唐纳德·特朗普和梅拉尼娅·特朗普成为模因币亿万富翁

这一壮举并不涉及出色的狗狗币交易；相反，这位即将成为第 47 任总统的人只是推出了自己的代币。

Hours before taking office as only the second US president to serve nonconsecutive terms, Donald Trump did something even harder: He became a memecoin billionaire.

在作为第二位非连续任期的美国总统就职前几个小时，唐纳德·特朗普做了一件更艰难的事情：他成为了模因币亿万富翁。

The feat did not involve a stellar dogecoin trade; rather, the soon-to-be 47th president simply launched his own token.

这一壮举并不涉及出色的狗狗币交易；相反，这位即将成为第 47 任总统的人只是推出了自己的代币。

not a joke

不是开玩笑

On Friday night, Trump hosted the Crypto Ball (in absentia) for blockchain bigwigs. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the Winklevoss twins were among the attendees. While guests snacked on lobster rolls and McDonald’s burgers, Trump posted an announcement on Truth Social: “My New Official Trump Meme is HERE!”

周五晚上，特朗普为区块链大佬们主持了加密舞会（缺席）。 Coinbase 首席执行官布莱恩·阿姆斯特朗 (Brian Armstrong) 和文克莱沃斯双胞胎 (Winklevoss twins) 出席了会议。当客人们享用龙虾卷和麦当劳汉堡时，特朗普在Truth Social上发布了一条公告：“我的新官方特朗普模因来了！”

The memecoin, Trump Memes, uses the symbol $Trump and reached a market cap of $5.5 billion by Saturday afternoon.

模因币 Trump Memes 使用符号 $Trump，到周六下午市值已达到 55 亿美元。

On Sunday morning, $Trump was worth 10x that. Axios’s managing editor for business, Ben Berkowitz, wrote that it spoke “to the nature of the crypto industry that someone could have more than $50 billion worth of something that literally did not exist 48 hours previously.”

周日早上，特朗普的价值是这个数字的 10 倍。 Axios 的商业总编辑 Ben Berkowitz 写道，它“说明了加密行业的本质，某人可能拥有价值超过 500 亿美元的东西，而这些东西在 48 小时前根本不存在。”

A disclaimer on the coin’s website says Trump Memes are not “an investment opportunity, investment contract, or security of any type,” just “an expression of support” for the incoming president. Nonetheless, critics and some crypto industry members expressed dismay.

该硬币网站上的免责声明称，特朗普模因不是“投资机会、投资合同或任何类型的证券”，只是对即将上任的总统的“支持表达”。尽管如此，批评者和一些加密货币行业成员仍表示失望。

Crypto VC Nick Tomaino said that timing the release hours before the inauguration “is predatory and many will likely get hurt by it.” Adav Noti, executive director of the nonprofit Campaign Legal Center, said, “It is literally cashing in on the presidency.” The coin’s website also says the companies behind it will benefit from “trading revenue derived from trading activities.”

Crypto VC Nick Tomaino 表示，将发布时间安排在就职典礼前几个小时“是一种掠夺性行为，许多人可能会因此受到伤害。”非营利组织竞选法律中心执行董事阿达夫·诺蒂（Adav Noti）表示：“这实际上是在利用总统职位赚钱。”该币的网站还表示，其背后的公司将受益于“交易活动产生的交易收入”。

There’s more: On Sunday night, Melania Trump launched a memecoin of her own, which quickly garnered a market cap of $5 billion. Trump Memes fell over 35% on the news. Both projects are powered by the Solana blockchain.

还有更多：周日晚上，梅拉尼娅·特朗普推出了她自己的模因币，该币的市值很快就达到了 50 亿美元。消息传出后，特朗普表情包的跌幅超过 35%。这两个项目均由 Solana 区块链提供支持。

If you’re new to memecoins, check out this explainer.

如果您是模因币新手，请查看此解释。