特朗普的紀念比賽的獲勝者開始聚集在一起吃晚飯

抗議者在星期四晚上聚集在美國總統＃特朗普的弗吉尼亞高爾夫球場外面，他計劃與數百名買家的加密代幣共進私人晚餐。

Protesters on Thursday evening converged outside US President #Trump's Virginia golf club, where he planned a private dinner with hundreds of buyers of his family's crypto tokens.

抗議者周四晚上匯聚在美國總統＃特朗普的弗吉尼亞高爾夫俱樂部之外，在那裡他計劃與家人的加密代幣的數百個買家共進晚餐。

As many as 220 of the family’s top cryptocurrency holders purchased access to the president at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, ahead of the evening meal, which was due to take place at 6 p.m.

該家庭的最高加密貨幣持有人中有多達220個在晚餐之前，在弗吉尼亞州斯特林的特朗普國家高爾夫俱樂部購買了總統的訪問權

The protest outside Trump's private club followed a smaller rally on Capitol Hill, where a half-dozen Democrats from the House and Senate condemned the dinner, some of whom called it one of the most corrupt acts in American history and demanded that Trump release a full list of his guests.

特朗普私人俱樂部之外的抗議活動是在國會山上舉行的一次較小的集會之後，那裡的六名民主黨人譴責了晚餐，其中一些人稱其為美國歷史上最腐敗的行為之一，並要求特朗普發布他的客人的完整清單。

"This is the Mount Everest of corruption," said Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. He then read excerpts from the Constitution and listed examples of corrupt presidential schemes from early U.S. history. "We have to stop this," he said.

D-Ore的參議員Jeff Merkley說：“這是腐敗的珠穆朗瑪峰。”然後，他閱讀了《憲法》的摘錄，並列出了美國早期歷史的腐敗總統計劃的例子。他說：“我們必須停止這一點。”

Trump and his business partners organized the event last month by announcing what they called the world’s “most exclusive invitation”: a competition to win access to the president by buying #TRUMP, a cryptocurrency token launched on the eve of Trump’s inauguration. The first 220 buyers will dine with the president at his golf club, while the top 25 will attend a more intimate cocktail party and tour of the White House the next day.

特朗普和他的商業夥伴上個月宣布了他們所說的世界“最獨家邀請”：通過購買#Trump贏得與總統的競爭，這是一項競爭，這是一場贏得與總統的競爭，這是一個加密貨幣代幣在特朗普就職典禮前夕發起的。前220名買家將在他的高爾夫俱樂部與總統一起用餐，而前25名將參加第二天更親密的雞尾酒會和遊覽白宮。

Trump posted on his social media platform Thursday evening: "Going to Loudoun County, Virginia for a Cryptocurrency Dinner in a while. The United States is leading the way in cryptocurrencies, #Bitcoin, and more, and we will keep it that way!"

特朗普週四晚上在他的社交媒體平台上發布：“一段時間以來，去弗吉尼亞州勞登縣參加加密貨幣晚宴。

During the competition, a leaderboard on the website of Trump’s memecoin, called $TRUMP, allowed cryptocurrency investors to see how much they would need to buy to move up the rankings and win a spot.

在比賽中，特朗普的紀念物網站上的排行榜稱為$ trump，允許加密貨幣投資者看到他們需要購買多少才能提高排名並贏得一席之地。

A memecoin is a cryptocurrency associated with an online joke or mascot; it usually has no function beyond speculation. But Trump’s tokens have become a vehicle for investors, including some overseas, to funnel money to his family.

Memecoin是與在線笑話或吉祥物相關的加密貨幣。它通常沒有超出猜測的功能。但是，特朗普的代幣已成為包括海外在內的投資者的工具，以向家人匯款。

“Go, MAGA baby,” one Trump fan shouted to protesters as they left the club on Thursday, as Secret Service officers guarded the entrance.

“去，瑪格寶貝，”一位特朗普球迷週四離開俱樂部時向抗議者大喊，當時特勤局官員守衛了入口。

White House press secretary Carolyn Levitt rejected any suggestion that Trump acted inappropriately by hosting the dinner.

白宮新聞秘書卡羅琳·萊維特（Carolyn Levitt）拒絕了任何建議特朗普通過舉辦晚宴不適當地行事。

“It’s ridiculous for anyone to suggest that the president is profiting from the presidency,” Ms. Levitt said at the White House before Mr. Trump left for his golf club. “This is a president who was incredibly successful before he served his country, and he not only lost his fortune, he nearly lost his life. He sacrificed a lot to get here.”

萊維特女士在特朗普先生離開他的高爾夫俱樂部之前在白宮說：“任何人都建議總統從總統處獲利是荒謬的。” “這是一位總統，在他為國家服務之前取得了令人難以置信的成功，他不僅失去了自己的財富，而且幾乎失去了生命。他犧牲了很多東西來到這裡。”

But the response failed to impress protesters.

但是反應未能給抗議者留下深刻的印象。

“This is like a black market scheme,” said Ross Fabia, 66, a former federal employee from Arlington, Va. “He’s going to use cryptocurrency to line his pockets.”

“這就像一個黑市計劃，”現年66歲的羅斯·法比亞（Ross Fabia）說，他是弗吉尼亞州阿靈頓的前聯邦僱員。他將使用加密貨幣來排列自己的口袋。 ”

The dinner proposal set off a frenzy among cryptocurrency executives around the world, several of whom showed up with the express intention of influencing U.S. policy. The event is unlike anything in recent American history — not a campaign fundraiser but a gathering arranged by the president’s business partners and designed to directly enrich the first family.

晚餐提議使世界各地的加密貨幣高管發動了瘋狂，其中一些人出現了，目的是影響美國政策。該活動與最近的美國歷史上的任何事情都不一樣 - 不是競選籌款活動，而是由總統的商業夥伴安排的聚會，旨在直接豐富第一家家庭。

Many of the guests have a stake in how cryptocurrencies are regulated in the U.S. They saw the dinner as a chance to hear directly from Mr. Trump and learn how they can expand their businesses in the U.S. after Biden-era regulations led many of them to avoid investing in the country.

許多客人都在美國如何對加密貨幣進行監管，他們將晚餐視為直接聽到特朗普先生的聆聽，並在拜登時代的法規導致許多人避免在國家投資之後，了解他們如何在美國擴大業務。

This week, Justin Sun, the cryptocurrency billionaire who runs the Tron platform, announced he would also be at the dinner — and that he controls the No. 1 account on the leaderboard, holding more than $20 million worth of tokens. Sun was indicted by the SEC in 2023 for fraud and is also a big investor in World Liberty Financial, another Trump family cryptocurrency venture.

本週，經營Tron平台的加密貨幣億萬富翁賈斯汀·孫（Justin Sun）宣布他也將參加晚宴 - 他控制了排行榜上的第一帳戶，擁有價值超過2000萬美元的代幣。 Sun於2023年因欺詐而被SEC起訴，也是World Liberty Financial的大投資者，這是另一家特朗普家族的加密貨幣合資企業。

The SEC suspended its fraud investigation into Sun shortly after Trump took office in January. “Honored to support the President and grateful for the invitation,” Sun wrote on X this week.

特朗普在一月份上任後不久，SEC暫停了對太陽的欺詐調查。 Sun本週在X上寫道：“很榮幸支持總統並感謝邀請。”

Some of the attendees were lower-profile entrepreneurs, influencers or Trump super fans who were willing to pay for a chance to meet the president.

一些與會者是較低的企業家，有影響力的人或特朗普超級球迷，他們願意為與總統見面的機會付費。

“If I can get a selfie, a handshake or an autograph, that in itself is priceless to me,” said Vincent Derieux, a 27-year-old adviser who ranks No. 165 on the $TRUMP leaderboard.

“如果我能得到自拍照，握手或親筆簽名，那本身對我來說是無價的，” 27歲的顧問文森特·德里克斯（Vincent Derieux）說，他在特朗普的排行榜上排名第165位。

A business entity associated with the Trump family holds a large amount of $TRUMP cryptocurrency and collects fees every time those tokens change hands. According to cryptocurrency analysis firm Chainalysis, the token has generated at least $320 million in fees so far, and the Trump family shares these fees with their business partners.

與特朗普家族相關的企業實體擁有大量$ trump的加密貨幣，並每次這些代幣易手收取費用。根據加密貨幣分析公司的鏈分析，該代幣到目前為止已經產生了至少3.2億美元的費用，特朗普家族與他們的業務合作夥伴分享了這些費用。

The contest was set up by a company called Fight, Fight, Fight, which was founded in January and named

比賽是由一家名為Fight，Fight，Fight戰鬥的公司成立的，該公司成立於1月，名字叫