特朗普的加密晚宴平均每座位的費用超過100萬美元

特朗普日益參與加密貨幣正在激動不安。在投資者歡迎他的支持時，許多人現在擔心他優先考慮個人利潤而不是行業穩定。

President Donald Trump's continuing involvement in crypto is stirring unease as investors grow weary of the president's shifting priorities and family financial interests appearing to outweigh pressing policy goals.

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統持續參與加密貨幣（Crypto）正在激起不安，因為投資者對總統的變化優先事項和家庭經濟利益似乎超過了緊迫的政策目標。

The tipping point came Thursday night, when Trump hosted a lavish private dinner at his Northern Virginia golf club for the top 220 investors in his meme coin project, $TRUMP — including controversial crypto moguls and foreign nationals.

臨界點是星期四晚上，當時特朗普在他的北弗吉尼亞高爾夫俱樂部舉辦了一場豪華的私人晚餐，為他的模因硬幣項目中的前220名投資者$特朗普（包括有爭議的加密大麻和外國國民）。

To win a seat at the table, the bidders had to pour an average of $1.79 million on Trump’s official cryptocurrency token, according to an analysis by the blockchain analytics company Nansen. In total, the 220 winners of the contest to meet Trump spent $394 million on his volatile cryptocurrency token, though some have sold portions of or all of their coins since the contest ended.

根據區塊鏈分析公司Nansen的分析，為了贏得席位，投標人必須平均向特朗普的官方加密貨幣代幣投入179萬美元。總的來說，比賽的220名獲獎者在他的動蕩的加密貨幣代幣上花費了3.94億美元，儘管自比賽結束以來，有些人已經出售了部分或全部硬幣。

The amount varied significantly by spender, with the top seven bidders each spending more than $10 million and the bottom 24 each spending less than $100,000. A third of the bidders — 67 of them — spent more than a million dollars, the research shows.

該金額的差異很大，前七名投標人的支出超過1000萬美元，而最底層的24個支出不到100,000美元。研究表明，三分之一的投標人（其中67個）花費了超過一百萬美元。

The bottom tier of bidders began around $55,000, and the average winning bid was about $1,788,994.42.

競標者的最低級別開始約55,000美元，平均獲勝競標約為1,788,994.42美元。

The bidders' identities were not disclosed by the Trump campaign, and the president's son, Eric Trump, said on X, formerly Twitter, that the contest was closed on Wednesday night.

特朗普競選活動沒有透露投標人的身份，總統的兒子埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）在X（以前是Twitter）上說，比賽於週三晚上結束。

The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

特朗普運動沒有立即回應置評請求。

Intended to celebrate crypto's growing political clout, the event has instead fueled concerns about pay-to-play politics, foreign influence, and the blurring of lines between presidential authority and personal profit.

該活動旨在慶祝加密貨幣的政治影響力日益增長的影響力，引起了人們對付費政治，外國影響以及總統權威與個人利潤之間界限模糊的擔憂。

“It’s distasteful and an unnecessary distraction,” said Nic Carter, a pro-Trump investor and partner at Castle Island Ventures. “We’d rather see regulatory clarity than meme coin theatrics.”

“這是令人討厭的，也是不必要的分散注意力，” Castle Island Ventures的親筆投資者兼合夥人Nic Carter說。 “我們寧願看到法規清晰度而不是模因硬幣戲劇。”

Trump’s $TRUMP meme coin, launched just before his second inauguration, was billed as “a way for supporters to have fun.” But it’s proven far more potent — granting access to the president himself. The top 25 coinholders were invited to a private reception, with the top four awarded Trump-branded crypto watches worth $100,000 each.

特朗普的$特朗普模因硬幣是在他第二次就職之前推出的，被稱為“支持者玩得開心的一種方式”。但事實證明，這更有效 - 授予與總統本人的接觸。排名前25位的股東被邀請參加私人招待會，其中排名前四的特朗普品牌的加密表格每人價值100,000美元。

The coin surged in value after the dinner contest was announced, though critics point to extreme volatility and a lack of transparency. One of the project’s creators is linked to the Trump Organization, which has reportedly earned hundreds of millions in trading fees.

晚宴比賽后，硬幣的價值激增，儘管批評家表明極端波動和缺乏透明度。該項目的創作者之一與特朗普組織有關，據報導，該組織已獲得了數億美元的交易費用。

Trump’s family financial entanglements with crypto are also sprawling. His daughter Ivanka Trump launched her own venture this spring, reportedly raising millions in a matter of days.

特朗普與加密貨幣的家庭財務糾纏也在龐大。他的女兒伊万卡·特朗普（Ivanka Trump）今年春天開展了自己的冒險，據報導在幾天之內籌集了數百萬美元。

“Crypto is now one of the most significant sources of the Trump family’s wealth,” said James Thurber, a leading ethics expert at Johns Hopkins University.

約翰·霍普金斯大學（Johns Hopkins University）的主要道德專家詹姆斯·瑟伯（James Thurber）說：“加密貨幣現在是特朗普家族財富最重要的來源之一。”

Trump’s shift from open crypto skeptic to ardent supporter has been swift and surprising. In 2019, he tweeted that crypto wasn’t “real money” and was “used for illegal activity.” But by May 2024, after a Mar-a-Lago crypto summit and a high-dollar fundraiser at tech investor David Sacks’ home, he had completely flipped.

特朗普從公開加密懷疑論者轉變為熱心的支持者，這是迅速而令人驚訝的。 2019年，他在推特上說，加密貨幣不是“真錢”，並且“用於非法活動”。但是到2024年5月，在Mar-a-lago加密峰會和科技投資者David Sacks的家中的高價籌款活動之後，他完全翻轉了。

At a campaign rally in January, Trump declared that crypto was “critical to our financial strength” and pledged to continue rolling out new digital assets. He's also appointed crypto-friendly figures to top Cabinet roles, including Treasury Secretary Gary Gray and White House Chief of Staff Mike ведет Garland.

特朗普在一月份的競選集會上宣布加密貨幣“對我們的財務實力至關重要”，並承諾繼續推出新的數字資產。他還任命了加密貨幣友好的人物擔任頂級櫥櫃角色，包括財政部長加里·格雷（Gary Gray）和白宮參謀長邁克·麥克（Mike）。

In March, Trump signed an executive order on federal cryptocurrency regulation, prioritizing a U.S.-led approach to digital assets despite concerns from Democrats about pay-to-play hiring practices in key administration roles.

3月，特朗普簽署了一項有關聯邦加密貨幣法規的行政命令，儘管人們擔心民主黨人擔心在關鍵管理角色中付費招聘行為，但優先考慮了美國領導的數字資產方法。

The president's crypto endeavors have faced backlash from both sides of the aisle.

總統的加密貨幣努力從過道的兩邊都面臨反彈。

Trump’s personal ties are being used by Democrats to stall other legislation, arguing it opens the door to corruption.

民主黨人正在使用特朗普的個人聯繫，以阻止其他立法，認為這為腐敗打開了大門。

"He's becoming a salesman-in-chief," said Thurber, who authored the book "Inside the White House: The Role of Presidential Assistants."

瑟伯（Thurber）說：“他正在成為一名首席推銷員。”

"And the buyers? They're billionaires with anonymous wallets."

“還有買家？他們是帶有匿名錢包的億萬富翁。”

Many mainstream crypto leaders are treading carefully. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong declined to comment on Trump’s ventures. Others have expressed quiet frustration that his family’s aggressive coin launches and business ties may erode hard-fought gains for regulatory clarity.

許多主流加密領袖都在仔細踩踏。 Coinbase首席執行官Brian Armstrong拒絕對特朗普的冒險發表評論。其他人則表示安靜的沮喪，因為他的家人的侵略性硬幣發起和商業關係可能會侵蝕艱苦的收益，從而獲得監管的清晰度。

"Trump is hugging us to death," said Carter, who serves on the President's Council of Economic Advisers.

在總統經濟顧問委員會任職的卡特說：“特朗普正在將我們擁抱致死。”

"He's made us a top agenda item, but at what cost? We're losing sight of the big picture."

“他使我們成為了頂級議程，但要花多少錢？我們正在忽視大局。”