特朗普的加密貨幣帝國擴大了，有望從總統職位上獲利的新方法

在任職的第二天，總統唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）被問到他是否會繼續出售對他親自受益的產品

President Donald Trump was asked on Wednesday if he would continue selling products that benefited him personally. It comes after sales of a new Trump “meme coin” had soared to as much as $20 billion in value.

週三詢問唐納德·特朗普總統是否會繼續銷售使他親自受益的產品。這是在銷售新的特朗普“模因硬幣”之後，價值高達200億美元。

“I don't know much about it, other than I launched it. I heard it was very successful,” Trump replied. “I haven't checked it. Where is it today?”

特朗普回答：“除了發起它，我對此並不了解。我聽說它非常成功。” “我還沒有檢查過。今天在哪裡？”

“You made a lot of money, sir. Several billion dollars, it seems like, in the last several days.”

“先生，您賺了很多錢。在過去的幾天裡，似乎數十億美元。”

“Several billion? That's peanuts for these guys,” Trump said gesturing toward a group of tech billionaires at the White House event.

特朗普在白宮活動中向一群科技億萬富翁打手勢。 ”

A fortune in cryptocurrency

加密貨幣的財富

Trump never answered whether he would seek personal profit from the presidency – something historians say virtually every other president has pledged to avoid.

特朗普從未回答他是否會從總統處尋求個人利潤 - 歷史學家說，幾乎所有其他總統都承諾要避免的話。

Just two of the cryptocurrency investments owned by Trump-affiliated entities have made at least $300 million in trading fees alone on sales of his meme coin and other digital currency since January, according to ethics watchdogs, Democratic lawmakers, crypto analysts and other experts.

根據道德監管機構，民主黨立法者，加密分析師和其他專家的說法，自1月以來，由特朗普附屬實體擁有的加密貨幣投資中的兩項僅在其模因硬幣和其他數字貨幣的銷售方面僅收取了至少3億美元的交易費用。

Greater potential profits lie in the Trump entities’ stake in the value of the meme coin and their other Trump-themed crypto investments, these analysts and other experts say.

這些分析師和其他專家說，特朗普實體在模因硬幣及其其他以特朗普主題的加密投資的價值中的利潤更大。

Last week, another of the Trump family's crypto ventures, World Liberty Financial, announced that one of its digital coins is being used by an Abu Dhabi investment firm for a $2 billion investment in cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Democratic lawmakers and crypto analysts said the deal was a conflict of interest that could earn World Liberty at least $27 million per year.

上週，特朗普家族的另一家加密貨幣企業世界自由金融宣布，阿布扎比投資公司正在使用其中一枚數字硬幣，用於對加密貨幣交易所二進制進行20億美元的投資。民主黨立法者和加密分析師表示，這筆交易是一場利益衝突，每年至少可以賺取世界自由度至少2700萬美元。

Meanwhile, Trump's administration has loosened regulation of the cryptocurrency industry and dismantled a Justice Department unit targeting crypto fraud.

同時，特朗普的政府放寬了對加密貨幣行業的監管，並拆除了針對加密欺詐的司法部部門。

Crypto isn’t Trump's only source of funds since returning to office. The president profits from real estate, his Truth Social platform and a range of branded merchandise, experts say.

自加密自回到辦公室以來，加密貨幣並不是唯一的資金來源。專家說，總統從房地產中獲利，他的真相社交平台以及一系列品牌商品。

How much has Trump earned in his first 100 days back in the White House?

特朗普在他在白宮的頭100天內賺了多少？

“It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to find a number right now,” said Fred Wertheimer of the nonprofit accountability group Democracy 21. "And I don't think that's an accident."

非營利責任組織民主制度21的弗雷德·沃瑟默（Fred Wertheimer）說：“現在很難，即使不是不可能，也很難找到一個數字。我認為這不是偶然的。”

"The president spent many years bragging about how many billions of dollars he had, but as president it's a different story," said Wertheimer. "He doesn't hide all his business ventures, but he certainly doesn't report on what's going on."

沃特海默（Wertheimer）說：“總統花了很多年的時間吹噓自己擁有了數十億美元，但作為總統，這是一個不同的故事。” “他並沒有隱藏所有的業務，但他當然沒有報告發生了什麼事。”

A Senate inquiry into presidential profits

參議院對總統利潤的調查

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, ranking Democrat on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, told USA TODAY he’s launching an investigation into Trump’s profits as president.

參議員理查德·布盧門塔爾（Richard Blumenthal）在參議院永久委員會調查小組委員會中排名民主黨，他告訴《今日美國》，他正在對特朗普作為總統的利潤進行調查。

The cryptocurrency ventures − including a digital meme coin celebrating Trump’s survival of a July 2024 assassination attempt − will be key to Blumenthal’s inquiry. Trump, he said, “makes money off the trading because the transactions generate a fee, as well as from the increase in price for the coins that results from his promoting or enticing sales.”

加密貨幣冒險 - 包括慶祝特朗普2024年7月暗殺企圖生存的數字模因硬幣 - 將是Blumenthal詢問的關鍵。他說：“特朗普說：“由於交易產生了費用，以及由於他的促進或誘人銷售而產生的硬幣的價格上漲，因此賺錢。 ”

“Whether it's tens of millions or hundreds of millions really is a topic for the investigation,” said Blumenthal, a former Connecticut attorney general. “But I just cannot emphasize how craven and brazen this kind of stunt is. And it would be laughable, but it involves millions of dollars and a threat to our national security.”

前康涅狄格州司法部長Blumenthal說：“無論是數千萬還是數億美元確實是調查的話題。” “但是我只是無法強調這種特技表演是多麼的勇氣和大膽。這是可笑的，但它涉及數百萬美元，並威脅到我們的國家安全。”

Blumenthal said he was especially concerned that the opaque nature of crypto transactions makes it virtually impossible to determine how much Trump is profiting – and who might be seeking influence by purchasing the Trump coins.

Blumenthal說，他特別擔心加密交易的不透明本質使得幾乎不可能確定特朗普在獲利的程度，以及誰可能通過購買特朗普硬幣來尋求影響力。

That, he said, could pose a national security threat by allowing foreign governments to enrich Trump – and gain his favor − without public knowledge.

他說，這可以通過允許外國政府豐富特朗普來構成國家安全威脅，並在沒有公眾知識的情況下獲得他的青睞。

A White House spokesperson denied that, saying the president did not have a conflict of interest because his assets were controlled by his children.

白宮發言人否認這一點，稱總統沒有利益衝突，因為他的資產是由他的孩子控制的。

A spokesman for World Liberty Financial, a Trump family-controlled crypto firm, told USA TODAY the company was "not involved in politics whatsoever."

由特朗普家族控制的加密貨幣公司World Liberty Financial的發言人告訴《今日美國》，該公司“沒有參與政治”。

Sneakers, Bibles - and digital currency

運動鞋，聖經和數字貨幣

Even more than during his first term, Trump has upended the customs restraining a commander-in-chief’s ability to profit from the office.

與他的第一任期相比，特朗普更加顛覆了限制總司令從辦公室獲利的能力的海關。

Besides the meme coin and other crypto, Trump and his business associates have promoted dozens of branded items, including Trump sneakers and Trump-autographed Bibles.

除了模因硬幣和其他加密貨幣外，特朗普和他的商業夥伴還促進了數十種品牌項目，包括特朗普運動鞋和特朗普自動聖經。

Trump has also gone all-in on digital artworks known as NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, selling “Trump Bitcoin Digital Trading Cards," including more than 100 new collectibles released in January 2025, according to Cryptopolitan and other crypto industry trackers.

根據Cryptopolitan和其他Crypto行業追踪者的說法，特朗普還全權介紹稱為NFT的數字藝術品，或不可殺死的代幣，出售“特朗普比特幣數字交易卡”，其中包括2025年1月發布的100多家新收藏品。

An 'intimate private dinner' for Trump crypto investors

特朗普加密投資者的“親密私人晚餐”

On April 23, one of the many private companies affiliated with Trump and his family upped the ante by offering existing and new buyers of the $TRUMP meme coin "the most EXCLUSIVE INVITATION in the world."

4月23日，與特朗普及其家人相關的眾多私人公司之一通過提供$ trump Meme Coin Coin的現有和新買家“世界上最獨特的邀請”。

A meme coin is a

模因硬幣是