民主黨議員要求美國證券監管機構保留特朗普總統加密貨幣的記錄

一對民主黨立法者於4月2日要求美國證券監管機構保留與唐納德·特朗普總統的加密貨幣世界自由金融有關的記錄

A pair of top Democratic lawmakers asked the US securities regulator on Monday to preserve records related to President Donald Trump’s crypto venture World Liberty Financial and posed questions about potential conflicts of interest.

一對民主黨立法者周一要求美國證券監管機構保留與唐納德·特朗普總統的加密貨幣世界自由財務有關的記錄，並提出了有關潛在利益衝突的問題。

In a letter sent to acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mark Uyeda, and seen by Reuters, the lawmakers requested information to “help us better understand the extent to which the Trump family’s financial interest in World Liberty Financial may be influencing your and the Commission’s activities”.

在給代理證券和交易委員會主席馬克·烏耶達（Mark Uyeda）的一封信中，並由路透社看到，立法者要求信息以“幫助我們更好地了解特朗普家族在世界自由財務上的財務利益可能影響您和委員會的活動的程度”。

Senator Elizabeth Warren, the ranking member of the US Senate’s banking committee, and Representative Maxine Waters, the ranking member of the US House of Representatives’ financial services committee, signed the letter, which cited a Reuters report this week about the crypto project.

美國參議院銀行委員會的排名成員伊麗莎白·沃倫（Elizabeth Warren），美國眾議院金融服務委員會的排名成員Maxine Waters代表簽署了這封信，該信引用了路透社本周有關加密貨幣項目的報導。

Republicans have a majority in both the US House and Senate, which limits the ability of Democrats to call formal public hearings and conduct investigations. The congressional members’ letter to the SEC does not cite any legal authority that would compel the agency to abide by its requests.

共和黨人在美國眾議院和參議院都有多數席位，這限制了民主黨人舉行正式公開聽證會和進行調查的能力。國會議員給美國證券交易委員會的信並未引用任何法律授權，以迫使該機構遵守其請求。

A White House spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement that "President Trump's assets are in a trust managed by his children. There are no conflicts of interest."

白宮發言人在一封電子郵件聲明中說：“特朗普總統的資產是由他的孩子管理的信託。沒有利益衝突。”

The House Financial Services Committee, led by Republicans, on Monday considered legislation that would regulate the broader adoption of crypto stablecoins. The Trump White House has identified promoting their use as a legislative priority.

由共和黨人領導的眾議院金融服務委員會周一審議了立法，該立法將規範加密貨幣的更廣泛採用。特朗普白宮已確定將其用作作為立法優先事項。

Reuters published a story on March 31 documenting how, as World Liberty Financial raised more than half a billion dollars in recent months, Mr Trump’s family took control of the crypto venture and grabbed the lion’s share of those funds, aided by governance terms that industry experts say favour insiders.

路透社在3月31日發表了一個故事，記錄了最近幾個月世界自由金融籌集了超過十億美元的方式，特朗普的家人控制了Crypto Venture，並在統治條款的幫助下抓住了這些資金中的獅子份額。

Overall, the Trump family now has a claim on 75 per cent of net revenues from token sales of World Liberty, and 60 per cent from operations once the core “decentralised finance” business gets going. The arrangement means the Trump family is currently entitled to about US$400 million (S$540 million) in fees, the report said.

總體而言，特朗普家族現在對世界自由的銷售額的淨收入的75％索賠，一旦核心“分散財務”業務發展，運營的60％。報告說，該安排意味著特朗普家族目前有權獲得約4億美元（5.4億新元）的費用。

The SEC did not respond to a request for comment. Nor did President Trump's three sons, all of whom were named in the letter. The same was true for World Liberty co-founders listed in the letter, including a pair of crypto entrepreneurs; Mr Steve Witkoff, the Trump administration's envoy to the Mideast; and one of Witkoff's sons.

SEC沒有回應置評請求。特朗普總統的三個兒子也沒有在信中命名。這封信中列出的世界自由聯合創始人也是如此，其中包括一對加密企業家。特朗普政府在中東的特使史蒂夫·維科夫（Steve Witkoff）先生；以及維克福夫的兒子之一。

‘Unprecedented financial ties’

“空前的財務關係”

The lawmakers' letter requests that the SEC preserve and provide copies of any records or communications from the White House to the SEC regarding World Liberty, with a list of more than half a dozen Trump family members and their business partners.

立法者的信要求SEC保存並提供有關世界自由的任何記錄或通訊的副本，並列出了超過六個特朗普家族成員及其商業夥伴的清單。

It asks what procedures might be in place to "prevent the Trump family's unprecedented financial ties to the crypto industry from influencing or guiding the SEC's decisions".

它詢問可能採取哪些程序來“防止特朗普家族與加密貨幣行業的前所未有的財務聯繫影響或指導SEC的決定”。

The Trump Organisation announced in January the president's investments, assets and business interests would be held in a trust managed by his children and he would play no role in day-to-day operations or decision-making. The family's business also retained an attorney to serve as an ethics adviser to "avoid any perceived conflicts of interest".

特朗普組織在一月份宣布，總統的投資，資產和商業利益將由其子女管理的信託進行，他將在日常運營或決策中不發揮作用。該家庭的業務還保留了律師，以擔任道德顧問，以“避免任何感知的利益衝突”。

Among the nine items the Democrats are requesting from the SEC are items specific to World Liberty investor Justin Sun and records regarding the SEC's recent decision to pause its case against the Hong Kong-based crypto entrepreneur and his affiliated companies.

在SEC要求的九項項目中，有針對世界自由投資者賈斯汀·孫（Justin Sun）的項目，以及有關SEC最近決定對基於香港的加密貨幣企業家及其附屬公司停止案件的記錄。

As well as its single-largest known investor, at a disclosed amount of US$75 million, Mr Sun has become an adviser to the project. Representatives for Mr Sun did not reply to requests for comment.

除了其單一已知的投資者，Sun先生以7500萬美元的披露數量，還成為該項目的顧問。 Sun先生的代表沒有回復置評請求。

Mr Trump has promised sweeping changes in the regulation of crypto to popularise its mainstream use in America. The Trump family has opened multiple beachheads in crypto, gaining hundreds of millions of dollars through related ventures.

特朗普先生已承諾對加密貨幣的監管進行徹底的變化，以普遍其在美國的主流用途。特朗普家族在加密貨幣上開設了多個海灘頭，通過相關企業獲得了數億美元。

The SEC took a strict stance on cryptocurrency in the administration of President Joe Biden, continuing a trend that began in the Obama administration. Mr Uyeda's SEC has created a task force to work with the industry, led by Republican Commissioner Hester Peirce, known for her favourable stance towards the sector. It also downsized the crypto enforcement team by moving lawyers working in that group elsewhere, according to a report by Reuters.

SEC在喬·拜登（Joe Biden）總統的管理方面對加密貨幣採取了嚴格的立場，繼續了奧巴馬政府始於奧巴馬政府的趨勢。烏耶達（Uyeda）先生的SEC由共和黨專員赫斯特·皮爾斯（Hester Peirce）領導的工作組成立了與該行業合作的工作組，以其對該行業的有利立場而聞名。根據路透社的一份報告，它還通過將在該小組中工作的律師移動到其他地方，從而降低了加密執法團隊。

The Trump administration, which left office in January 2021, had set a priority on promoting the use of crypto stablecoins, which are digital tokens designed to maintain a stable value, usually pegged to the US dollar.

特朗普政府於2021年1月離開辦公室，已將優先考慮促進加密貨幣的使用，該加密代幣是數字代幣，旨在保持穩定的價值，通常掛在美元上。

World Liberty announced on March 25 it planned to launch a US dollar-pegged stablecoin, called USD1.

World Liberty於3月25日宣布，計劃推出一款以美元的穩定穩定性，稱為USD1。

During the meeting about stablecoin legislation on Monday, Ms Waters said she would not support the bill unless President Trump was blocked from owning a stablecoin business through World Liberty.

在周一有關Stablecoin立法的會議上，沃特斯女士表示，除非特朗普總統被世界自由擁有穩定的業務，否則她將不支持該法案。

"With this stablecoin bill, this committee is setting an unacceptable and dangerous precedent, validating the president and his insiders' efforts to write rules of the road that will enrich themselves at the expense of everyone else," she said

她說：“有了這項穩定法案，該委員會設定了一個不可接受和危險的先例，證實了總統及其內部人士為撰寫道路規則的努力，這將以其他所有人為代價。”