特朗普在他的加密貨幣項目中​​獎勵最高投資者

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統在周四晚上在他的一個加密貨幣項目中​​獎勵了他的一項加密貨幣項目

President Donald Trump rewarded top investors in one of his cryptocurrency projects with a swanky dinner at his luxury golf club in Northern Virginia on Thursday night, showcasing the ascendance of an emerging financial industry — and also the president’s willingness to mix public office with personal profit.

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統在周四晚上在北弗吉尼亞州北部的豪華高爾夫俱樂部舉行了時髦的晚餐，在他的加密貨幣項目之一中獎勵了頂級投資者，並展示了新興金融業的上升 - 以及總統願意將公共辦公室與個人利潤混合在一起。

Some 220 of the biggest investors in the $TRUMP meme coin were invited to the event, where they dined on filet mignon and halibut. According to participants’ posts on social media, Trump spoke for about half an hour and then danced to the song "YMCA."

$ Trump Meme Coin的大約220名最大投資者被邀請參加該活動，他們在Filet Mignon和大比目魚上用餐。根據參與者在社交媒體上的帖子，特朗普講話了大約半小時，然後跳舞了歌曲“ YMCA”。

Despite the White House insisting that Trump would be attending the event "in his personal time," he stood behind a lectern with the presidential seal as he touted an industry that’s generating profits for his family business.

儘管白宮堅持認為特朗普將“在他的個人時期”參加活動，但他吹捧著為自己的家族企業帶來利潤的行業時，他站在講台的後面。

After feeling unfairly targeted by President Joe Biden, the crypto industry has quickly become a powerful political force, donating huge sums to help Trump and friendly lawmakers. The U.S. Senate is advancing key pro-crypto legislation while bitcoin prices soar.

在喬·拜登（Joe Biden）總統不公平地將其瞄准後，加密貨幣產業很快就成為了強大的政治力量，捐贈了巨額資金來幫助特朗普和友好的立法者。美國參議院正在推進關鍵的親克賴普托立法，而比特幣價格飆升。

However, even some pro-Trump crypto enthusiasts are worried that the president’s personal involvement may be undermining their efforts to establish credibility and stability for the industry.

但是，即使是一些親特朗普的加密愛好者，也擔心總統的個人參與可能會破壞他們為該行業建立信譽和穩定性的努力。

“It’s distasteful and an unnecessary distraction,” said Nic Carter, a Trump supporter and partner at the crypto investment firm Castle Island Ventures, who said the president is "hugging us to death" with his private crypto businesses. “We would much rather that he passes common sense legislation and leave it at that.”

特朗普投資公司Castle Island Island Ventures的特朗普支持者兼合夥人尼克·卡特（Nic Carter）說：“這是令人討厭的，也是不必要的分散注意力。 “我們寧願他通過常識立法並將其留下來。 ”

As the president uses crypto as a platform to make money for his brand in unprecedented ways, it’s also creating an opportunity for potentially shadowy buyers to use the anonymity of the internet to buy access to the president. The lack of transparency was evident on a poster board at the dinner, where participants signed a ranking of top investors. Some used their real names; others used pseudonyms.

由於總統使用加密貨幣作為一個平台，以前所未有的方式為其品牌賺錢，這也為潛在的陰影買家提供了使用互聯網匿名購買與總統購買訪問權限的機會。晚宴上的海報板上缺乏透明度，參與者簽署了頂級投資者的排名。有些使用他們的真實姓名；其他人則使用化名。

No media was allowed into the dinner, and the president was at his golf club for only about an hour. Protesters gathered outside the club holding signs that said “stop crypto corruption” and “no corrupt fools.”

晚餐不允許媒體，總統在他的高爾夫俱樂部只有大約一個小時的時間。抗議者聚集在俱樂部外面，上面有“停止加密腐敗”和“沒有腐敗的傻瓜”的跡象。

Trump said the event was "good, very good" as he returned to the White House.

特朗普說，當他回到白宮時，這次活動“很好，非常好”。

Concerns About Trump's Crypto Ventures Predate Inauguration Day

對特朗普的加密貨幣的擔憂早於就職日

Three days before Trump took office on Jan. 20, he announced the creation of the $TRUMP meme coin at the fancy Crypto Ball held down the street from the White House. He described it as a way for his supporters to “have fun.”

特朗普於1月20日上任前三天，他宣佈在白宮街上街上的奇特加密舞會上創建了$特朗普的模因硬幣。他將其描述為他的支持者“玩得開心”的一種方式。

Meme coins are the crypto sector’s black sheep. They are often created as a joke, with no real utility and prone to extremely wild price swings that tend to enrich a small group of insiders at the expense of less sophisticated investors.

模因硬幣是加密貨幣部門的黑羊。它們通常是個玩笑，沒有真正的實用性，而且很容易出現極端的價格波動，這些價格往往會以少數內部人士的身份以犧牲不太成熟的投資者為代價。

The president’s meme coin is different, however, and has a clear utility: access to Trump. In addition to Thursday’s dinner, the top 25 were invited to a private reception with the president, with the top four getting $100,000 crypto-themed and Trump-branded watches.

然而，總統的模因硬幣是不同的，並且有明確的效用：與特朗普的接觸。除了周四的晚宴外，前25名還被邀請與總統的私人招待會，前四名獲得了100,000美元以加密貨幣為主題和特朗普品牌的手錶。

Trump’s meme coin saw an initial spike in value, followed by a steep drop. Its creators, which include an entity controlled by the Trump Organization, have been collecting fees on trades.

特朗普的模因硬幣的價值最初是有價值的，隨後是陡峭的下降。它的創作者包括由特朗普組織控制的實體，一直在收取交易費用。

First lady Melania Trump has her own meme coin, and Trump’s sons, Eric and Don Jr. — who are running the Trump Organization while their father is president — announced they are partnering with an existing firm to create a crypto mining company.

第一夫人梅拉尼亞·特朗普（Melania Trump）擁有自己的模因硬幣，而特朗普的兒子埃里克（Eric）和唐·唐（Don Jr.

The Trump family also holds about a 60% stake in World Liberty Financial, a crypto project that provides yet another avenue where investors are buying in and enriching the president’s relatives. World Liberty has launched its own stablecoin, USD1. The project got a boost recently when World Liberty announced an investment fund in the United Arab Emirates would be using $2 billion worth of USD1 to purchase a stake in Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.

特朗普家族還擁有大約60％的世界自由金融股份，這是一個加密項目，為投資者購買並豐富總統的親戚提供了另一個途徑。世界自由推出了自己的Stablecoin USD1。最近，當世界自由宣佈在阿拉伯聯合酋長國的投資基金將使用價值20億美元的USD1購買Binance（全球最大的加密貨幣交易所Binance）的股份時，該項目最近得到了推動。

Stablecoins have values pegged to fixed assets like the U.S. dollar. Issuers profit by collecting the interest on the Treasury bonds and other assets used to back the stablecoins.

Stablecoins具有與美元這樣的固定資產掛鉤的值。發行人通過收集用於支持穩定幣的國庫券和其他資產的利息來獲利。

Crypto is now one of the most significant sources of the Trump family’s wealth.

加密貨幣現在是特朗普家族財富最重要的來源之一。

“He’s becoming a salesman-in-chief,” said James Thurber, an American University professor emeritus who has long studied and taught about corruption around the world. “It allows for huge conflicts of interest.”

美國大學教授詹姆斯·瑟伯（James Thurber）說：“他正在成為一名首席推銷員。” “它允許巨大的利益衝突。”

How Trump Changed His Mind on Crypto

特朗普如何改變對加密貨幣的主意

“I’m a big crypto fan,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One during last week’s trip to the Middle East. “I’ve been that from the beginning, right from the campaign.”

“我是一個忠實的加密粉絲，”特朗普在上週的中東旅行中對空軍一號上的記者說。 “從一開始，我就一直是競選活動。”

But Trump wasn’t always a fan of cryptocurrencies. During his first term, he posted in July 2019 that cryptocurrencies were “not money” and had value that was "highly volatile and based on thin air."

但是特朗普並不總是對加密貨幣的粉絲。在他的第一個學期中，他於2019年7月發布，加密貨幣是“不錢的”，其價值“高度波動，基於稀薄的空氣”。

"Unregulated Crypto Assets can facilitate unlawful behavior, including

“不受監管的加密資產可以促進非法行為，包括