'ts," Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, asserted in a May 7 tweet, the subject of which was an offer of a sit-down private dinner with Trump.

D-Connecticut的參議員Richard Blumenthal參議員在5月7日的推文中斷言：“特朗普的加密貨幣不過是從外國國民和外國政府獲得回報的無花果葉子。”

The price of the coin soared to about $74 on Jan 19, the day before Trump's inauguration. It immediately fell in value, though its price has been propped up by the offer of the dinner and tours; the most recent quotes place it at about $13. The top 220 holders of the Trump coin, who are entitled to the dinner, spent nearly $148mil for the privilege, according to an estimate by Reuters.

硬幣的價格飆升至1月19日，即特朗普就職的前一天。它立即降低了價值，儘管其價格是由晚餐和旅行的提議所支撐的。最近的報價將其定為約13美元。根據路透社的一項估計，特朗普硬幣的前220名持有人有權獲得晚餐的特權。

More than half of the biggest holders appear to be foreign entities, according to an analysis by Bloomberg. That implies that the purchases might be designed to circumvent federal law barring foreigners from making political contributions in the US.

根據彭博社的一項分析，超過一半的最大持有人似乎是外國實體。這意味著購買可能旨在規避聯邦法律，禁止外國人在美國做出政治貢獻。

Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff of California and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts demanded that the federal Office of Government Ethics, an independent executive branch agency, open an inquiry into the "severe risk that President Trump and other officials may be engaging in 'pay to play' corruption by selling presidential access to individuals or entities, to include foreign nationals and corporate actors with vested interests in federal action, while personally enriching the President and his family."

馬薩諸塞州的加利福尼亞州民主敏感性亞當·西夫（Adam Schiff）和馬薩諸塞州的伊麗莎白·沃倫（Elizabeth Warren）要求聯邦政府道德辦公室，獨立行政部門機構，對“嚴重的風險進行“嚴重風險，特朗普總統和其他官員可能會通過將總統或在包括外國國民競爭中的人及其競爭中的競爭中及其競爭中的競爭者及其興趣來競爭，以扮演'付費'付費'付費。

DWF, a crypto firm based in the United Arab Emirates, announced last month that it had bought $25mil in coins issued by the Trump-affiliated firm World Liberty Financial, in part to "enhance regulatory engagement with US policymakers." Freight Technologies, a Houston logistics company, announced April 30 that it had borrowed $20mil to buy Trump coins, calling the transaction "an effective way to advocate for fair, balanced, and free trade between Mexico and the US."

總部位於阿拉伯聯合酋長國的加密貨幣公司DWF上個月宣布，它已購買了由特朗普附屬公司World Liberty Financial發行的2500萬美元的硬幣，部分目的是“增強與美國決策者的監管互動”。休斯頓物流公司Freight Technologies宣布，4月30日，它已經借了2000萬美元購買特朗普硬幣，稱交易是“一種有效的方式，是提倡公平，平衡和墨西哥與美國之間的自由貿易”。

The unease has spread to Republicans on Capitol Hill, who fear that the Trumps' crypto deals will undermine their efforts to enact crypto-friendly regulations.

不安已傳播給國會山上的共和黨人，他們擔心特朗普的加密交易將破壞他們制定加密友好法規的努力。

"This gives me pause," said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyoming, a leader in the legislative movement to pass a pro-crypto law. "Even what may appear to be 'cringey' with regard to meme coins, it's legal, and what we need to do is have a regulatory framework that makes this more clear, so we don' برابر

“這讓我停了下來，”立法運動的領導人辛西婭·魯米斯（Cynthia Lummis）參議員辛西婭·盧米斯（Cynthia Lummis）說，通過了一項親克萊托特法律。 “即使對於模因硬幣來說似乎是'cringey'的，這是合法的，我們需要做的就是擁有一個使它更加清晰的監管框架，因此我們不'