民主黨立法者要求監管機構以法律和道德關注為特朗普的加密貨幣硬幣

這封信正式引起了人們對國外試圖通過購買硬幣來咖哩影響的風險的擔憂 - 特朗普的道德規範“從他的總統任期中獲得了非凡的利潤”。

Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to look into legal and ethical questions around the meme cryptocurrency coins launched by President Donald Trump and the first lady.

民主黨立法者要求聯邦監管機構圍繞唐納德·特朗普總統和第一夫人發起的模因加密貨幣硬幣進行法律和道德問題。

In a new letter, the lawmakers formally raise concerns about the risk of foreign countries trying to curry influence by buying the coins — and the ethics of Trump making "extraordinary profits off his presidency."

在一封新信中，立法者正式提出了對國外試圖通過購買硬幣來咖哩影響的風險的擔憂，以及特朗普“從總統任期中獲得非凡的利潤”的道德規範。

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee and an advocate for crypto regulation, co-wrote the letter with Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Mass., who sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

參議院銀行委員會的最高民主黨參議員伊麗莎白·沃倫（Elizabeth Warren）與加密貨幣監管的倡導者與眾議院能源與商業委員會的眾議員傑克·奧辛克洛斯（Jake Auchincloss）共同撰寫了這封信。

Warren and Auchincloss point to the foreign emoluments clause of the U.S. Constitution, which states "[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under [the United States], shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."

沃倫（Warren）和奧欽克洛斯（Auchincloss）指出了《美國憲法》的《外國艾爾將條款》，該條款規定“ [n] o在[美國]下擔任任何損益或信託職務的人，應在國會同意的情況下接受任何出現的人，任何種種國王，王子或外國。

"Anyone, including the leaders of hostile nations, can covertly buy these coins, raising the specter of uninhibited and untraceable foreign influence over the President of the United States, all while President Trump's supporters are left to shoulder the risk of investing in $TRUMP and $MELANIA," Warren and Auchincloss wrote to the Office of Government Ethics, the Treasury Department, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

“包括敵對國家領導人在內的任何人都可以秘密地購買這些硬幣，從而提高了對美國總統的不受抑制和不可追踪的外國影響的幽靈，而特朗普總統的支持者則承擔投資特朗普和特朗普和特朗普的風險$ Melania，” Warren和Auchincloss寫信給政府道德辦公室，財政部，商品期貨交易委員會和證券交易委員會。

The meme coins also pose a conflict of interest, they write, because Trump's family members are expected to directly profit off an industry he is charged with regulating. The president nominates the Chairs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and Securities and Exchange Commission, the Directors of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Secretary of the Treasury.

他們寫道，模因硬幣還構成了利益衝突，因為預計特朗普的家人將直接從他被指控監管的行業中獲利。總統提名商品期貨貿易委員會和證券交易委員會，金融犯罪執法網絡的董事和消費者金融保護局的董事以及財政部長。

"This creates an unavoidable conflict of interest, as he will be in a position to both benefit directly from the sale of the tokens while also setting the policy on how these markets are regulated. He will be in a position to seek commitments from agency heads, to not only decide how the market is valued, but to implement lax policies to crack down on crypto scams like pump-and-dump schemes that are regularly conducted through meme coins," the letter says.

“這產生了不可避免的利益衝突，因為他將可以直接從出售代幣中受益，同時還制定了對這些市場的監管方式。他將能夠尋求代理商負責人的承諾這封信說，不僅要決定市場的重視，而且要實施鬆懈的政策來打擊加密騙局，例如通過模因硬幣定期進行的泵送和降低計劃。”

ABC News reached out to the White House for comment.

美國廣播公司新聞（ABC News）與白宮聯繫。

Trump launched the $TRUMP coin Friday night, just days before he took office. Its estimated value is now $7 billion, according to CoinGecko. The $MELANIA coin is worth around $400 million. A big share of the profits from these coins go toward Trump and his businesses, according to financial disclosures. (If Trump divests of his interests in these companies like he did with most of his assets during his first term, his family could still profit off them.)

特朗普在上任前幾天，週五晚上推出了特朗普硬幣。根據Coingecko的數據，其估計價值現在為70億美元。 $ Melania硬幣的價值約為4億美元。根據財務披露，這些硬幣中的很大一部分都用於特朗普及其業務。 （如果特朗普像他在第一學期那樣對這些公司的利益剝離了對這些公司的利益，他的家人仍然可以從中獲利。）

Meme coins are a highly volatile type of cryptocurrency that allow people to bet on a popular personality or trend.

模因硬幣是一種高度揮發性的加密貨幣類型，可讓人們賭注流行人格或趨勢。

On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order seeking to support the expansion of cryptocurrencies.

週四，特朗普簽署了一項行政命令，要求支持加密貨幣的擴展。