马丁·施克雷利 (Martin Shkreli) 声称他和巴伦·特朗普 (Barron Trump) 是神秘的新特朗普品牌加密货币的幕后黑手

如果您认为这听起来像是对 21 世纪一些最具争议话题的疯狂胡言乱语，那么您并不孤单。

A Trump-themed memecoin was registered on the Solana blockchain platform earlier this week. The coin’s value quickly shot up more than 385 percent, generating more than $363 million in trading volume, following rumors that Donald Trump’s 18-year-old son was linked to the coin. Now, convicted former hedge-fund manager Martin Shkreli is claiming that he and Barron are the masterminds behind the coin.

本周早些时候，一款以特朗普为主题的 memecoin 在 Solana 区块链平台上注册。在有传言称唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump) 18 岁的儿子与该代币有关后，该代币的价值迅速飙升超过 385%，交易量超过 3.63 亿美元。现在，被定罪的前对冲基金经理马丁·什克雷利（Martin Shkreli）声称他和巴伦是该代币背后的策划者。

It wasn’t long before Arkham Intelligence, a data analytics firm, promised a $150 thousand bounty to anyone who discovered who was behind the asset. Within hours, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT posted a series of screenshots to X, formerly Twitter, claiming that he’d cracked it: The token was invented by the infamous “Pharma Bro” himself …

不久之后，数据分析公司 Arkham Intelligence 承诺向任何发现该资产幕后黑手的人提供 15 万美元的悬赏。几个小时内，区块链侦探 ZachXBT 在 X（以前的 Twitter）上发布了一系列屏幕截图，声称他已经破解了它：该代币是由臭名昭著的“Pharma Bro”本人发明的……

Shkreli sent a series of DMs to ZachXBT in which he claimed that he and Trump’s youngest son were behind the coin. “I have over 1000 pieces of evidence, I created it with Barron,” read one message.

Shkreli 向 ZachXBT 发送了一系列私信，声称他和特朗普的小儿子是该币的幕后黑手。 “我有超过 1000 条证据，是我和巴伦一起创建的，”一条消息中写道。

For those who are confused and need additional context. Earlier today Arkham announced a $150K bounty for the identity of the DJT creator11:49 pm UTC I reply to Arkham saying I submitted for the bounty11:57 pm UTC Martin Shkreli panic DM’s me 12:27 am UTC Martin Shkreli… pic.twitter.com/pKCQDOo7AZ

对于那些感到困惑并需要更多背景信息的人。今天早些时候，Arkham 宣布对 DJT 创建者的身份提供 15 万美元的赏金 11:49 pm UTC 我回复 Arkham 说我提交了赏金 11:57 pm UTC Martin Shkreli 恐慌 DM 是我 12:27 am UTC Martin Shkreli…pic.twitter。 com/pKCQDOo7AZ

Shkreli elaborated during a live X Space event on Wednesday, saying that he had originally been approached by a friend of Barron’s and that Trump’s son was on the 40-to-50-person team behind the coin.

Shkreli 在周三的 X Space 现场活动中详细阐述了这一情况，称最初是巴伦的一位朋友与他接触，而特朗普的儿子是该币背后 40 至 50 人的团队成员之一。

The so-called Pharma Bro said he had formed a friendship with Barron and even advised him on where to go to college.

这位所谓的“制药兄弟”表示，他与巴伦建立了友谊，甚至为他提供了去哪里上大学的建议。

“We’re friends; he wants to make money,” Shkreli said during the event.

“我们是朋友;他想赚钱，”施克莱利在活动中说道。

' @MartinShkreli noting @blknoiz06's involvement with $DJT 👀 pic.twitter.com/YmFwgCPozF

' @MartinShkreli 注意到 @blknoiz06 参与 $DJT 👀 pic.twitter.com/YmFwgCPozF

It’s unclear what’s actually going on here, and not just because the whole crypto world is fairly shady and confusing. Shkreli has yet to produce any of these “1,000 pieces of evidence” that prove Barron’s involvement. And he’s not the most trustworthy source: The former pharmaceuticals CEO was once dubbed the “most hated man in America” after jacking up the price of a life-saving drug by 5,000 percent; he was convicted of securities fraud in 2017 and served more than six years in federal prison.

目前还不清楚这里到底发生了什么，不仅仅是因为整个加密世界相当阴暗和令人困惑。施克莱利尚未出示这“1,000 份证据”中的任何一个来证明巴伦的参与。而且他并不是最值得信赖的消息来源：这位前制药公司首席执行官在将救命药物的价格提高了 5000% 后，曾被称为“美国最令人讨厌的人”；他于 2017 年被判犯有证券欺诈罪，并在联邦监狱服刑六年多。

Yet this is a pretty weird story to make up. While the office of Melania quickly shot down a recent report that Barron would be a delegate to the Republican National Convention, it has yet to confirm or deny this far wilder story about the former president’s youngest. Both of Barron’s parents have dabbled in blockchain-based moneymaking schemes: Melania has released several NFT ornament collections, and Donald put out two batches of NFT trading cards. So perhaps Barron is just looking for a way to join the family business. DJT crypto certainly beats selling T-shirts emblazoned with his mug shot.

然而，这是一个非常奇怪的故事。虽然梅拉尼娅的办公室很快驳回了最近有关巴伦将成为共和党全国代表大会代表的报道，但它尚未证实或否认这个关于这位前总统最年轻的人的更疯狂的故事。巴伦的父母都涉足了基于区块链的赚钱计划：梅拉尼娅发布了几款 NFT 装饰品系列，唐纳德则推出了两批 NFT 交易卡。所以也许巴伦只是在寻找加入家族企业的方法。 DJT 加密货币无疑胜过出售印有他大头照的 T 恤。