唐纳德和梅拉尼娅·特朗普推出的加密货币激怒了数字货币倡导者

唐纳德·特朗普和梅拉尼娅·特朗普推出的加密货币激怒了一些数字货币倡导者，并引发了利用总统职位牟利的新指控。

Cryptocurrencies launched by Donald and Melania Trump have sparked fresh allegations of using the presidency to make money and angered some digital currency advocates.

唐纳德·特朗普和梅拉尼娅·特朗普推出的加密货币引发了有关利用总统职位赚钱的新指控，并激怒了一些数字货币倡导者。

The new electronic Trump currencies are "meme coins" - digital tokens designed to capitalize on the craze surrounding a personality or viral phenomenon.

新的电子特朗普货币是“模因币”——旨在利用围绕个性或病毒现象的热潮的数字代币。

Such cryptocurrency has no economic or transactional utility and is considered a purely speculative asset with buyers essentially betting on its worth.

这种加密货币没有经济或交易效用，被认为是纯粹的投机资产，买家基本上押注于其价值。

Melania Trump launched an $Melania coin the night before her husband was inaugurated as US president on Monday.

梅拉尼娅·特朗普在她的丈夫周一就任美国总统的前一天晚上推出了梅拉尼娅美元硬币。

Donald Trump launched an $Donald coin a day earlier.

唐纳德·特朗普一天前推出了唐纳德·特朗普硬币。

The value of the coins has fluctuated significantly since their launch, with the $Trump cryptocurrency valued at around $40 each, giving the total in circulation an overall value of about $9 billion.

自推出以来，这些代币的价值波动很大，每枚特朗普加密货币的价值约为 40 美元，流通总量总价值约为 90 亿美元。

Some 200 million of these "tokens" have been dispensed and there are plans to create 800 million more, all minted by Trump and his associates, with a potential windfall of billions of dollars.

此类“代币”已发行约 2 亿枚，并计划再发行 8 亿枚，全部由特朗普及其同伙铸造，可能带来数十亿美元的意外之财。

"This memecoin represents the worst of crypto," said Maxine Waters, Democratic congresswoman and member of the US House Financial Services Committee.

“这种模因币代表了最糟糕的加密货币，”民主党女议员兼美国众议院金融服务委员会成员玛克辛·沃特斯 (Maxine Waters) 表示。

"Trump has created a way to circumvent national security and anti-corruption laws, allowing interested parties to anonymously transfer money to him and his inner circle."

“特朗普创造了一种规避国家安全和反腐败法的方法，允许利益相关方匿名向他和他的核心圈子转账。”

The websites for both coins include disclaimers stating that they are not investment opportunities or securities.

这两种硬币的网站均包含免责声明，声明它们不是投资机会或证券。

Critics within the crypto industry say the Trumps' schemes damage the sector's reputation as it rebuilds after recent scandals and bankruptcies.

加密货币行业内的批评者表示，特朗普家族的计划损害了该行业在最近的丑闻和破产后重建的声誉。

"Trump coin is stupid and embarrassing," crypto entrepreneur Erik Voorhees wrote on X.

“特朗普币既愚蠢又令人尴尬，”加密货币企业家 Erik Voorhees 在 X 上写道。

"Some in the crypto world are reacting with horror," said crypto skeptic Molly White.

“加密货币世界中的一些人对此感到恐惧，”加密货币怀疑论者莫莉·怀特（Molly White）说。

"While they hoped Trump's administration would be crypto-friendly, they didn't anticipate the Trump family would embrace some of the ecosystem's worst aspects to enrich themselves."

“虽然他们希望特朗普政府对加密货币友好，但他们没想到特朗普家族会接受生态系统中一些最糟糕的方面来充实自己。”

Kevin Boon, president of Mysten Labs, warned that politically-linked meme coins "are dangerous because they cause polarization; people can lose a lot of money."

Mysten Labs 总裁凯文·布恩 (Kevin Boon) 警告说，与政治相关的模因币“很危险，因为它们会导致两极分化；人们可能会损失很多钱。”

However, some industry figures defend celebrity meme coins as harmless entertainment.

然而，一些行业人士捍卫名人模因币是无害的娱乐。

The buzz "underlines the playful and experimental nature of the crypto universe," said Mike Cahill, chief of blockchain firm Douro Labs.

区块链公司 Douro Labs 的负责人迈克·卡希尔 (Mike Cahill) 表示，这种嗡嗡声“突显了加密世界的有趣和实验性质”。

"We as an industry shouldn't take ourselves too seriously," Cahill said.

“作为一个行业，我们不应该太认真地对待自己，”卡希尔说。

"While some may see this as trivializing the industry, meme coins have become a gateway for broader awareness of digital assets."

“虽然有些人可能认为这轻视了这个行业，但模因币已经成为更广泛认识数字资产的门户。”

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Source: AFP

资料来源：法新社