唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統對加密貨幣的支持引發了人們對數字貨幣的重新興趣。

這位前加密評論家發誓要使美國成為世界的“加密資本”，甚至推出了自己的“模因硬幣”，稱為$ trump。

President Donald Trump's support for cryptocurrencies has sparked renewed interest in digital currencies.

唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）總統對加密貨幣的支持引發了人們對數字貨幣的重新興趣。

The former crypto critic has vowed to make the US the world's "crypto capital" — and even launched his own "meme coin" called $Trump.

這位前加密評論家發誓要使美國成為世界的“加密資本”，甚至推出了自己的“模因硬幣”，稱為$ trump。

But what are meme coins? And why are they linked to scams?

但是什麼是模因硬幣？為什麼它們與騙局聯繫在一起？

Meme coins are cryptocurrencies that are often based on internet jokes or fads and may have fun logos or be associated with animals or characters. Personalities have also jumped on the bandwagon to launch their own tokens, including singer Jason Derulo, Caitlyn Jenner, boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr — and Trump himself.

模因硬幣是通常基於互聯網笑話或時尚的加密貨幣，可能具有有趣的徽標或與動物或角色相關聯。人物也跳上了潮流，以推出自己的代幣，包括歌手傑森·德魯洛，凱特琳·詹納，拳擊手弗洛伊德·梅威瑟小和特朗普本人。

Perhaps the best-known meme coin is dogecoin, the Shiba Inu dog-themed coin that Trump's close ally Elon Musk has long hyped. Dogecoin, a likely influence for the name of Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, surged soon after the election but is down about 40% over the past month.

也許最著名的模因硬幣是Dogecoin，這是以INU為主題的硬幣，特朗普的親密盟友Elon Musk長期以來一直炒作。 Dogecoin可能是馬斯克政府效率部門的名稱的可能影響，在大選後不久就飆升，但在過去一個月中下降了約40％。

Along with other digital currencies such as bitcoin, meme coins are based on blockchains — most often Solana.

與其他數字貨幣（例如比特幣）一起，模因硬幣還基於區塊鏈 - 最常見的是Solana。

Meme coins are usually very volatile and can experience rapid price swings. Coins generally start with prices of one cent or less, meaning percentage changes can be huge.

模因硬幣通常非常波動，並且可能會經歷快速的價格波動。硬幣通常從一分錢的價格開始，這意味著百分比變化可能是巨大的。

They are also sometimes linked to scammers and "rug pulls," when promoters attract buyers and then stop trading before the coin crashes, allowing them to pocket some of the proceeds.

當發起人吸引買家，然後在硬幣崩潰之前停止交易時，它們有時還與詐騙者和“地毯拉”鏈接，從而使他們能夠將某些收益帶入。

Nicolai Sondergaard, research analyst at multichain analytics platform Nansen, told Business Insider that meme coins were not inherently risky investments.

Multichain Analytics平台Nansen的研究分析師Nicolai Sondergaard告訴Business Insider，Meme硬幣並不是固有的風險投資。

"What makes them dangerous, however, is the people launching them having nefarious intentions and not playing fair," he said. "This is how we end up seeing the many issues of tokens being launched, quickly rising several hundred if not thousands of per cent, only to quickly dump on the majority."

他說：“然而，使他們危險的是，人們發起了邪惡的意圖而不是公平的。” “這就是我們最終看到發射的許多問題的方式，迅速上漲了數千％，而不是迅速拋棄大多數人。”

Before his inauguration, Trump and first lady Melania Trump even launched their own meme coins — $Trump and $Melania.

在就職之前，特朗普和第一夫人梅拉尼亞·特朗普（Melania Trump）甚至推出了自己的模因硬幣 - 特朗普和$ Melania。

"My new Official Trump Meme is here! It's time to celebrate everything we stand for: Winning! Join my very special Trump Community," the president said on X on January 18.

總統在1月18日在X上說：“我的新官方特朗普模因在這裡！是時候慶祝我們代表的一切：贏得！加入我非常特別的特朗普社區。”

Other examples of meme coins include a token called $Hawk launched by viral internet personality Haliey Welch, the "Hawk Tuah Girl," and $Libra, a coin that led to a political scandal in Argentina after it was promoted on social media by President Javier Milei.

模因硬幣的其他例子包括一個名為$ Hawk的令牌，由病毒互聯網個性人物Haliey Welch，“ Hawk Tuah Girl”和$ libra，這是一枚硬幣，該硬幣在由總統Javier Milei在社交媒體上促進了阿根廷的政治醜聞。

Why is Trump's coin problematic?

為什麼特朗普的硬幣有問題？

$Trump surged from $7 to $74 in a day, according to crypto price tracker CoinMarketCap. It's fallen about 55% in the past month and was trading at about $13 on Thursday, per Coinbase.

根據加密價格跟踪器CoinMarketCap的數據，特朗普每天從7美元上漲至74美元。在過去的一個月中，它下跌了約55％，週四的交易價格約為13美元。

"I don't know much about it other than I launched it, other than it was very successful," Trump said in January.

特朗普在一月份說：“除了發起它，除了它非常成功之外，我對此一無所知。”

Danny Scott, CEO of CoinCorner, described $Trump as a stunt, reflecting wider unease in the crypto world of the president's move.

Concorner的首席執行官丹尼·斯科特（Danny Scott）將$特朗普描述為特技，反映出總統行動的加密世界中更加不安。

"Trump's comments about not knowing much about the coin back up my opinion that he is making a lighter of the industry," he told BBC News.

他對英國廣播公司新聞說：“特朗普對硬幣不了解我的意見不大的評論，我認為他正在使該行業更加輕鬆。”

Joe McCann, founder and CEO of digital assets investment firm Asymmetric, previously told Business Insider that Trump's decision to launch his own coin "gives agency to anyone or any brand to follow suit."

數字資產投資公司非對稱公司的創始人兼首席執行官Joe McCann此前告訴Business Insider，特朗普決定發起自己的硬幣“將代理機構授予任何人或任何品牌效仿”。

$Trump has sparked hundreds of spam duplicates in the Trump coin wallet, The Financial Times reported this month, including nearly 200 named after members of the Trump family that aren't officially connected to them.

本月《金融時報》報導說，特朗普在特朗普硬幣錢包中引發了數百個垃圾郵件重複，其中包括近200名以特朗普家族的成員命名，這些成員與他們沒有正式聯繫。

Researchers say that unsuspecting investors can be easily fooled by copycat coins.

研究人員說，毫無戒心的投資者很容易被模仿硬幣愚弄。

Why do people buy meme coins?

人們為什麼要購買模因硬幣？

Ying-Ying Hsieh, assistant professor and associate director of the Center for Cryptocurrency Research and Engineering at Imperial College London, said people buy meme coins for one reason: the hope of quick wealth.

倫敦帝國學院的加密貨幣研究與工程中心助理教授兼副主任Ying-Ying Hsieh說，人們購買Meme Coins的原因是：快速財富的希望。

Meme coins were introduced as a "get rich quick" scheme on the back of crypto enthusiasm, with content creators promoting their coins and promising lucrative outcomes, Hsieh explained.

Hsieh解釋說，在加密熱情的背後將Meme硬幣作為“致富”計劃引入，內容創作者促進了硬幣和有希望的有利可圖的成果。

"However, after several scams and cases of fraud in regards to highly inflated coins, the general public grew aware of a pattern that showed a sudden spike in value in most meme coins and a quick crash shortly after," she said.

她說：“但是，在高度膨脹的硬幣上發生了幾次騙局和欺詐案件之後，公眾意識到了一種模式，在大多數模因硬幣中的價值突然激增，並且在不久之後發生了迅速的崩潰。”

Instead of giving up on meme coins, individuals, fully aware of their risk, decided to buy these coins with a very opportunistic mindset, hoping to sell the coin just before it came crashing down, Hsieh added.

Hsieh補充說，個人沒有放棄模因硬幣，完全意識到自己的風險，而是決定以非常機會的心態購買這些硬幣，希望在硬幣崩潰之前出售這些硬幣。

"To this day, people still buy meme coins for the same reason as why people gamble. The thought of winning big and never having to work another day in your life, in addition to its proven outcome, provides a constant vortex of attraction."

“直到今天，人們仍然以與人們賭博相同的原因購買模因硬幣。贏得大勝利而不必再工作的想法，除了其可靠的結果外，還提供了持續的吸引力渦流。”

What's going on with bitcoin?

比特幣怎麼了？

Trump's crypto-friendly pledges during his campaign, branding himself as the crypto candidate, helped to boost bitcoin to new highs.

特朗普在競選期間對加密貨幣友好的承諾，將自己稱為加密貨幣候選人，幫助將比特幣提升到了新的高點。

The best-known cryptocurrency surged through the $100,000 threshold for the

最著名的加密貨幣通過$ 100,000的門檻激增