世界自由的迅速上升从刚起步的创业公司到国际力量

落后于公司的利益冲突范围：世界自由直接受益于特朗普先生的官方行动

The clock is ticking down on Donald Trump's presidency, but his administration is showing no signs of slowing down its rapid conversion to the crypto cause.

时钟正对唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）的总统任期降低，但他的政府没有显示出迅速转化为加密货币事业的迹象。

Last week, the president filled a final batch of administration posts with sympathizers to the crypto cause, including by appointing a former adviser to industry players as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the Justice Department recently disbanded a crypto crimes task force, continuing a broader unwinding of Biden-era scrutiny of the industry.

上周，总统在最后一批政府职位上充满了对加密货币事业的同情者，包括任命一名前行业参与者为证券交易委员会主席。此外，司法部最近解散了一个加密犯罪工作组，继续对拜登时代的审查更加普遍。

The president’s son, Eric Trump, has also been investing in crypto startups, according to a recent report by The Times.

根据《泰晤士报》的最新报告，总统的儿子埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）也一直在投资加密初创公司。

Together, these developments highlight the remarkable speed and scope of the Trump administration's turnabout on crypto. At the start of his presidency, Trump was dismissive of cryptocurrencies, famously declaring in 2019 that he wasn't "a big fan of Bitcoin." But over the past few years, the administration has increasingly embraced the industry, cutting taxes for crypto traders, appointing crypto enthusiasts to key government roles, and even announcing plans for the U.S. to launch its own digital currency.

这些事态发展共同凸显了特朗普政府在加密货币上的速度和范围的显着速度和范围。在担任总统职位时，特朗普对加密货币不屑一顾，在2019年宣布他不是“比特币的忠实粉丝”。但是在过去的几年中，政府越来越拥抱该行业，为加密货币交易者削减了税收，任命加密爱好者担任关键政府角色，甚至宣布了美国推出自己的数字货币的计划。

This shift in attitude has been aided in part by the rapid ascent of World Liberty Financial, a crypto startup that went from relative obscurity to becoming a major international force.

这种态度转变的部分原因是世界自由金融的迅速上升，这是一家来自相对晦涩的加密初创企业，成为成为主要国际力量。

A Times examination of World Liberty's rapid rise — and of Trump's conversion from crypto skeptic to industry cheerleader — has highlighted the range of conflicts of interest trailing the company.

对世界自由的迅速崛起以及特朗普从加密怀疑者转变为行业啦啦队长的时代的考察突出了一系列利益冲突，这引起了公司的影响。

World Liberty has directly benefited from Trump's official actions, such as his announcement of a federal crypto stockpile that would include a digital currency the firm has invested in. The president's announcement caused a temporary jump in the value of World Liberty's holdings.

世界自由人直接受益于特朗普的官方行动，例如他宣布联邦加密货币库存，其中包括公司投资的数字货币。总统的宣布导致了世界自由股东的价值暂时提高。

World Liberty has sold its cryptocurrency to investors abroad, including in Israel and Hong Kong, establishing a new avenue for foreign businesses to try to curry favor with the Trump administration.

世界自由党已将其加密货币卖给了国外的投资者，包括在以色列和香港，为外国企业建立了新的途径，以试图与特朗普政府求爱。

Several investors in World Liberty's coin managed firms that the federal government accused of wrongdoing. They include an executive whose fraud case was suspended after he invested millions of dollars in World Liberty. Other investors and business partners, some of whom haven't been publicly identified before, are looking to expand in ways that will require the Trump administration's approval.

联邦政府指控不法行为的世界自由硬币管理公司的几位投资者。其中包括一名高管，其欺诈案在他在世界自由上投资数百万美元后被暂停。其他投资者和商业伙伴，其中一些以前从未公开确定，他们希望以需要特朗普政府批准的方式进行扩展。

World Liberty proposed swapping cryptocurrencies with at least five start-ups, and often used the Trump name to solicit steep payments as part of the deals. Even in an industry with a disreputable history, the deals raised alarm among veteran executives.

世界自由提出，将加密货币与至少五家初创企业交换，并经常以特朗普的名字作为交易的一部分征求巨额付款。即使在历史悠久的行业中，这些交易也引起了退伍军人高管的警报。

“It’s a black spot on our industry,” said Andre Cronje, a founder of SonicLabs, a crypto firm that turned down World Liberty's pitch. Anyone who accepted would “obviously think they’re going to make money because it’s the officially endorsed Trump project.”

“这是我们行业上的黑点，”加密公司Soniclabs的创始人Andre Cronje说，他拒绝了世界自由的推销。任何接受的人都会“显然认为他们会赚钱，因为这是官方认可的特朗普项目。”

A spokesman for World Liberty, David Wachsman, disputed that any of the company's deals constituted a “one-sided payment for services rendered.” But he acknowledged that the company had engaged in “mutual investment deals,” and said that its deal-making had resulted in “thoughtful, strategic exchanges between parties who stand to mutually benefit.”

世界自由的发言人戴维·沃克斯曼（David Wachsman）提出，该公司的任何交易构成了“提供的服务的单方面付款”。但是他承认，该公司已经进行了“共同投资交易”，并表示其交易导致“有互惠互利的当事方之间进行了周到的，战略性的交流”。

"It would also be false, absurd and dangerous to suggest that investments or partnerships with World Liberty Financial were conducted as some sort of political quid pro quo," he added. "To the best of our knowledge, never has an investor or partner requested any political favoritism. Nor would we ever entertain such a possibility."

他补充说：“暗示与世界自由金融的投资或合作伙伴关系是某种政治怪癖，这也是错误的，荒谬和危险的。” “据我们所知，从来没有投资者或合作伙伴要求任何政治偏爱。我们也不会享有这种可能性。”

The story of World Liberty Financial began in 2017 with the founding of a blockchain project called DePay. One of DePay's founders was Andre Cronje, a veteran programmer who had helped to build several successful DeFi protocols.

世界自由金融的故事始于2017年，当时是一个名为DePay的区块链项目。 DePay的创始人之一是Andre Cronje，他是一位资深程序员，他帮助建立了几个成功的Defi协议。

DePay aimed to create a decentralized payment network that would allow users to send and receive cryptocurrency payments directly, without needing to go through a bank or other third party. The project quickly gained attention in the crypto community, and it soon secured investments from several prominent venture capitalists.

DePay旨在创建一个分散的支付网络，该网络将允许用户直接发送和接收加密货币付款，而无需通过银行或其他第三方。该项目在加密社区很快引起了人们的关注，并很快获得了几位著名风险资本家的投资。

In early 2018, DePay began to experience difficulties. The project faced technical setbacks, and it struggled to keep pace with the rapid evolution of the DeFi landscape. By mid-2018, DePay had largely ceased operations.

在2018年初，DeDay开始遇到困难。该项目面临着技术挫折，并且努力与Defi景观的快速发展保持同步。到2018年中，DePay在很大程度上停止了运营。

But out of the ashes of DePay arose World Liberty Financial. The company was founded by a group of crypto enthusiasts who were looking to capitalize on the growing mainstream interest in cryptocurrencies.

但是在迪瓦的灰烬中，世界自由金融出现了。该公司是由一群加密爱好者创立的，他们希望利用对加密货币日益增长的主流兴趣。

World Liberty Financial's flagship product was a cryptocurrency called WLF Token. The company sold WLF Tokens to investors in several countries, including Israel, Hong Kong and Singapore.

世界自由金融的旗舰产品是一种名为WLF令牌的加密货币。该公司向包括以色列，香港和新加坡在内的多个国家的投资者出售了WLF代币。

The company also announced plans to develop a suite of DeFi products, including a decentralized exchange and a lending protocol.

该公司还宣布了计划开发一套Defi产品的计划，包括分散的交易所和贷款协议。

As World Liberty Financial expanded, it began to attract the attention of the Trump administration. In 2019, the administration appointed several crypto enthusiasts to key government roles, including filling the post of Treasury Secretary with Steven Mnuchin, a venture capitalist who had invested in several crypto startups.

随着世界自由财务的扩大，它开始引起特朗普政府的关注。 2019年，政府任命了几位加密助人的爱好者担任关键政府职务，包括填补了财政部长史蒂芬·姆努钦（Steven Mnuchin），他是一名风险投资家，他投资了几家加密初创公司。

The administration also took steps to reduce taxes on

政府还采取了措施减少税收