唐納德和梅拉尼婭·川普推出了自己的加密貨幣，激怒了一些數位貨幣倡導者

唐納德·川普和梅拉尼婭·川普推出的加密貨幣激怒了一些數位貨幣倡導者，並引發了利用總統職位牟利的新指控。

Cryptocurrencies launched by Donald and Melania Trump have angered some digital currency advocates and sparked fresh allegations of using the presidency for financial gain.

唐納德·川普和梅拉尼婭·川普推出的加密貨幣激怒了一些數位貨幣倡導者，並引發了利用總統職位謀取經濟利益的新指控。

The new electronic Trump currencies are "meme coins" - digital tokens that capitalize on the craze surrounding a personality or viral phenomenon.

新的電子川普貨幣是「迷因幣」——利用圍繞個性或病毒現象的熱潮的數位代幣。

Such cryptocurrency has no economic or transactional utility and is considered a purely speculative asset with buyers essentially betting on its worth.

這種加密貨幣沒有經濟或交易效用，被認為是純粹的投機資產，買家基本上押注於其價值。

Melania Trump launched an $Melania coin on Sunday night, ahead of her husband's inauguration as US president on Monday.

梅拉尼婭·川普在她丈夫週一就任美國總統之前於週日晚推出了梅拉尼婭美元硬幣。

Donald Trump launched an $Donald coin a day earlier.

唐納德·特朗普一天前推出了唐納德·特朗普硬幣。

The value of the coins has swung heavily since their launch, with the $Trump cryptocurrency valued at about $40 each, giving the total in circulation an overall value of about $9 billion.

自推出以來，這些代幣的價值波動劇烈，每枚川普加密貨幣的價值約為 40 美元，流通總量總價值約為 90 億美元。

Some 200 million of these "tokens" have been dispensed and there are plans to create 800 million more, all minted by Trump and his associates, with a potential windfall worth billions of dollars.

這些「代幣」已發行約 2 億枚，並計劃再發行 8 億枚，全部由川普及其同夥鑄造，潛在的意外之財價值數十億美元。

"This memecoin represents the worst of crypto," said Maxine Waters, Democratic congresswoman and member of the US House Financial Services Committee.

「這種迷因幣代表了最糟糕的加密貨幣，」民主黨女議員兼美國眾議院金融服務委員會成員瑪克辛沃特斯 (Maxine Waters) 表示。

"Trump has created a way to circumvent national security and anti-corruption laws, allowing interested parties to anonymously transfer money to him and his inner circle."

“川普創造了一種規避國家安全和反腐敗法的方法，允許利益相關方匿名向他和他的核心圈子轉帳。”

Websites for both coins carry disclaimers stating they are not investment opportunities or securities.

這兩枚硬幣的網站均附有免責聲明，聲明它們不是投資機會或證券。

Critics within the crypto industry say the Trumps' schemes damage the sector's reputation as it rebuilds after recent scandals and bankruptcies.

加密貨幣行業內的批評者表示，川普家族的計劃損害了該行業在最近的醜聞和破產後重建的聲譽。

"Trump coin is stupid and embarrassing," crypto entrepreneur Erik Voorhees wrote on X.

「川普幣既愚蠢又令人尷尬，」加密貨幣企業家 Erik Voorhees 在 X 上寫道。

"Some in the crypto world are reacting with horror," said crypto skeptic Molly White.

「加密貨幣世界中的一些人對此感到恐懼，」加密貨幣懷疑論者莫莉懷特（Molly White）說。

"While they hoped Trump's administration would be crypto-friendly, they didn't anticipate the Trump family would embrace some of the ecosystem's worst aspects to enrich themselves."

“雖然他們希望川普政府對加密貨幣友好，但他們沒想到川普家族會接受生態系統中一些最糟糕的方面來充實自己。”

Kevin Boon, president of Mysten Labs, warned that politically-linked meme coins "are dangerous because they cause polarization; people can lose a lot of money."

Mysten Labs 總裁凱文·布恩 (Kevin Boon) 警告說，與政治相關的模因幣“很危險，因為它們會導致兩極分化；人們可能會損失很多錢。”

However, some industry figures defend celebrity meme coins as harmless entertainment.

然而，一些行業人士捍衛名人模因幣是無害的娛樂。

The buzz "underlines the playful and experimental nature of the crypto universe," said Mike Cahill, chief of blockchain firm Douro Labs.

區塊鏈公司 Douro Labs 的負責人 Mike Cahill 表示，這種嗡嗡聲「突顯了加密世界的有趣和實驗性質」。

"We as an industry shouldn't take ourselves too seriously," Cahill said.

「作為一個行業，我們不應該太認真地對待自己，」卡希爾說。

"While some may see this as trivializing the industry, meme coins have become a gateway for broader awareness of digital assets."

“雖然有些人可能認為這輕視了這個行業，但模因幣已經成為更廣泛認識數位資產的門戶。”