特朗普在他的加密貨幣硬幣“ $ trump”中為前220名投資者舉辦晚宴

週四晚上，在特朗普國家高爾夫俱樂部，美國總統將在他的加密貨幣模因硬幣“ $ trump”中為前220名投資者舉辦晚宴。

On Thursday night at the Trump National Golf Club the president of the United States will host a gala dinner for the top 220 investors in his cryptocurrency meme coin, “$TRUMP.” The self-proclaimed “most exclusive invitation in the world,” also gives the top 25 $TRUMPholders a private reception with the president and a special VIP tour of the White House.

週四晚上，在特朗普國家高爾夫俱樂部，美國總統將在他的加密貨幣模因硬幣“ $ trump”中為前220名投資者舉辦晚宴。自稱為“世界上最獨家的邀請”，還為前25美元的托倫士兵提供了與總統的私人接待，並為白宮進行了特別的VIP之旅。

The event has, unsurprisingly, raised giant red flags from ethics watchdogs. Watchdog group Accountable.US described the event as “seeing corruption unfold in real-time,” and Norm Eisen, the Obama administration special counsel for ethics and government reform, dubbed the dinner, “an ethics nightmare.”

毫無疑問，該活動從道德觀察員那裡升起了巨大的紅旗。監視人集團callage.us將事件描述為“實時看到腐敗”，而奧巴馬政府倫理和政府改革的特別顧問Norm Eisen稱為晚餐，“道德噩夢”。

As troubling as the unprecedented ethical questions surrounding the event — and Trump’s crypto ties more generally — may be, there is, perhaps, an even graver question: is Trump auctioning off U.S. foreign policy for personal gain? Unfortunately, the answer to that question appears to be a resounding “yes.”

就像圍繞事件的前所未有的道德問題一樣令人不安 - 特朗普的加密貨幣更加普遍 - 也許還有一個甚至一個更加嚴重的問題：特朗普是否為個人利益拍賣美國外交政策？不幸的是，這個問題的答案似乎是一個響亮的“是”。

For starters, a Bloomberg analysis found that 19 of the 25 top Trump meme coin holders are foreigners who have now purchased direct access to the president. “It’s kind of naive to believe that they aren’t gonna be in that room talking about national security matters,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) during a recent hearing that mentioned the Trump gala.

首先，彭博社的一項分析發現，25個特朗普最高模因硬幣持有者中有19個是外國人，他們現在已經直接接觸了總統。參議員克里斯·墨菲（Chris Murphy）（D-Conn。）在最近提到特朗普晚會的聽證會上說：“相信他們不會在那個房間裡談論國家安全事務真是天真。”

To Murphy’s point, at least one of these foreign nationals that bought their way into Trump’s inner-circle was, just months ago, in the cross-hairs of U.S. law enforcement.

就墨菲的觀點而言，在幾個月前，在美國執法部門的十字架上，至少有一個向特朗普內在的外國國民中的一個。

On Monday, Chinese-born crypto mogul Justin Sun confirmed on X that he was the top holder of $TRUMP coin and was excited to attend the gala, “to connect with everyone, talk crypto, and discuss the future of our industry.”

週一，出生於中國的加密貨幣大亨賈斯汀·孫（Justin Sun）在X上證實，他是特朗普硬幣的最高持有人，很高興參加晚會，“與所有人聯繫，談論加密貨幣並討論我們行業的未來。”

Sun is estimated to hold $18.6 million of the meme coin and has also invested $75 million in World Liberty Financial, a newly formed crypto company that gives 75% of its revenue to the Trump family. In 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Sun with fraud and other securities law violations.

據估計，Sun將持有Meme硬幣的1,860萬美元，並且還向World Liberty Financial投資了7500萬美元，World Liberty Financial是一家新成立的加密貨幣公司，將其收入的75％賦予了特朗普家族。 2023年，美國證券交易委員會（SEC）指控太陽犯有欺詐和其他證券法違規行為。

But just days after Trump took office and just two months after Sun began investing millions in World Liberty Financial, the SEC under Trump called for a halt to Sun’s prosecution. That decision came despite the fact that a federal judge had ruled against Sun in December 2024, deeming there was no need to delay the case further.

但是，在特朗普上任的幾天后，太陽開始向世界自由金融投資數百萬美元後的幾天，特朗普領導下的美國證券交易委員會（SEC）要求停止陽光的起訴。儘管事實是，一名聯邦法官在2024年12月對太陽裁定，但認為這一決定是不需要進一步延遲此案的。

Sun’s case may have sent a signal to other foreign interests with pressing issues before the president. Earlier this week, for example, the Guardian reported that, “a small technology company called GD Culture group that has a Chinese subsidiary company and has a TikTok e-commerce business announced that it had secured $300m in funding to buy up $TRUMP coins. Its purchase would coincide with Trump deciding how to handle TikTok’s potential ban or forced sale within the U.S.”

太陽的案子可能已經向其他外國利益發出了信號，並在總統面前緊迫的問題。例如，本週早些時候，《衛報》報導說：“一家名為GD文化集團的小型技術公司，擁有一家中國子公司公司，並擁有一家Tiktok電子商務業務，宣布已獲得3億美元的資金來購買$ Trump Trump Coins。它的購買將與Trump的購買將與Trump一致，以確定如何處理Tiktok的潛在禁令或在我們的我們內部的潛在禁令或屈服於我們的稅款”

Foreign governments have also turned to directly influencing the president through crypto. In late April, World Liberty Financial announced that the firm’s digital coin would be used by MGX, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) government backed firm, to invest $2 billion into Binance, a crypto exchange. As the New York Times reported, “[t]hose funds alone could generate tens of millions of dollars a year in revenue for the Trump family and its partners at World Liberty.”

外國政府也轉向直接通過加密影響總統。 4月下旬，世界自由金融（World Liberty Financial）宣布，該公司的數字硬幣將由阿拉伯聯合酋長國（UAE）政府支持的公司MGX使用，將20億美元投資於加密交易所的Binance。正如《紐約時報》報導的那樣，“僅軟管資金就可以每年為特朗普家族及其世界自由的合作夥伴帶來數千萬美元的收入。”

Just two weeks later, when Trump visited the UAE on his first state trip abroad as president, he signed a deal that would allow the UAE to buy 500,000 Nvidia artificial intelligence chips, raising questions as to whether Trump was selling off America’s tech advantage or directly endangering U.S. national security, particularly given Nvidia’s growing collaboration with the U.S. military and other parts of the government.

僅僅兩週後，當特朗普在國外的第一次國外旅行中訪問阿聯酋時，他簽署了一項交易，該協議將使阿聯酋能夠購買500,000名NVIDIA人工智能籌碼，這引起了有關特朗普是否正在銷售美國的技術優勢或直接危及美國國家安全的問題，特別是考慮到NVIDIA與NVIDIA與美國軍方和其他政府的越來越多的合作。

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) has also been a vocal opponent of the president’s crypto ties.

參議員傑夫·默克利（Jeff Merkley）（D-ore。）也一直是總統加密聯繫的聲音對手。

“Currently, people who wish to cultivate influence with the president can enrich him personally by buying cryptocurrency he owns or controls,” Merkley said. “This is a profoundly corrupt scheme. It endangers our national security and erodes public trust in government.”

默克利說：“目前，希望與總統培養影響力的人可以通過購買他擁有或控制的加密貨幣來個人豐富他。” “這是一個非常腐敗的計劃。它危及我們的國家安全並侵蝕了公眾對政府的信任。”

But it’s not just Democrats expressing concerns. Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska told NBC News, “I don’t think it would be appropriate for me to charge people to come into the Capitol and take a tour.” Sen. Cynthia Lewis (R-Wyo.), a staunch Trump supporter, said the Trump meme coin dinner “gives me pause.”

但這不僅僅是民主黨人表達擔憂。阿拉斯加的共和黨參議員麗莎·默科夫斯基（Lisa Murkowski）對NBC新聞說：“我認為，向人們收取進入國會大廈並參觀的人是不合適的。”特朗普的堅定支持者辛西婭·劉易斯（Cynthia Lewis）（R-Wyo。）說，特朗普模因硬幣晚宴“讓我停下來。”

Despite the bipartisan backlash, Trump is likely planning to move forward with the dinner because of the hundreds of millions of dollars flowing to the president and his family. $TRUMP meme coin holders will spend an estimated $148 million to join the gala, and business entities behind the $TRUMP coin have

儘管有兩黨的反對，但特朗普還是計劃在總統及其家人流向總統及其家人的情況下繼續前進晚餐。 $特朗普模因硬幣持有人將花費約1.48億美元加入晚會，而$ trump Coin背後的商業實體已經