在2025年就职典礼的几天前，唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）总统宣布推出了他的模因硬币，这是一种加密货币。

参议员克里斯·墨菲（Chris Murphy），D-Conn。最近表示，它可以用于非法目的。

A Democratic senator and a cryptocurrency expert said it’s possible for foreign oligarchs to contribute to President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign through his meme coin, but legal experts said there’s no evidence of that.

一位民主党参议员和一名加密货币专家说，外国寡头有可能通过他的模因硬币为唐纳德·特朗普总统的连任竞选，但法律专家说没有证据表明这一点。

“The U.S. President is running a backdoor bribery scheme in which any CEO or foreign oligarch can send him money secretly through his crypto coin scam in exchange for favors,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., posted April 9 on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

“美国总统正在采用后门贿赂计划，任何首席执行官或外国寡头都可以通过他的加密硬币骗局秘密地向他派钱，以换取恩惠，” D-Conn。参议员克里斯·墨菲（Chris Murphy）于4月9日在X上发布，X，社交媒体平台，前称为Twitter。

“They can’t contribute to Biden but they can buy Trump’s crypto coin and no one will bat an eye,” Murphy said.

墨菲说：“他们不能为拜登做出贡献，但他们可以购买特朗普的加密货币，没有人会引起人们的注意。”

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., also mentioned Trump’s meme coin during an April 9 CNN town hall.

参议员伯尼·桑德斯（I-Vt。）也提到了4月9日CNN市政厅的特朗普的模因硬币。

“He makes money by selling coins, crypto coins, in which anybody can contribute,” Sanders said. “Now, you have a direct line to the president.” Foreigners are prohibited from donating to U.S. politicians.

桑德斯说：“他通过出售硬币，加密货币来赚钱，任何人都可以做出贡献。” “现在，您直接与总统有一条路线。”禁止外国人向美国政客捐款。

Trump’s meme coin is one of the topics that have come up in conversations about the president’s potential conflicts of interest.

特朗普的模因硬币是关于总统潜在利益冲突的对话中提出的主题之一。

White House spokesperson Anna Kelly told PolitiFact, “The President’s assets are in a trust managed by his children. There are no conflicts of interest.”

白宫发言人安娜·凯利（Anna Kelly）告诉Politifact：“总统的资产是由他的孩子管理的信托。没有利益冲突。”

After Trump’s 2024 presidential win, The Washington Post reported that, unlike in 2017 when he sold off all his stock before taking office, Trump has not taken action to “avoid financially benefiting from being president.” He also owns a multibillion dollar stake in his social media company.

在特朗普2024年总统胜利之后，《华盛顿邮报》报道说，与2017年在上任之前出售所有股票不同，特朗普没有采取行动“避免从经济上受益于总统”。他还在他的社交媒体公司拥有数十亿美元的股份。

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset with monetary value that can be traded without using an intermediary, such as a bank. It is promoted as an alternative to traditional financial markets. Trump and his family have launched multiple cryptocurrency projects.

加密货币是一种具有货币价值的数字资产，可以在不使用中介机构（例如银行）的情况下进行交易。它被提升为传统金融市场的替代方案。特朗普和他的家人发起了多个加密货币项目。

Cryptocurrency transactions are validated through blockchain technology, which functions as a ledger that runs on computer servers throughout the world. The nature of cryptocurrency allows anonymous investments, so anyone in the world can buy Trump’s cryptocurrency tokens while concealing their identity.

加密货币交易是通过区块链技术验证的，区块链技术是在世界各地的计算机服务器上运行的分类帐。加密货币的性质允许匿名投资，因此世界上任何人都可以在隐藏其身份的同时购买特朗普的加密货币代币。

We reached out to Murphy’s office for comment. Spokesperson Deni Kamper referred PolitiFact to news articles about Trump’s meme coins and the potential for bribery and fraud.

我们与墨菲办公室联系以进行评论。发言人丹尼·坎珀（Deni Kamper）将《政治上的政治》提交了有关特朗普的模因硬币以及贿赂和欺诈的潜力的新闻文章。

Sanders’ press secretary Patrick Quesada also referred PolitiFact to reporting on the Trump family’s cryptocurrency ventures. “Purchasing or investing in these cryptocurrencies directly benefits the Trump family and Trump himself,” he said.

桑德斯的新闻秘书帕特里克·奎萨达（Patrick Quesada）也将Politifact提交了有关特朗普家族的加密货币的报道。他说：“购买或投资这些加密货币直接使特朗普家族和特朗普本人受益。”

Frank Emmert, an Indiana University law professor who teaches blockchain and digital currency law, said, “The transactions can clearly facilitate donations that exceed the legal (campaign contribution) limits for U.S. citizens and U.S. corporations, and they can facilitate donations by foreigners.”

印第安纳大学法学教授弗兰克·艾默特（Frank Emmert）教授区块链和数字货币法，他说：“交易可以清楚地促进超过美国公民和美国公司的法律（竞选捐款）限制的捐款，它们可以促进外国人的捐款。”

“I am not saying that that is happening. I’m just saying it could happen, right? And if it does happen, it should be traced, because these things are then illegal,” he said. Emmert said it is possible to trace cryptocurrency transactions and it’s typically been done by specialized Federal Bureau of Investigation units.

他说：“我并不是说那是在发生。我只是说可能会发生，对吗？艾默特（Emmert）表示，可以追踪加密货币交易，通常是由专门的联邦调查局进行的。

Richard Painter, a University of Minnesota corporate law professor who served as chief ethics lawyer for former President George W. Bush, said, “I would prefer that elected officials not be trading crypto.” He added, “It can be used to pay bribes or receive government payments from foreign governments.”

明尼苏达大学的公司法律教授理查德·帕特（Richard Painter）曾担任前总统乔治·W·布什（George W. Bush）的首席伦理律师，他说：“我希望当选的官员不会交易加密货币。”他补充说：“可以用来支付贿赂或从外国政府那里收取政府付款。”

What are Trump’s cryptocurrency projects? How do they work?

特朗普的加密货币项目是什么？他们如何工作？

Trump launched $Trump, a “meme coin” or a “digital asset based on a meme.” The Associated Press described meme coins as “a strange and highly volatile corner of the crypto industry that often start as a joke with no real value but can surge in price if enough people are willing to buy them,” citing dogecoin, a meme coin based on the Shiba Inu meme, as a high-profile example. The name of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, called DOGE for short and led by Elon Musk, is “a nod to Musk’s support” for dogecoin, CBS News reported.

特朗普推出了$ trump，“模因硬币”或“基于模因的数字资产”。美联社将Meme硬币描述为“加密货币行业的一个奇怪而高度动荡的角落，通常是开玩笑，没有真正的价值，但如果足够多的人愿意购买它们，可以在价格上涨。”据《哥伦比亚广播公司新闻》报道，特朗普政府效率部的名字是简短的迪格，由埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）领导，这是“对马斯克的支持”。

Forbes, citing a blockchain consultancy, reported that “meme coins are 50 times more volatile than Bitcoin, and hotbeds for fraud.” The Security and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance says meme coins “have limited or no use or functionality.”

福布斯（Forbes）引用了一个区块链咨询公司，他报告说：“模因硬币的波动性是比特币的50倍，而温床则是欺诈。”安全与交易委员会公司财务部门表示，模因硬币“有限或没有使用或功能”。

After the $Trump launch, first lady Melania Trump also launched her own meme coin called $Melania. “Basically, these two are selling computer code for money,” Emmert said. “They can multiply this computer code like you can copy paste text in a message, so it costs them nothing.”

特朗普推出后，第一夫人梅拉尼亚·特朗普（Melania Trump）也推出了自己的模因硬币，名为$ Melania。 “基本上，这两个人正在出售计算机代码，” Emmert说。 “他们可以像您可以在消息中复制粘贴文本一样乘以此计算机代码，因此它不花任何费用。”

He said people would buy the Trump meme coins either for speculative purposes — with the belief that the price will go up and therefore generate profit — or to channel money to the president. Emmert said the volatile nature of meme coins means buyers get “no value in return.”

他说，人们将出于投机目的购买特朗普模因硬币 - 相信价格会上涨并因此产生利润，或者将资金传递给总统。埃默特说，模因硬币的动荡性质意味着买家“没有回报”。

When Trump’s meme coin launched, its value increased from $7 to $75 in a day

当特朗普的模因硬币推出时，其价值从每天的$ 7增加到75美元