特朗普媒體和技術集團購買比特幣，創建加密貨幣儲備

特朗普媒體和技術集團週二表示，達成了一項籌集25億美元的交易，這將被挖掘出來購買比特幣，從而創造了加密貨幣的儲備。

Trump Media and Technology Group on Tuesday said it's struck a deal to raise $2.5 billion that will be tapped to buy bitcoin, creating a reserve of the cryptocurrency.

特朗普媒體和技術集團週二表示，達成了一項籌集25億美元的交易，這將被挖掘出來購買比特幣，從而創造了加密貨幣的儲備。

The company's move into cryptocurrency comes after Trump Media has ventured into other investment arenas, including starting exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, and separately managed accounts with investment strategies the company says are "rooted in American values and priorities."

在特朗普媒體冒險進入其他投資領域（包括開設交易所交易基金或ETF）的情況下，該公司進入加密貨幣的遷移，並通過該公司表示，該公司表示“植根於美國價值和優先事項”。

In its Tuesday announcement, Trump Media said it has an agreement with about 50 institutional investors to buy $1.5 billion of the company's stock, along with another $1 billion in debt that can be converted into stock at a later date. The $2.5 billion in funds will be used to create a "bitcoin treasury," which the company said will be added to its balance sheet.

特朗普媒體在周二的宣布中表示，它與約50個機構投資者達成了一項協議，以購買15億美元的公司股票，再加上另外10億美元的債務，可以在以後轉換為股票。 25億美元的資金將用於創建“比特幣財政部”，該公司表示將添加到資產負債表中。

This would be in addition to cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments that Trump Media already holds, which it said were worth $759 million.

這將是特朗普媒體已經持有的現金，現金同等投資和短期投資的補充，其價值為7.59億美元。

President Trump, the largest investor in Trump Media, has increasingly focused on cryptocurrencies, both through his private business and his administration. He has directed his officials to create a national "crypto strategic reserve" that will include bitcoin, ethereum and lesser-known cryptocurrencies. The goal for Trump Media — best known for its Truth Social app — is to push the company into becoming more than a tech business, according to CEO Devin Nunes.

特朗普媒體上最大的投資者特朗普總統越來越專注於加密貨幣，無論是通過他的私人業務還是他的政府。他指示他的官員創建一個國家的“加密戰略儲備”，其中包括比特幣，以太坊和鮮為人知的加密貨幣。首席執行官德文·納尼斯（Devin Nunes）表示，特朗普媒體（Trump Media）的目標（以其真相社交應用而聞名）是，促使該公司成為技術業務。

"It's a big step forward in the company's plans to evolve into a holding company by acquiring additional profit-generating, crown jewel assets consistent with America First principles," Nunes said in the Tuesday statement.

Nunes在周二聲明中說：“這是該公司計劃發展成為一家控股公司的邁出的一大步，該公司通過獲得與美國第一原則一致的額外利潤生成的皇冠珠寶資產。”

Shares of Trump Media tumbled $2.14, or 8.3% to $23.58 in early afternoon trading. Because the deal is based on issuing $1.5 billion worth of new shares of the company, as well $1 billion in convertible debt, the offer could dilute the value of existing shareholders' stock, including Mr. Trump's.

特朗普媒體的股票跌倒了2.14美元，下午交易的8.3％至23.58美元。由於該交易是基於發行15億美元的公司新股以及10億美元的可轉換債務，因此該要約可能會稀釋包括特朗普先生在內的現有股東股票的價值。

What's happening with Truth Social?

真理社交發生了什麼？

Trump Media's push into money management and cryptocurrencies comes as Truth Social continues to lose money.

特朗普媒體進入貨幣管理和加密貨幣的推動，隨著真相社會繼續損失錢。

In the first quarter, Truth Social lost $31.2 million, while its revenue rose 7% to $821.2 million. In a May 9 regulatory filing, Trump Media said its Truth Social has "generated limited advertising revenue" to date, while it expects to "incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future" as it builds its streaming business.

在第一季度，Truth Social損失了3120萬美元，其收入增長了7％，達到8.212億美元。在5月9日的監管文件中，特朗普媒體說，迄今為止，其真相社會“產生了有限的廣告收入”，而它希望“在建立流媒體業務的情況下，在可預見的將來會造成巨大的費用和經營損失”。

Social media businesses typically rely on advertising as a core source of revenue, with companies targeting their ads to specific demographics, such as app users who are, say, young parents or retirees.

社交媒體業務通常依靠廣告作為收入的核心來源，公司將廣告定位為特定的人口統計，例如年輕的父母或退休人員。

Truth Social doesn't release data about the size of its user base, but rival social media apps have typically recorded much higher sales growth, such as Reddit, which said its fourth-quarter ad sales surged 60% to $394.5 million from a year earlier.

Truth Social並未發布有關其用戶群體規模的數據，但是競爭對手的社交媒體應用程序通常記錄了更高的銷售增長，例如Reddit，該應用程序說，其第四季度廣告銷售額飆升了60％至3.945億美元。

Why is Trump Media venturing into financial services?

特朗普媒體為什麼要冒險進入金融服務？

Trump Media describes its new division, called Truth.Fi, as mixing financial services and financial technology.

特朗普媒體將其新部門（稱為Truth.fi）描述為混合金融服務和金融技術。

"By expanding into this realm, we aim to serve millions of investors in America and around the world who believe in the greatness of the American economy and want to invest in superior companies while avoiding the giant, woke investment funds and politically motivated debanking problems," the company's May 9 regulatory filing said.

該公司5月9日的監管機構申請說：“通過擴展到這一領域，我們的目標是為美國和世界各地的數百萬投資者提供服務，這些投資者相信美國經濟的偉大，並希望投資上級公司，同時避免巨頭，喚醒投資基金和政治動機的脫機問題。”

"Debanking" is the term used by some conservative figures who have accused banks of barring them from opening accounts or blocking access to their assets because of their political views, prompting a Senate hearing in February over the issue. It's also been the focus of some crypto investors, such as Nathan McCauley, who testified in the Senate hearing that his bank had closed his company's account on short notice because they weren't comfortable with crypto transactions.

“撤銷”是一些保守派人物使用的術語，他們指責銀行因其政治觀點而禁止其開設帳戶或阻止對其資產的訪問權限，並在2月就此事進行了參議院聽證會。這也是一些加密投資者（例如內森·麥考利（Nathan McCauley））的重點，他在參議院聽證會上作證說，他的銀行在短時間內關閉了公司的帳戶，因為他們對加密貨幣交易不滿意。

Trump Media's crypto investment "will help defend our Company against harassment and discrimination by financial institutions, which plague many Americans and U.S. firms, and will create synergies for subscription payments, a utility token and other planned transactions across Truth Social and Truth+," Nunes said in the statement.

特朗普媒體的加密投資”將有助於捍衛我們的公司免受金融機構的騷擾和歧視，這會困擾許多美國人和美國公司，並將為訂閱付款提供協同效應，公用事業令牌和跨真相社交和真相+的其他計劃的交易，” Nunes在聲明中說。

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Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports.

Aimee Picchi是CBS MoneyWatch的副執行編輯，她涵蓋了業務和個人理財。她之前曾在彭博新聞（Bloomberg News）工作，並為包括《今日美國》和《消費者報告》在內的國家新聞媒體撰寫了撰寫文章。