馬丁·施克雷利 (Martin Shkreli) 聲稱他和巴倫·川普 (Barron Trump) 是神秘的新川普品牌加密貨幣的幕後黑手

如果你認為這聽起來像是對 21 世紀一些最具爭議話題的瘋狂胡言亂語，那麼你並不孤單。

A Trump-themed memecoin was registered on the Solana blockchain platform earlier this week. The coin’s value quickly shot up more than 385 percent, generating more than $363 million in trading volume, following rumors that Donald Trump’s 18-year-old son was linked to the coin. Now, convicted former hedge-fund manager Martin Shkreli is claiming that he and Barron are the masterminds behind the coin.

本週早些時候，一款以川普為主題的 memecoin 在 Solana 區塊鏈平台上註冊。在有傳言稱唐納德·川普 (Donald Trump) 18 歲的兒子與該代幣有關後，該代幣的價值迅速飆升超過 385%，交易量超過 3.63 億美元。現在，被定罪的前對沖基金經理馬丁·什克雷利（Martin Shkreli）聲稱他和巴倫是該代幣背後的策劃者。

It wasn’t long before Arkham Intelligence, a data analytics firm, promised a $150 thousand bounty to anyone who discovered who was behind the asset. Within hours, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT posted a series of screenshots to X, formerly Twitter, claiming that he’d cracked it: The token was invented by the infamous “Pharma Bro” himself …

不久之後，數據分析公司 Arkham Intelligence 承諾向任何發現該資產幕後黑手的人提供 15 萬美元的懸賞。幾個小時內，區塊鏈偵探 ZachXBT 在 X（以前的 Twitter）上發布了一系列屏幕截圖，聲稱他已經破解了它：該代幣是由臭名昭著的“Pharma Bro”本人發明的…

Shkreli sent a series of DMs to ZachXBT in which he claimed that he and Trump’s youngest son were behind the coin. “I have over 1000 pieces of evidence, I created it with Barron,” read one message.

Shkreli 向 ZachXBT 發送了一系列私信，聲稱他和川普的小兒子是該幣的幕後黑手。 「我有超過 1000 條證據，是我和巴倫一起創建的，」一條訊息中寫道。

For those who are confused and need additional context. Earlier today Arkham announced a $150K bounty for the identity of the DJT creator11:49 pm UTC I reply to Arkham saying I submitted for the bounty11:57 pm UTC Martin Shkreli panic DM’s me 12:27 am UTC Martin Shkreli… pic.twitter.com/pKCQDOo7AZ

對於那些感到困惑並需要更多背景資訊的人。今天早些時候，Arkham 宣布對DJT 創建者的身份提供15 萬美元的賞金11:49 pm UTC 我回复Arkham 說我提交了賞金11:57 pm UTC Martin Shkreli 恐慌DM 是我12:27 am UTC Martin Shkreli…pic.twitter。

Shkreli elaborated during a live X Space event on Wednesday, saying that he had originally been approached by a friend of Barron’s and that Trump’s son was on the 40-to-50-person team behind the coin.

Shkreli 在周三的 X Space 現場活動中詳細闡述了這一情況，稱最初是巴倫的一位朋友與他接觸，而川普的兒子是該幣背後 40 至 50 人的團隊成員之一。

The so-called Pharma Bro said he had formed a friendship with Barron and even advised him on where to go to college.

這位所謂的「製藥兄弟」表示，他與巴倫建立了友誼，甚至為他提供了去哪裡上大學的建議。

“We’re friends; he wants to make money,” Shkreli said during the event.

「我們是朋友;他想賺錢，」施克萊利在活動中說。

' @MartinShkreli noting @blknoiz06's involvement with $DJT 👀 pic.twitter.com/YmFwgCPozF

' @MartinShkreli 注意到 @blknoiz06 參與 $DJT 👀 pic.twitter.com/YmFwgCPozF

It’s unclear what’s actually going on here, and not just because the whole crypto world is fairly shady and confusing. Shkreli has yet to produce any of these “1,000 pieces of evidence” that prove Barron’s involvement. And he’s not the most trustworthy source: The former pharmaceuticals CEO was once dubbed the “most hated man in America” after jacking up the price of a life-saving drug by 5,000 percent; he was convicted of securities fraud in 2017 and served more than six years in federal prison.

目前還不清楚這裡到底發生了什麼，不僅是因為整個加密世界相當陰暗和令人困惑。施克萊利尚未出示這「1,000 份證據」中的任何一個來證明巴倫的參與。而且他並不是最值得信賴的消息來源：這位前製藥公司執行長在將救命藥物的價格提高了 5000% 後，曾被稱為「美國最令人討厭的人」；他於 2017 年被判犯有證券欺詐罪，並在聯邦監獄服刑六年多。

Yet this is a pretty weird story to make up. While the office of Melania quickly shot down a recent report that Barron would be a delegate to the Republican National Convention, it has yet to confirm or deny this far wilder story about the former president’s youngest. Both of Barron’s parents have dabbled in blockchain-based moneymaking schemes: Melania has released several NFT ornament collections, and Donald put out two batches of NFT trading cards. So perhaps Barron is just looking for a way to join the family business. DJT crypto certainly beats selling T-shirts emblazoned with his mug shot.

然而，這是一個非常奇怪的故事。雖然梅蘭妮亞的辦公室很快就駁回了最近有關巴倫將成為共和黨全國代表大會代表的報道，但它尚未證實或否認這個關於這位前總統最年輕的人的更瘋狂的故事。巴倫的父母都涉足了基於區塊鏈的賺錢計劃：梅蘭妮亞發布了幾款 NFT 裝飾品系列，唐納德則推出了兩批 NFT 交易卡。所以也許巴倫只是在尋找加入家族企業的方法。 DJT 加密貨幣無疑勝過出售印有他大頭照的 T 卹。