特朗普與比特幣和其他加密貨幣的支持者之間的戀情

特朗普與比特幣和其他加密貨幣的支持者之間的戀愛是一種相對較新的，有時是岩石，但有利可圖的浪漫史。

Donald Trump’s love affair with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies began at the end of 2022 with the launch of his non-fungible token (NFT) collections. Thousands of digital images of the president were photoshopped to take decades off his appearance and mocked up into superhero, cowboy, or rockstar versions of himself. Trump’s business partner Bill Zanker told Bloomberg that the president approved every one of the images: “He spends hours on it. He enjoys it. He calls it pop art.”

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）與比特幣和其他加密貨幣的戀愛關係始於2022年底，當時他的無牙代幣（NFT）藏品推出。總統的成千上萬的數字圖像被照相，以奪走他的外表，並嘲笑自己的超級英雄，牛仔或搖滾明星版本。特朗普的商業夥伴比爾·扎克（Bill Zanker）告訴彭博社，總統批准了每張圖像：“他花了幾個小時。他喜歡它。他稱它為波普藝術。”

Sales of the NFTs brought in a few million dollars, along with mockery from many corners (including among the more ideological within the crypto space), and a burgeoning relationship with crypto supporters and industry leaders. “He fell in love with this crowd: young, ambitious, not regulated,” Zanker said.

NFT的銷售帶來了幾百萬美元，以及來自許多角落的嘲弄（包括在加密貨幣領域的意識形態上），以及與加密支持者和行業領導者的持續關係。扎克說：“他愛上了這群人：年輕，雄心勃勃，不受監管。”

But the grift and narcissism of Trump’s NFT collections seems to pale in comparison to his latest foray into another corner of cryptocurrencies: memecoins.

但是，與他對加密貨幣的另一個角落相比，特朗普的NFT收藏的堅定不移和自戀似乎顯得蒼白：Memecoins。

Trump’s appropriately named $TRUMP coin along with Dogecoin, DogWifHat, FartCoin, Pudgy Penguin, and tens of thousands of other “memecoins” are cryptocurrencies inspired by memes or jokes, with no pretense of utility or value, beyond pumping up prices via social media hype, hoping the coin you bet on takes off, and then dumping them on unsavvy investors. In fact, on July 13 alone, shortly after the failed attempt to assassinate Trump on the campaign trail, more than 2,000 memecoins related to Trump were created on the popular memecoin website pump.fun.

Trump's appropriately named $TRUMP coin along with Dogecoin, DogWifHat, FartCoin, Pudgy Penguin, and tens of thousands of other “memecoins” are cryptocurrencies inspired by memes or jokes, with no pretense of utility or value, beyond pumping up prices via social media hype ，希望您押注的硬幣起飛，然後將它們傾倒在不太熟悉的投資者身上。實際上，僅在7月13日，即在競選活動中暗殺特朗普的嘗試失敗後不久，在流行的Memecoin網站pump.fun上創建了與特朗普有關的2,000多名成員。

Among the myriad Trump-related memes, the $TRUMP token is the “official” coin connected to Trump himself. On the eve of his inauguration, while industry leaders were throwing a lavish “Crypto Ball,” featuring Snoop Dogg and Soulja Boy, with tickets that went for thousands of dollars, Trump did not appear at the gala himself. Instead, he was busy launching his own coin.

在與特朗普相關的無數模因中，特朗普代幣是與特朗普本人有關的“官方”硬幣。在他就職典禮的前夕，當行業領導人扔了一個豪華的“加密舞會”，其中包括史努比·多格（Snoop Dogg）和索爾賈（Soulja）男孩（Soulja Boy），門票售價數千美元，但特朗普本人並未出現在晚會上。取而代之的是，他正忙於發起自己的硬幣。

Posting on his Truth Social account, he wrote: “My NEW Official Trump Meme is HERE! It’s time to celebrate everything we stand for: WINNING!” Its logo features an airbrushed image of Trump holding his fist in the air, overlayed with the words “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT!”

他在他的真相社會賬戶上發表說：“我的新官方特朗普模因在這裡！現在該慶祝我們代表的一切：獲勝！”它的徽標以噴槍的形象為特朗普握著拳頭，上面寫著“戰鬥戰鬥！”一詞。

The Melania coin soon followed. And even Trump’s inauguration pastor, Lorenzo Sewell, launched the Lorenzo coin with an accompanying video on Twitter/X just hours after he delivered his inaugural benediction: “I need you to do me a favor and go and get that coin, in order for us to accomplish the vision that God has called us to do on our earth.”

梅拉尼亞硬幣很快隨之而來。甚至特朗普的就職典禮牧師洛倫佐·塞維爾（Lorenzo Sewell）在他交付就職典禮後僅數小時就在Twitter/X上發行了洛倫佐硬幣：為了實現上帝呼籲我們在地球上做的願景。”