民主党议员要求美国证券监管机构保留特朗普总统加密货币的记录

一对民主党立法者于4月2日要求美国证券监管机构保留与唐纳德·特朗普总统的加密货币世界自由金融有关的记录

A pair of top Democratic lawmakers asked the US securities regulator on Monday to preserve records related to President Donald Trump’s crypto venture World Liberty Financial and posed questions about potential conflicts of interest.

一对民主党立法者周一要求美国证券监管机构保留与唐纳德·特朗普总统的加密货币世界自由财务有关的记录，并提出了有关潜在利益冲突的问题。

In a letter sent to acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mark Uyeda, and seen by Reuters, the lawmakers requested information to “help us better understand the extent to which the Trump family’s financial interest in World Liberty Financial may be influencing your and the Commission’s activities”.

在给代理证券和交易委员会主席马克·乌耶达（Mark Uyeda）的一封信中，并由路透社看到，立法者要求信息以“帮助我们更好地了解特朗普家族在世界自由财务上的财务利益可能影响您和委员会的活动的程度”。

Senator Elizabeth Warren, the ranking member of the US Senate’s banking committee, and Representative Maxine Waters, the ranking member of the US House of Representatives’ financial services committee, signed the letter, which cited a Reuters report this week about the crypto project.

美国参议院银行委员会的排名成员伊丽莎白·沃伦（Elizabeth Warren），美国众议院金融服务委员会的排名成员Maxine Waters代表签署了这封信，该信引用了路透社本周有关加密货币项目的报道。

Republicans have a majority in both the US House and Senate, which limits the ability of Democrats to call formal public hearings and conduct investigations. The congressional members’ letter to the SEC does not cite any legal authority that would compel the agency to abide by its requests.

共和党人在美国众议院和参议院都有多数席位，这限制了民主党人举行正式公开听证会和进行调查的能力。国会议员给美国证券交易委员会的信并未引用任何法律授权，以迫使该机构遵守其请求。

A White House spokesperson said in an e-mailed statement that "President Trump's assets are in a trust managed by his children. There are no conflicts of interest."

白宫发言人在一封电子邮件声明中说：“特朗普总统的资产是由他的孩子管理的信托。没有利益冲突。”

The House Financial Services Committee, led by Republicans, on Monday considered legislation that would regulate the broader adoption of crypto stablecoins. The Trump White House has identified promoting their use as a legislative priority.

由共和党人领导的众议院金融服务委员会周一审议了立法，该立法将规范加密货币的更广泛采用。特朗普白宫已确定将其用作作为立法优先事项。

Reuters published a story on March 31 documenting how, as World Liberty Financial raised more than half a billion dollars in recent months, Mr Trump’s family took control of the crypto venture and grabbed the lion’s share of those funds, aided by governance terms that industry experts say favour insiders.

路透社在3月31日发表了一个故事，记录了最近几个月世界自由金融筹集了超过十亿美元的方式，特朗普的家人控制了Crypto Venture，并在统治条款的帮助下抓住了这些资金中的狮子份额。

Overall, the Trump family now has a claim on 75 per cent of net revenues from token sales of World Liberty, and 60 per cent from operations once the core “decentralised finance” business gets going. The arrangement means the Trump family is currently entitled to about US$400 million (S$540 million) in fees, the report said.

总体而言，特朗普家族现在对世界自由的销售额的净收入的75％索赔，一旦核心“分散财务”业务发展，运营的60％。报告说，该安排意味着特朗普家族目前有权获得约4亿美元（5.4亿新元）的费用。

The SEC did not respond to a request for comment. Nor did President Trump's three sons, all of whom were named in the letter. The same was true for World Liberty co-founders listed in the letter, including a pair of crypto entrepreneurs; Mr Steve Witkoff, the Trump administration's envoy to the Mideast; and one of Witkoff's sons.

SEC没有回应置评请求。特朗普总统的三个儿子也没有在信中命名。这封信中列出的世界自由联合创始人也是如此，其中包括一对加密企业家。特朗普政府在中东的特使史蒂夫·维科夫（Steve Witkoff）先生；以及维克福夫的儿子之一。

‘Unprecedented financial ties’

“空前的财务关系”

The lawmakers' letter requests that the SEC preserve and provide copies of any records or communications from the White House to the SEC regarding World Liberty, with a list of more than half a dozen Trump family members and their business partners.

立法者的信要求SEC保存并提供有关世界自由的任何记录或通讯的副本，并列出了超过六个特朗普家族成员及其商业伙伴的清单。

It asks what procedures might be in place to "prevent the Trump family's unprecedented financial ties to the crypto industry from influencing or guiding the SEC's decisions".

它询问可能采取哪些程序来“防止特朗普家族与加密货币行业的前所未有的财务联系影响或指导SEC的决定”。

The Trump Organisation announced in January the president's investments, assets and business interests would be held in a trust managed by his children and he would play no role in day-to-day operations or decision-making. The family's business also retained an attorney to serve as an ethics adviser to "avoid any perceived conflicts of interest".

特朗普组织在一月份宣布，总统的投资，资产和商业利益将由其子女管理的信托进行，他将在日常运营或决策中不发挥作用。该家庭的业务还保留了律师，以担任道德顾问，以“避免任何感知的利益冲突”。

Among the nine items the Democrats are requesting from the SEC are items specific to World Liberty investor Justin Sun and records regarding the SEC's recent decision to pause its case against the Hong Kong-based crypto entrepreneur and his affiliated companies.

在SEC要求的九项项目中，有针对世界自由投资者贾斯汀·孙（Justin Sun）的项目，以及有关SEC最近决定对基于香港的加密货币企业家及其附属公司停止案件的记录。

As well as its single-largest known investor, at a disclosed amount of US$75 million, Mr Sun has become an adviser to the project. Representatives for Mr Sun did not reply to requests for comment.

除了其单一已知的投资者，Sun先生以7500万美元的披露数量，还成为该项目的顾问。 Sun先生的代表没有回复置评请求。

Mr Trump has promised sweeping changes in the regulation of crypto to popularise its mainstream use in America. The Trump family has opened multiple beachheads in crypto, gaining hundreds of millions of dollars through related ventures.

特朗普先生已承诺对加密货币的监管进行彻底的变化，以普遍其在美国的主流用途。特朗普家族在加密货币上开设了多个海滩头，通过相关企业获得了数亿美元。

The SEC took a strict stance on cryptocurrency in the administration of President Joe Biden, continuing a trend that began in the Obama administration. Mr Uyeda's SEC has created a task force to work with the industry, led by Republican Commissioner Hester Peirce, known for her favourable stance towards the sector. It also downsized the crypto enforcement team by moving lawyers working in that group elsewhere, according to a report by Reuters.

SEC在乔·拜登（Joe Biden）总统的管理方面对加密货币采取了严格的立场，继续了奥巴马政府始于奥巴马政府的趋势。乌耶达（Uyeda）先生的SEC由共和党专员赫斯特·皮尔斯（Hester Peirce）领导的工作组成立了与该行业合作的工作组，以其对该行业的有利立场而闻名。根据路透社的一份报告，它还通过将在该小组中工作的律师移动到其他地方，从而降低了加密执法团队。

The Trump administration, which left office in January 2021, had set a priority on promoting the use of crypto stablecoins, which are digital tokens designed to maintain a stable value, usually pegged to the US dollar.

特朗普政府于2021年1月离开办公室，已将优先考虑促进加密货币的使用，该加密代币是数字代币，旨在保持稳定的价值，通常挂在美元上。

World Liberty announced on March 25 it planned to launch a US dollar-pegged stablecoin, called USD1.

World Liberty于3月25日宣布，计划推出一款以美元的稳定稳定性，称为USD1。

During the meeting about stablecoin legislation on Monday, Ms Waters said she would not support the bill unless President Trump was blocked from owning a stablecoin business through World Liberty.

在周一有关Stablecoin立法的会议上，沃特斯女士表示，除非特朗普总统被世界自由拥有稳定的业务，否则她将不支持该法案。

"With this stablecoin bill, this committee is setting an unacceptable and dangerous precedent, validating the president and his insiders' efforts to write rules of the road that will enrich themselves at the expense of everyone else," she said

她说：“有了这项稳定法案，该委员会设定了一个不可接受和危险的先例，证实了总统及其内部人士为撰写道路规则的努力，这将以其他所有人为代价。”