特朗普媒体和技术集团将筹集2.5B美元以投资比特币

（路透社） - 特朗普媒体和技术集团将筹集约25亿美元投资比特币

Trump Media & Technology (NASDAQ:TRUM) will invest about $2.5 billion in bitcoin as part of a broader move to diversify its revenue streams with a push into the financial sector, the company said on Tuesday.

该公司周二表示，特朗普媒体与技术（纳斯达克股票代码：TRUM）将向比特币投资约25亿美元，这是该公司周二表示，更广泛的举动，以推进金融领域的收入来源更加多样化。

The company, which is backed by former President Donald Trump, will raise the funds by selling $1.5 billion in stock at its last closing price and $1.0 billion in convertible notes priced at a 35% premium, it said.

该公司由前总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）支持，该公司将以最后的收盘价出售15亿美元的股票和10亿美元的可转换票据以35％的保费筹集资金。

The bitcoin will be held on Trump Media’s balance sheet alongside existing cash and short-term investments totaling $759 million as of the end of the first quarter. Crypto platforms Anchorage Digital (NASDAQ:ANC.X) and Crypto.com will provide custody for the bitcoin holdings.

截至第一季度末，比特币将在特朗普媒体的资产负债表上与现有现金和短期投资共有7.59亿美元。 Crypto Platforms Anchorage Digital（NASDAQ：ANC.X）和Crypto.com将为比特币控股提供监护权。

"We view bitcoin as an apex instrument of financial freedom," Trump Media CEO Devin Nunes said, adding that the move is a "big step forward" in the company’s plan to acquire "crown jewel assets consistent with America First principles".

特朗普媒体首席执行官德文·纳尼斯（Devin Nunes）说：“我们将比特币视为财务自由的最高工具。”他补充说，此举是该公司收购“ Crown Jewel Assets符合美国第一原则一致的“皇冠珠宝资产”计划中的“重要一步”。

Shares of the company, which is behind Truth Social, a streaming and social media platform, fell 6% in early trading.

该公司的股票是一个流媒体和社交媒体平台的Truth Social的背后，在早期交易中下跌了6％。

Trump Media has been exploring potential mergers and acquisitions as it aims to diversify into financial services. Last month, it reached a binding agreement to launch various retail investment products, including crypto and exchange-traded funds aligned with Trump’s America First policies.

特朗普媒体一直在探索潜在的合并和收购，因为它旨在使金融服务多样化。上个月，它达成了具有约束力的协议，以推出各种零售投资产品，包括加密货币和与特朗普美国第一政策保持一致的交易所交易资金。

The Trump family, long rooted in skyscrapers and country clubs, has opened multiple beachheads in crypto, quickly gaining hundreds of millions of dollars. Those other crypto forays include Trump NFTs, a meme coin, a stake in a newly formed bitcoin producer called American Bitcoin and the cryptocurrency exchange World Liberty Financial.

长期以来，特朗普家族扎根于摩天大楼和乡村俱乐部，在加密货币中开设了多个海滩头，迅速获得了数亿美元。那些其他加密货币包括特朗普NFT，模因硬币，一个新成立的比特币生产商的股份，称为美国比特币和加密货币交易所世界自由金融。

But the crypto push has attracted scrutiny from lawmakers, including Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, who last month asked the U.S. securities regulator about its plans to supervise ETFs to be launched by Trump Media.

但是，加密货币的推动力吸引了包括民主党参议员伊丽莎白·沃伦（Elizabeth Warren）在内的立法者的审查，他上个月询问了美国证券监管机构的计划，以监督特朗普媒体启动ETF的计划。