阿根廷自由主義者總統賈維爾·米利（Javier Milei）的模因硬幣醜聞凹痕受歡迎

模因硬幣醜聞和調查掩蓋了阿根廷自由主義者總統賈維爾·米利（Javier Milei）的普及，並阻礙了他加強政治聯盟的努力

Buenos Aires (Reuters) - A meme coin scandal and investigation have dented the popularity of Argentina's libertarian President Javier Milei and hindered his efforts to strengthen political alliances ahead of congressional midterm elections this year.

布宜諾斯艾利斯（路透社） - 模因硬幣醜聞和調查掩蓋了阿根廷自由主義者總統賈維爾·米利（Javier Milei）的普及，並阻礙了他在今年的國會期中選舉之前加強政治聯盟的努力。

Milei, a brash former economist, shot to prominence last year when he promised to take a "chainsaw" to public spending and recently gifted a real one to billionaire Elon Musk.

米利（Milei）是一位勇敢的前經濟學家，去年曾承諾將“電鋸”帶給公共支出，並最近向億萬富翁埃隆·馬斯克（Elon Musk）贈送了一個真正的支出。

This month, Milei stirred controversy when he posted on X in support of a new token, Libra. After Milei's post, the token spiked in price as high as $5.

本月，麥莉（Milei）在X上發布以支持新令牌的天秤座時引起了爭議。在麥莉（Milei）發表帖子之後，代幣的價格高達5美元。

But Libra quickly collapsed to around $1 by mid-afternoon on Wednesday. Milei's post had since disappeared, and critics accused him of a so-called "rug-pull" scam, in which an influential person touts a financial asset for dubious reasons to inflate the price and then sell it.

但是天秤座在周三下午中旬迅速倒閉至1美元。此後，麥莉的職位消失了，批評家指責他是一個所謂的“地毯”騙局，其中一個有影響力的人出於可疑的理由吹捧金融資產以誇大價格然後出售價格。

Milei's government said the president himself was fooled, and he has denied having business links to the cryptocurrency. A federal judge is investigating the token's launch and whether Milei was involved.

麥莉政府說，總統本人被愚弄了，他否認與加密貨幣有業務聯繫。一名聯邦法官正在調查令牌的發射以及麥莉是否參與其中。

Early fixes to Argentina's battered economy came with harsh austerity measures, yet voters appreciated Milei's plain-speaking style and pledges to take down the corrupt "caste" politicians. But the crypto episode has begun to erode that robust support.

阿根廷受虐經濟的早期修復是採用嚴厲的緊縮措施，但選民們讚賞麥利語的樸素風格，並承諾擊敗腐敗的“種姓”政治家。但是加密情節已經開始侵蝕這種強大的支持。

"There is something that has been broken in terms of credibility and reliability," said Shila Vilker, director of Buenos Aires-based pollster Trespuntozero, whose data showed 53.1% of Argentines did not trust Milei over the scandal.

總部位於布宜諾斯艾利斯·艾爾斯（Buenos Aires）的民意測驗者Trespuntozero主任Shila Vilker說：“在信譽和可靠性方面有些破壞了。”

Both Trespuntozero's poll and another by Giacobbe & Asociados showed Milei's positive image only edged down slightly after the scandal. Yet the Giacobbe & Asociados poll indicated 46.6% of respondents held a negative view of the president, up sharply from 36.2%.

Trespuntozero的民意調查和Giacobbe和Asociados的另一項民意調查都表明，麥利的正面形象僅在醜聞發生後略微降低。然而，Giacobbe＆Asociados民意調查顯示，有46.6％的受訪者對總統的看法從36.2％急劇上升。

That raises concern in an election year as Milei seeks to bolster his relatively weak position in Congress by building bridges with more mainstream conservative allies and bringing more lawmakers into his libertarian party.

這引起了選舉年的關注，因為麥利試圖通過與更多主流的保守派盟友建造橋樑，並將更多的立法者帶入他的自由主義黨，從而加強了他在國會中相對較弱的地位。

"The Libra case has started to hurt his voter base," said Vilker, handing an issue to the left-leaning opposition. "It's the bullet or the ammo that the opposition needed."

維爾克說：“天秤座的案件已經開始傷害他的選民基礎。” “反對派需要的是子彈或彈藥。”

MILEI THE ANTI-POLITICIAN

麥莉反政治

Meme coins are new crypto tokens that piggyback on popular internet trends or people. They often post staggering rises in price before suddenly collapsing, leaving a few early buyers with spectacular gains but many more losers.

模因硬幣是對流行的互聯網趨勢或人的新加密代幣。他們經常在突然倒塌之前發出驚人的價格上漲，這給一些早期的買家帶來了驚人的收益，但更多的失敗者。

Famous meme coins include the dog-themed Dogecoin, which soared when Musk began tweeting about it in 2020. Trump and his wife released cryptocurrencies named after themselves days before his January inauguration.

著名的模因硬幣包括以狗為主題的Dogecoin，當Musk於2020年開始發布推文時，特朗普和他的妻子發行了加密貨幣，在他一月份就職之前的幾天前以自己的名字命名。

Milei's post to his 3.8 million followers on X helped boost Libra before the meme coin collapsed. His government claims he was duped and did not personally benefit.

Milei在他在X上的380萬追隨者的職位幫助了Mime Coin倒塌之前的Bira。他的政府聲稱他被欺騙了，沒有親自受益。

"If there is someone who has been scammed, it is Milei," a government source close to the president told Reuters.

一位接近總統的政府消息人士告訴路透社：“如果有人被騙，那是麥利。”

Marina Acosta, director of communications at local consultancy Analogías, said the issue for Milei was with middle-ground voters who generally supported the government but only felt a "weak" connection with Milei's party and ideology.

當地諮詢公司Amalogías的傳播總監Marina Acosta表示，米利的問題是與中間地面選民的相關選民，他們通常支持政府，但與Milei的政黨和意識形態有著“弱”的聯繫。

"Many people no longer believe that Milei is different, but rather that he's part of the political 'caste' himself," teacher Silvia Sarabia, 54, told Reuters, referring to the label the president often pins on traditional politicians.

現年54歲的老師西爾維亞·薩拉比亞（Silvia Sarabia）告訴路透社，他指的是總統經常在傳統的政治家身上釘上貼標籤。

The government source said Milei's La Libertad Avanza had become the main right-wing bloc, taking over the mantle from the center-right PRO, which remains an important yet uneasy ally for Milei in Congress.

政府消息人士稱，麥利的La Libertad Avanza已成為主要的右翼集團，接管了中央右翼專業人士的地幔，這仍然是國會中米利的重要但不安的盟友。

"We are the right-wing party, and those who want to (join us) are welcome," the government source said.

政府消息人士說：“我們是右翼政黨，歡迎那些想要（加入我們的人）。”

The main Peronist opposition looking to dent Milei's momentum is divided. The Peronist governor of Buenos Aires province Axel Kicillof this month launched his own political bloc, signaling a further split.

希望抑制麥莉勢頭的主要佩隆主義者反對派分裂。布宜諾斯艾利斯省阿克塞爾·基西洛夫（Axel Kicillof）本月啟動了自己的政治集團，這進一步拆分了。

"We have no other option than to go united; if not, they (the government) will bulldoze us," a Peronist source said. "However, if La Libertad Avanza and PRO are split in Buenos Aires province and city, we have a chance of winning."

佩隆主義者消息人士說：“除了團結一致，我們別無選擇；如果沒有，他們（政府）會推動我們。” “但是，如果La Libertad Avanza和Pro在布宜諾斯艾利斯省和城市分開，我們就有機會獲勝。”