据报道，唐纳德·特朗普和他的儿子们正在启动一个名为“世界自由金融”的加密货币项目

该文件和其他报告描述的借贷服务与 Dough Finance 惊人相似

Former U.S. President Donald Trump and his sons are reportedly preparing to launch a cryptocurrency project named World Liberty Financial.

据报道，美国前总统唐纳德·特朗普和他的儿子们正准备启动一个名为“世界自由金融”的加密货币项目。

According to a white paper obtained by CoinDesk and people familiar with the matter, the project will include a borrowing and lending service powered by decentralized finance (DeFi).

根据 CoinDesk 和知情人士获得的一份白皮书，该项目将包括由去中心化金融（DeFi）支持的借贷服务。

The project, which was initially teased on social media, will be spearheaded by Trump, who has taken the title of "Chief Crypto Advocate."

该项目最初在社交媒体上被调侃，将由特朗普领导，他拥有“首席加密倡导者”的头衔。

His sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., will serve as "Web3 Ambassadors" and appear to be playing a key role in promoting the initiative.

他的儿子埃里克·特朗普 (Eric Trump) 和小唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump Jr.) 将担任“Web3 大使”，似乎在推动该计划方面发挥着关键作用。

The white paper describes a "credit account system" built on the Aave DeFi platform and the Ethereum blockchain to facilitate decentralized borrowing and lending.

白皮书描述了一个基于 Aave DeFi 平台和以太坊区块链构建的“信用账户系统”，以促进去中心化借贷。

Governance tokens, such as WLFI, are typically used in crypto projects to allow holders to participate in decision-making processes.

治理代币（例如 WLFI）通常用于加密项目，以允许持有者参与决策过程。

In this case, the platform's users "can suggest and vote on adding new DeFi lending markets or integrating new blockchains," the white paper states.

白皮书指出，在这种情况下，该平台的用户“可以建议并投票增加新的 DeFi 借贷市场或整合新的区块链”。

The project also aims to provide an "easy-to-use interface for accessing WLFI as a 'smart account' or a brokerage."

该项目还旨在提供一个“易于使用的界面，用于将 WLFI 作为‘智能账户’或经纪公司进行访问。”

Previous attempts to create crypto brokerage services have had varying success, with some companies like Voyager Digital filing for bankruptcy in 2022, leading to significant customer losses.

此前创建加密货币经纪服务的尝试取得了不同程度的成功，Voyager Digital 等一些公司于 2022 年申请破产，导致大量客户流失。

Meanwhile, traditional financial firms have also expressed interest in offering brokerage services to crypto clients, though they have largely refrained from venturing deep into DeFi.

与此同时，传统金融公司也表示有兴趣为加密货币客户提供经纪服务，尽管他们基本上没有涉足 DeFi。

World Liberty Financial Team Structure

世界自由金融团队结构

In addition to the Trump family members, the project's leadership team comprises several individuals who are not related to the former president's family.

除特朗普家族成员外，该项目的领导团队还包括几名与前总统家族无关的人士。

These include Zachary Folkman, Chase Herro, Octavian Lojnita and Boga, who are listed as the head of operations, data and strategies lead, smart contracts lead and front-end developer, respectively.

其中包括 Zachary Folkman、Chase Herro、Octavian Lojnita 和 Boga，他们分别被列为运营主管、数据和战略主管、智能合约主管和前端开发人员。

Folkman and Herro, who also goes by "Chase Hero," are longtime friends and business partners.

福克曼和赫罗（也被称为“追逐英雄”）是长期的朋友和商业伙伴。

Together, they co-founded Subify, a platform that bills itself as a censorship-free competitor to Patreon and OnlyFans, both of which offer services that allow customers to pay content creators, with the latter being more skewed toward explicit content.

他们共同创立了 Subify，该平台自称是 Patreon 和 OnlyFans 的无审查竞争对手，这两家公司都提供允许客户向内容创作者付费的服务，而后者更倾向于露骨内容。

Prior to this, Folkman also registered a company called Date Hotter Girls LLC and posted seminars on YouTube on how to pick up women.

在此之前，福克曼还注册了一家名为 Date Hotter Girls LLC 的公司，并在 YouTube 上发布了有关如何泡妞的研讨会。

Herro, on the other hand, has appeared as a guest on popular podcasts, including YouTuber Logan Paul's "Impaulsive" podcast, where he discussed his past stints in prison for drug-related charges and how he became wealthy as a "self-made businessman."

另一方面，希罗则作为嘉宾出现在热门播客中，包括 YouTuber Logan Paul 的“Impaulsive”播客，他在播客中讨论了自己过去因毒品相关指控而入狱的经历，以及他如何作为“白手起家的商人”致富。 ”。

Interestingly, Paul is currently facing a class action lawsuit that accuses him of orchestrating a rug-pull with his failed CryptoZoo project.

有趣的是，Paul 目前正面临一项集体诉讼，指控他策划了对失败的 CryptoZoo 项目的破坏。

Court records show that Herro owns a 34-foot boat named "Clickbait."

法庭记录显示，Herro 拥有一艘名为“Clickbait”的 34 英尺长的船。

According to data from Open Corporates, Folkman, under the alias Zack Bauer, previously operated the pick-up artist advice platform "Date Hotter Girls" with another individual, Rob Judge.

根据 Open Corporates 的数据，福克曼化名扎克·鲍尔 (Zack Bauer) 此前与另一人罗布·贾吉 (Rob Judge) 一起运营了把妹达人咨询平台“Date Hotter Girls”。

During his work with Date Hotter Girls, Folkman taught "masterclasses," including one on how to "Become the Ultimate Alpha Male."

在与 Date Hotter Girls 合作期间，福克曼教授“大师班”，其中包括关于如何“成为终极阿尔法男性”的课程。

Herro and Folkman also started "The Watchers," a Facebook page and YouTube channel with 2,280 subscribers, beginning in 2015.

Herro 和 Folkman 还于 2015 年启动了“The Watchers”，这是一个 Facebook 页面和 YouTube 频道，拥有 2,280 名订阅者。

The channel provided information about cryptocurrency and entrepreneurship, although the last video was uploaded four years ago.

该频道提供了有关加密货币和创业的信息，尽管最后一个视频是在四年前上传的。

Additionally, Herro reportedly operated a crypto trading firm called "Pacer Capital," which appears to have ceased operations.

此外，据报道，赫罗经营着一家名为“Pacer Capital”的加密货币交易公司，该公司似乎已停止运营。

Trump's Crypto Campaign

特朗普的加密货币运动

The initiative marks a significant shift for Trump, who expressed skepticism toward digital assets during his presidency and famously derided Bitcoin {{BTC}} as "based on thin air."

这一举措标志着特朗普的重大转变，他在总统任期内对数字资产表示怀疑，并嘲笑比特币“凭空而来”。

However, in a campaign that has seen crypto companies contribute more than half of all corporate campaign spending in this election cycle, the former president appears to be aiming to solidify his appeal with an industry that has played a pivotal role in shaping the political landscape.

然而，在这场选举周期中，加密货币公司贡献了所有企业竞选支出一半以上的竞选活动中，这位前总统似乎旨在巩固他对这个在塑造政治格局中发挥关键作用的行业的吸引力。

It comes after Trump sold multiple waves of Trump-themed non-fungible tokens (NFTs), some of which granted purchasers raffle tickets to attend a dinner with him or other similar rewards, with the fourth batch having just been released.

此前，特朗普出售了多波以特朗普为主题的非同质代币（NFT），其中一些向购买者提供了与他共进晚餐的抽奖券或其他类似奖励，第四批刚刚发布。

Cryptocurrency companies have poured $119 million into the 2024 election cycle, second only to the fossil fuel industry.

加密货币公司已向 2024 年选举周期投入 1.19 亿美元，仅次于化石燃料行业。

Coinbase and Ripple are among the top-10 corporate spenders in this election, with Coinbase securing the No. 1 spot.

Coinbase 和 Ripple 跻身本次选举中企业支出前 10 名之列，其中 Coinbase 稳居第一。

The crypto industry has also made itself felt through targeted funding spent by Fairshake, a super political action committee, and its affiliated PACs, which together claimed 26 wins in the 2024 primaries.

加密货币行业还通过超级政治行动委员会 Fairshake 及其附属 PAC 的定向资助而受到影响，这些委员会在 2024 年的初选中总共赢得了 26 场胜利。

Trump and other Republicans have sought to argue that they will nurture the crypto industry, replacing regulators and allowing entrepreneurs to launch products without fear of lawsuits

特朗普和其他共和党人试图辩称，他们将培育加密货币行业，取代监管机构，并允许企业家推出产品而不必担心诉讼