特朗普媒体和技术集团购买比特币，创建加密货币储备

特朗普媒体和技术集团周二表示，达成了一项筹集25亿美元的交易，这将被挖掘出来购买比特币，从而创造了加密货币的储备。

Trump Media and Technology Group on Tuesday said it's struck a deal to raise $2.5 billion that will be tapped to buy bitcoin, creating a reserve of the cryptocurrency.

特朗普媒体和技术集团周二表示，达成了一项筹集25亿美元的交易，这将被挖掘出来购买比特币，从而创造了加密货币的储备。

The company's move into cryptocurrency comes after Trump Media has ventured into other investment arenas, including starting exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, and separately managed accounts with investment strategies the company says are "rooted in American values and priorities."

在特朗普媒体冒险进入其他投资领域（包括开设交易所交易基金或ETF）的情况下，该公司进入加密货币的迁移，并通过该公司表示，该公司表示“植根于美国价值和优先事项”。

In its Tuesday announcement, Trump Media said it has an agreement with about 50 institutional investors to buy $1.5 billion of the company's stock, along with another $1 billion in debt that can be converted into stock at a later date. The $2.5 billion in funds will be used to create a "bitcoin treasury," which the company said will be added to its balance sheet.

特朗普媒体在周二的宣布中表示，它与约50个机构投资者达成了一项协议，以购买15亿美元的公司股票，再加上另外10亿美元的债务，可以在以后转换为股票。 25亿美元的资金将用于创建“比特币财政部”，该公司表示将添加到资产负债表中。

This would be in addition to cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments that Trump Media already holds, which it said were worth $759 million.

这将是特朗普媒体已经持有的现金，现金同等投资和短期投资的补充，其价值为7.59亿美元。

President Trump, the largest investor in Trump Media, has increasingly focused on cryptocurrencies, both through his private business and his administration. He has directed his officials to create a national "crypto strategic reserve" that will include bitcoin, ethereum and lesser-known cryptocurrencies. The goal for Trump Media — best known for its Truth Social app — is to push the company into becoming more than a tech business, according to CEO Devin Nunes.

特朗普媒体上最大的投资者特朗普总统越来越专注于加密货币，无论是通过他的私人业务还是他的政府。他指示他的官员创建一个国家的“加密战略储备”，其中包括比特币，以太坊和鲜为人知的加密货币。首席执行官德文·纳尼斯（Devin Nunes）表示，特朗普媒体（Trump Media）的目标（以其真相社交应用而闻名）是，促使该公司成为技术业务。

"It's a big step forward in the company's plans to evolve into a holding company by acquiring additional profit-generating, crown jewel assets consistent with America First principles," Nunes said in the Tuesday statement.

Nunes在周二声明中说：“这是该公司计划发展成为一家控股公司的迈出的一大步，该公司通过获得与美国第一原则一致的额外利润生成的皇冠珠宝资产。”

Shares of Trump Media tumbled $2.14, or 8.3% to $23.58 in early afternoon trading. Because the deal is based on issuing $1.5 billion worth of new shares of the company, as well $1 billion in convertible debt, the offer could dilute the value of existing shareholders' stock, including Mr. Trump's.

特朗普媒体的股票跌倒了2.14美元，下午交易的8.3％至23.58美元。由于该交易是基于发行15亿美元的公司新股以及10亿美元的可转换债务，因此该要约可能会稀释包括特朗普先生在内的现有股东股票的价值。

What's happening with Truth Social?

真理社交发生了什么？

Trump Media's push into money management and cryptocurrencies comes as Truth Social continues to lose money.

特朗普媒体进入货币管理和加密货币的推动，随着真相社会继续损失钱。

In the first quarter, Truth Social lost $31.2 million, while its revenue rose 7% to $821.2 million. In a May 9 regulatory filing, Trump Media said its Truth Social has "generated limited advertising revenue" to date, while it expects to "incur significant expenses and operating losses for the foreseeable future" as it builds its streaming business.

在第一季度，Truth Social损失了3120万美元，其收入增长了7％，达到8.212亿美元。在5月9日的监管文件中，特朗普媒体说，迄今为止，其真相社会“产生了有限的广告收入”，而它希望“在建立流媒体业务的情况下，在可预见的将来会造成巨大的费用和经营损失”。

Social media businesses typically rely on advertising as a core source of revenue, with companies targeting their ads to specific demographics, such as app users who are, say, young parents or retirees.

社交媒体业务通常依靠广告作为收入的核心来源，公司将广告定位为特定的人口统计，例如年轻的父母或退休人员的应用程序用户。

Truth Social doesn't release data about the size of its user base, but rival social media apps have typically recorded much higher sales growth, such as Reddit, which said its fourth-quarter ad sales surged 60% to $394.5 million from a year earlier.

Truth Social并未发布有关其用户群体规模的数据，但是竞争对手的社交媒体应用程序通常记录了更高的销售增长，例如Reddit，该应用程序说，其第四季度广告销售额飙升了60％至3.945亿美元。

Why is Trump Media venturing into financial services?

特朗普媒体为什么要冒险进入金融服务？

Trump Media describes its new division, called Truth.Fi, as mixing financial services and financial technology.

特朗普媒体将其新部门（称为Truth.fi）描述为混合金融服务和金融技术。

"By expanding into this realm, we aim to serve millions of investors in America and around the world who believe in the greatness of the American economy and want to invest in superior companies while avoiding the giant, woke investment funds and politically motivated debanking problems," the company's May 9 regulatory filing said.

该公司5月9日的监管机构申请说：“通过扩展到这一领域，我们的目标是为美国和世界各地的数百万投资者提供服务，这些投资者相信美国经济的伟大，并希望投资上级公司，同时避免巨头，唤醒投资基金和政治动机的脱机问题。”

"Debanking" is the term used by some conservative figures who have accused banks of barring them from opening accounts or blocking access to their assets because of their political views, prompting a Senate hearing in February over the issue. It's also been the focus of some crypto investors, such as Nathan McCauley, who testified in the Senate hearing that his bank had closed his company's account on short notice because they weren't comfortable with crypto transactions.

“撤销”是一些保守派人物使用的术语，他们指责银行因其政治观点而禁止其开设帐户或阻止对其资产的访问权限，并在2月就此事进行了参议院听证会。这也是一些加密投资者（例如内森·麦考利（Nathan McCauley））的重点，他在参议院听证会上作证说，他的银行在短时间内关闭了公司的帐户，因为他们对加密货币交易不满意。

Trump Media's crypto investment "will help defend our Company against harassment and discrimination by financial institutions, which plague many Americans and U.S. firms, and will create synergies for subscription payments, a utility token and other planned transactions across Truth Social and Truth+," Nunes said in the statement.

特朗普媒体的加密投资”将有助于捍卫我们的公司免受金融机构的骚扰和歧视，这会困扰许多美国人和美国公司，并将为订阅付款提供协同效应，公用事业令牌和跨真相社交和真相+的其他计划的交易，” Nunes在声明中说。

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Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports.

Aimee Picchi是CBS MoneyWatch的副执行编辑，她涵盖了业务和个人理财。她之前曾在彭博新闻（Bloomberg News）工作，并为包括《今日美国》和《消费者报告》在内的国家新闻媒体撰写了撰写文章。