美國總統川普在周一就職前不久推出加密代幣引發了新的利益衝突擔憂

道德專家和業內人士表示。 川普已承諾將其資產的管理權交給他的孩子，但加密資產引起了特別的擔憂

U.S. President Donald Trump's launch of a crypto token shortly before his inauguration on Monday sparked conflict-of-interest concerns, with ethics experts and industry insiders highlighting the new conflict zone.

美國總統川普在周一就職前不久推出的加密代幣引發了利益衝突擔憂，道德專家和業內人士強調了新的衝突區。

Trump, who has pledged to hand management of his assets to his children, has now created a crypto asset that raises particular concerns due to its ability to quickly attract billions of speculative dollars with little transparency, they said.

他們表示，川普承諾將其資產的管理權交給他的孩子，現在他創建了一種加密資產，由於其能夠在幾乎不透明的情況下迅速吸引數十億美元的投機資金，因此引起了特別關注。

The companies behind the "meme coins" $TRUMP and $MELANIA, for first lady Melania Trump, said they are not investments or securities but are an expression of support.

第一夫人梅蘭妮亞·川普的「迷因幣」$TRUMP和$MELANIA背後的公司表示，它們不是投資或證券，而是一種支持的表達。

The tokens follow Trump-branded non-fungible tokens, sneakers and a Bible, among other items he has launched.

這些代幣是繼川普品牌的不可替代代幣、運動鞋和聖經以及他推出的其他物品之後推出的。

But ethics advisers and industry experts say this investment is different because his administration will regulate an industry in which he has a stake through the new token, and one where any value is arguably tied to his presidency.

但道德顧問和行業專家表示，這項投資是不同的，因為他的政府將監管他透過新代幣擁有股份的行業，而這個行業的任何價值都可以說與他的總統任期有關。

The companies behind the Trump token, CIC Digital LLC, an affiliate of the Trump Organization, and Fight Fight Fight LLC, co-owned by CIC Digital, collectively own 80% of the tokens, meaning that Trump-linked businesses could have gained $8 billion worth of crypto over the weekend.

川普代幣背後的公司，即川普組織的附屬公司CIC Digital LLC 和CIC Digital 共同擁有的Fight Fight Fight LLC，總共擁有80% 的代幣，這意味著與川普相關的企業可能獲得80 億美元的收益週末的加密貨幣價值。

"This is a blatant financial conflict of interest on behalf of the president ... It is deepening his engagement in a world that raises real national security concerns," said Danielle Brian, head of the watchdog group Project On Government Oversight.

「這是代表總統的公然的經濟利益衝突……這正在加深他對一個引起真正國家安全擔憂的世界的參與，」監督組織「政府監督計畫」負責人丹妮爾·布萊恩說。

Trump's office did not respond to a request for comment.

川普辦公室沒有回應置評請求。

Prominent crypto investor Nic Carter said on social media the creation of personal meme coins "opens the door to secretive foreign buyers trying to curry influence with our leaders."

著名的加密貨幣投資者尼克卡特在社群媒體上表示，個人迷因硬幣的創建「為試圖影響我們領導人的秘密外國買家打開了大門」。

Some Democratic U.S. lawmakers echoed the national security concerns and conflict-of-interest worries.

美國一些民主黨議員也表達了對國家安全和利益衝突的擔憂。

"Anyone globally, even individuals who have been sanctioned by the U.S. or banned from our capital markets, can now trade and profit off of $TRUMP through various unregulated platforms," U.S. House Financial Services Committee top Democrat Maxine Waters wrote.

美國眾議院金融服務委員會主席、民主黨人瑪克辛·沃特斯(Maxine Waters) 寫道：「全球任何人，甚至是受到美國制裁或被禁止進入我們資本市場的個人，現在都可以通過各種不受監管的平台進行$TRUMP 交易並從中獲利。

Meme coins typically refer to small, extremely volatile, cryptocurrencies, often named after online jokes or trends. While supporters hope the tokens will rise as the memes go viral, most have little value.

模因幣通常指的是小型且極不穩定的加密貨幣，通常以線上笑話或趨勢命名。雖然支持者希望代幣會隨著表情包的傳播而上漲，但大多數都沒有什麼價值。

Both the Trump tokens' websites avoid using the word cryptocurrency - referring instead to "fungible crypto assets" and marketing them as memes.

川普代幣的兩個網站都避免使用「加密貨幣」一詞，而是指「可替代的加密資產」並將其作為迷因進行行銷。

University of Sussex finance professor Carol Alexander said the Trump and Melania tokens were functioning more like fan tokens that took off in 2021 and would likely become a barometer for support of the couple.

蘇塞克斯大學金融學教授卡羅爾·亞歷山大(Carol Alexander) 表示，川普和梅拉尼婭代幣的功能更像是2021 年起飛的粉絲代幣，很可能成為這對夫婦支持度的晴雨表。

Crypto markets were buoyant on Monday, with bitcoin hitting an all-time high as investors anticipated Trump's crypto-friendly policies.

加密貨幣市場週一表現活躍，由於投資者預期川普的加密貨幣友善政策，比特幣創下歷史新高。

Some said Trump's coin was a game-changer.

有些人說川普的硬幣改變了遊戲規則。

"The fact that a president is doing this brings some sort of legitimacy to the space, and I think just means that the industry is moving ahead in a way it hasn't for the last 10 years," said Paul Howard, senior director at crypto market-maker Wincent.

「總統這樣做的事實為該領域帶來了某種合法性，我認為這只是意味著該行業正在以過去10 年來從未有過的方式向前發展，」高級總監保羅·霍華德(Paul Howard)表示。