唐納德·特朗普和梅拉尼婭·特朗普成為模因幣億萬富翁

這項壯舉並不涉及出色的狗狗幣交易；相反，即將成為第 47 任總統的人只是推出了自己的代幣。

Hours before taking office as only the second US president to serve nonconsecutive terms, Donald Trump did something even harder: He became a memecoin billionaire.

在第二位非連續任期的美國總統就職前幾個小時，唐納德·川普做了一件更艱難的事情：他成為了迷因幣億萬富翁。

The feat did not involve a stellar dogecoin trade; rather, the soon-to-be 47th president simply launched his own token.

這項壯舉並不涉及出色的狗狗幣交易；相反，即將成為第 47 任總統的人只是推出了自己的代幣。

not a joke

不是開玩笑

On Friday night, Trump hosted the Crypto Ball (in absentia) for blockchain bigwigs. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong and the Winklevoss twins were among the attendees. While guests snacked on lobster rolls and McDonald’s burgers, Trump posted an announcement on Truth Social: “My New Official Trump Meme is HERE!”

週五晚上，川普為區塊鏈大佬們主持了加密舞會（缺席）。 Coinbase 執行長 Brian Armstrong 和文克萊沃斯雙胞胎 (Winklevoss twins) 是與會者之一。當客人們享用龍蝦捲和麥當勞漢堡時，川普在Truth Social上發布了一條公告：“我的新官方川普模因來了！”

The memecoin, Trump Memes, uses the symbol $Trump and reached a market cap of $5.5 billion by Saturday afternoon.

迷因幣 Trump Memes 使用符號 $Trump，到週六下午市值已達 55 億美元。

On Sunday morning, $Trump was worth 10x that. Axios’s managing editor for business, Ben Berkowitz, wrote that it spoke “to the nature of the crypto industry that someone could have more than $50 billion worth of something that literally did not exist 48 hours previously.”

週日早上，川普的價值是這個數字的 10 倍。 Axios 的商業總編輯 Ben Berkowitz 寫道，它“說明了加密行業的本質，某人可能擁有價值超過 500 億美元的東西，而這些東西在 48 小時前根本不存在。”

A disclaimer on the coin’s website says Trump Memes are not “an investment opportunity, investment contract, or security of any type,” just “an expression of support” for the incoming president. Nonetheless, critics and some crypto industry members expressed dismay.

該硬幣網站上的免責聲明稱，川普模因不是“投資機會、投資合約或任何類型的證券”，只是對即將上任的總統的“支持表達”。儘管如此，批評者和一些加密貨幣行業成員仍表示失望。

Crypto VC Nick Tomaino said that timing the release hours before the inauguration “is predatory and many will likely get hurt by it.” Adav Noti, executive director of the nonprofit Campaign Legal Center, said, “It is literally cashing in on the presidency.” The coin’s website also says the companies behind it will benefit from “trading revenue derived from trading activities.”

Crypto VC Nick Tomaino 表示，將發佈時間安排在就職典禮前幾個小時“是一種掠奪性行為，許多人可能會因此受到傷害。”非營利組織競選法律中心執行董事阿達夫·諾蒂（Adav Noti）表示：“這實際上是在利用總統職位賺錢。”該幣的網站還表示，背後的公司將受益於「交易活動產生的交易收入」。

There’s more: On Sunday night, Melania Trump launched a memecoin of her own, which quickly garnered a market cap of $5 billion. Trump Memes fell over 35% on the news. Both projects are powered by the Solana blockchain.

還有更多：週日晚上，梅拉尼婭·川普推出了她自己的迷因幣，該幣的市值很快就達到了 50 億美元。消息傳出後，川普表情包的跌幅超過 35%。這兩個項目均由 Solana 區塊鏈提供支援。

If you’re new to memecoins, check out this explainer.

如果您是模因幣新手，請查看此解釋。