川普模因幣是一場等待中的災難

第一家庭混亂的加密貨幣企業感覺又像是 ICO 和 NFT。

The cryptocurrency industry is abuzz with outrage over Donald Trump's recent multi-billion-dollar Trump-branded meme coin sale. The move has drawn criticism from several prominent figures in the virtual-currency world, who accuse Trump of engaging in a cash-grab scheme that is reminiscent of the initial coin offering (ICO) and non-fungible token (NFT) booms.

加密貨幣行業對唐納德·川普最近出售的價值數十億美元的川普品牌迷因硬幣感到憤怒。此舉引起了虛擬貨幣世界幾位知名人士的批評，他們指責川普參與了現金掠奪計劃，這讓人想起首次代幣發行（ICO）和不可替代代幣（NFT）的繁榮。

Ari Paul, the founder and chief investment officer of BlockTower Capital, slammed Trump's coin sale in a tweet on Monday, calling it "fleecing people for billions." Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director, also weighed in on the matter, describing Trump's actions as "corruption at the dictator level."

BlockTower Capital 創辦人兼首席投資長 Ari Paul 週一在推特上猛烈抨擊川普的代幣銷售，稱其「敲詐勒索數十億美元」。前白宮通訊主管安東尼·斯卡拉穆奇也對此事發表了看法，稱川普的行為是「獨裁者層面的腐敗」。

"This is not capitalism. This is not free markets. This is not the American way. Everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves," Scaramucci wrote in a post on his Telegram channel.

「這不是資本主義。這不是自由市場。這不是美國方式。每個參與其中的人都應該為自己感到羞恥，」斯卡拉穆奇在他的 Telegram 頻道上發文寫道。

Balaji Srinavasan, a former Coinbase executive and venture capitalist, likened Trump's meme coin to a "lottery" that does not contribute to wealth creation.

Coinbase 前高管兼風險投資家巴拉吉·斯里納瓦桑 (Balaji Srinavasan) 將川普的模因幣比作“彩票”，對財富創造沒有貢獻。

"The Trump meme coin is a lottery, not a new form of capital. It's designed to enrich early participants at the expense of latecomers, not to build anything new," Srinavasan wrote in a tweet on Monday.

斯里納瓦桑週一在推文中寫道：「川普迷因硬幣是一種彩票，而不是一種新形式的資本。它的目的是為了讓早期參與者致富，而犧牲後來者，而不是創造任何新東西。

The outrage stems from the fact that Trump, who was convicted of fraud in the 1990s, is essentially minting billions of dollars out of thin air with no clear legal standing. The move is also seen as a betrayal of the crypto ethos, which emphasizes decentralization and transparency.

人們的憤怒源於這樣一個事實：川普在 20 世紀 90 年代被判犯有欺詐罪，他實際上是在沒有明確法律地位的情況下憑空捏造了數十億美元。此舉也被視為對強調去中心化和透明度的加密精神的背叛。

"An eleventh-hour announcement before being sworn in as the world's most powerful person: Donald J. Trump to sell 20% of a token with no intrinsic value to get rich quick. He minted billions out of thin air and left the remaining 80% sat on by insiders. Melania's token launch coincided with a slide in her husband's coin. Stomach-churning price swings no longer scare us. But the conflict of interest and cynicism should," reads a commentary piece published by the Financial Times on Monday.

「在宣誓成為世界上最有權勢的人之前的最後一刻宣布：唐納德·J·特朗普將出售20% 的沒有內在價值的代幣以快速致富。他憑空鑄造了數十億美元，留下了剩餘的80%梅拉尼婭的代幣發行恰逢她丈夫的代幣價格大幅下跌，但我們不再感到害怕，但利益衝突和憤世嫉俗應該如此，」英國《金融時報》週一發表的一篇評論文章寫道。

The commentary piece also raises concerns about the potential for foreign powers to tap into this grift to reduce the risk of tariffs.

這篇評論文章也引發了人們對外國勢力可能利用這種手段來降低關稅風險的擔憂。