特朗普推出了加密貨幣令牌，稱他在上班前幾天發射了$ trump“模因硬幣”

隨後，第二天，他們中有25個最富有的人還將參加“與您最喜歡的總統晚餐前的獨家招待會”，第二天進行白宮的“ VIP之旅”。

A lavish dinner for 220 guests will take place next Thursday under the crystal chandeliers of the great ballroom at the Trump National Golf Club outside Washington DC.

下週四將在華盛頓特區特朗普國家高爾夫俱樂部的大宴會廳的水晶吊燈下，為220位客人提供豪華晚餐。

Organisers are calling it ‘the most exclusive invitation in the world’.

組織者稱其為“世界上最獨特的邀請”。

The 800-acre venue boasts ‘stunning views of the Potomac River’ – but the most impressive view for the guests, all of them cryptocurrency investors, will be of their host, President Trump.

這個佔地800英畝的場地擁有“波托馬克河的壯麗景色”，但對於客人來說，最令人印象深刻的景色，都是加密貨幣投資者，將是他們的主人特朗普總統。

The 25 wealthiest of them will also attend an ‘exclusive reception before dinner with YOUR FAVORITE President’ followed, the next day, by a ‘VIP tour’ of the White House.

隨後，第二天，他們中有25個最富有的人還將參加“與您最喜歡的總統晚餐前的獨家招待會”，第二天進行白宮的“ VIP之旅”。

They include Justin Sun, a Chinese billionaire best known for paying $6.2million for a banana at an art auction.

其中包括賈斯汀·孫（Justin Sun），這是一位中國億萬富翁，以在藝術品拍賣中為香蕉支付620萬美元而聞名。

He and fellow guests will doubtless make sure that they royally flatter their host about his recent trip to the Middle East, where he was offered by Qatar’s ruling royal family a ‘palace in the sky’ Boeing 747-8. It’s just the sort of jackpot such speculators would admire.

他和客人無疑會確保他們對他最近前往中東旅行的皇家主持人，在那兒，卡塔爾的統治王室為他提供了“天空中的宮殿”，波音747-8。這只是這樣的投機者會欣賞的大獎。

Govemments often push the boat out in this way, either to encourage wealthy people to invest in their country or to thank them for past generosity.

政府經常以這種方式將船推出，以鼓勵富人投資自己的國家，或者感謝他們過去的慷慨大方。

However, what’s unusual – though ‘outrageous’ might be a better word – about this glitzy night with The Donald is that the guests aren’t being rewarded for services to the US or charity, but for services to the Trump private bank account.

但是，對於與唐納德（Donald）在一起的漫長的夜晚，不尋常的是一個更好的詞，那就是，客人不是為美國或慈善機構的服務而獲得獎勵，而是為特朗普私人銀行帳戶提供服務。

The 220 attending the dinner are doing so purely because they bought a cryptocurrency token called the $TRUMP ‘meme coin’ that the President launched days before taking office (for good measure, First Lady Melania launched her own too).

參加晚宴的220人之所以這樣做是因為他們購買了一個加密貨幣令牌，稱為$ Trump“ Meme Coin”，總統在上任前幾天發射了幾天（良好的措施，第一夫人Melania也推出了自己的發射）。

To get an invitation to the dinner, it’s estimated that ‘investors’ bought around $55,000 worth of the coin apiece, while to qualify for the even more selective pre-dinner reception with the President (and that VIP tour) they had to purchase $TRUMP coins worth $4.3million. (Mr Sun reportedly was the biggest spender, shelling out $19million.)

為了獲得晚餐的邀請，據估計，“投資者”購買了價值約55,000美元的硬幣，同時有資格與總統（和VIP巡迴賽）一起獲得更具選擇性的前餐前接待，他們不得不購買價值430萬美元的特朗普硬幣。 （據報導，孫先生是最大的股票，籌集了1900萬美元。）

Like other such tokens, the $TRUMP coin lacks any intrinsic value and its worth is instead defined by what speculators are prepared to pay for it, or ‘hype’ in other words.

像其他這樣的代幣一樣，$特朗普硬幣也缺乏任何內在價值，而其價值則由投機者準備為此付出代價或“炒作”來定義。

That didn’t stop buyers spending $148million snapping up the tokens in a three-week-long contest to win a dinner invitation, pushing the current market value of all $TRUMP coins to more than $2.7billion.

這並沒有阻止買家在為期三週的競賽中搶購代幣，以贏得晚餐邀請，將所有$特朗普硬幣的當前市場價值提高到27億美元。

In the process, the investors made millions of dollars for the Trump family as the latter’s businesses own a majority of the coins and they also get a transaction fee each time one of the tokens are exchanged.

在此過程中，由於後者擁有大部分硬幣，投資者為特朗普家族賺了數百萬美元，並且每次交換一個令牌時，他們也會獲得交易費。

It’s just a shame that Justin Sun and the other ‘crypto bros’ won’t be able to celebrate their ‘favourite’ president over a few high-priced late-night drinks at another Trump money-spinner nearby.

令人遺憾的是，賈斯汀·孫（Justin Sun）和另一個“加密兄弟”（Crypto Bros）將無法在附近的另一位特朗普貨幣獎金中慶祝他們的“最喜歡的”總統。

But sadly the Executive Branch, a Washington DC private club set up by Donald Trump Jr and a few other investors, isn’t open yet.

但是，可悲的是，由唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump Jr）和其他一些投資者成立的華盛頓特區私人俱樂部行政部門尚未開放。

It will have a joining fee of up to $500,000 and is intended, say insiders, to offer business and tech moguls the chance to hobnob with members of the Trump administration in privacy.

內部人士說，它的加入費最高為50萬美元，並打算為商業和技術大亨提供與特朗普政府成員隱私的機會。

Since Lyndon Johnson in the 1960s, every US president except Trump has agreed to sell his investments before taking office or seal them in a blind trust.

自1960年代林登·約翰遜（Lyndon Johnson）以來，除特朗普外，美國總統都同意出售自己的投資，然後再上任或將其封為盲人信託。

Questions have been raised after Trump’s visit to the Middle East, which included a stop in the United Arab Emirates

特朗普訪問中東後已經提出了問題，其中包括在阿拉伯聯合酋長國停留

Trump insists that it is enough for his sons to run the family business instead but many vigorously disagree.

特朗普堅持認為，他的兒子們經營家族企業是足夠的，但許多人強烈不同意。

According to Forbes, his personal wealth has more than doubled to $5.1billion in the past year, half of which has been spent preparing for office or as President.

據《福布斯》報導，他的個人財富在過去一年中已翻了一番，達到51億美元，其中一半是為上任或擔任總統的準備。

Even so, what’s happening with the $TRUMP has flabbergasted opponents with Trump facing a rising tide of outrage over allegations of shameless self-enrichment and corruption.

即便如此，特朗普$ trump的情況使對手感到震驚，特朗普面臨著對無恥的自我灌輸和腐敗指控的憤怒的不斷增長。

In particular, his critics say he shouldn’t be involved in cryptocurrencies when he has so much power over the controversial industry and when investors can curry favour with him by buying his products.

尤其是，他的批評家說，當他對有爭議的行業擁有如此多的權力，而投資者可以通過購買產品來求愛時，他不應該參與加密貨幣。

‘The Trump meme coin is the single most corrupt act ever committed by a President,’ howled Democrat US Senator Chris Murphy last week.

上週，民主黨參議員克里斯·墨菲（Chris Murphy）上週ho toded to trump Meme Coin是有史以來總統有史以來最腐敗的行為。 ”

‘Donald Trump is essentially posting his Venmo [a US payment app] for any billionaire CEO or foreign oligarch to cash in some favours by secretly sending him millions of dollars.’

“唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）本質上是為任何億萬富翁的首席執行官或外國寡頭派遣他的Venmo（美國付款應用程序），通過秘密向他發送數百萬美元來兌現一些優惠。”

And this week, new concerns were raised when GD Culture Group, a mysterious technology company with ties to China, announced it was buying up to $300million worth of $TRUMP.

本週，當與中國有聯繫的神秘技術公司GD Culture Group宣布將購買高達3億美元的特朗普時，就提出了新的擔憂。

Might they expect a quid pro quo for their generosity?

他們可能期望他們的慷慨大方嗎？

The same question is being asked about the Qataris over their recent

關於卡塔爾人最近，也有人問了同樣的問題