MEW 联合创始人发起竞争对手风险投资引发加密裂痕

流行的加密货币钱包服务 MyEtherWallet.com (MEW) 的创始人之一泰勒·马诺汉 (Taylor Manohan) 宣布成立一家名为 MyCrypto.com 的新公司和钱包服务。 MyCrypto.com 最初是 MEW 的分叉版本，但该公司表示将很快推出该网站的增强版本，桌面和移动应用程序预计将在未来几个月内推出。

Controversy Erupts in Crypto Community as MyEtherWallet Co-Founder Launches Rival Venture

MyEtherWallet 联合创始人发起竞争对手风险投资，加密货币社区爆发争议

A significant rift has emerged within the cryptocurrency community after Taylor Monahan, one of the co-founders of the popular MyEtherWallet.com (MEW) wallet service, abruptly announced a competing enterprise.

受欢迎的 MyEtherWallet.com (MEW) 钱包服务联合创始人之一泰勒·莫纳汉 (Taylor Monahan) 突然宣布成立一家竞争企业后，加密货币社区内部出现了重大裂痕。

On Thursday, Monahan unveiled MyCrypto.com, a new company and wallet service. Initially, MyCrypto.com is a forked version of MEW, but the company stated that an enhanced version of the website will be launched soon. Desktop and mobile applications are anticipated to be released "in the coming months."

周四，莫纳汉推出了 MyCrypto.com，这是一家新公司和钱包服务。最初，MyCrypto.com 是 MEW 的分叉版本，但该公司表示该网站的增强版本将很快推出。桌面和移动应用程序预计将在“未来几个月”发布。

Kosala "Kvhnuke" Hemachandra, the other co-founder of MEW, has not joined MyCrypto.com and remains committed to MEW, which operates as a community-driven service. He maintains control over the GitHub repository, domain, and AWS instances of MEW.

MEW 的另一位联合创始人 Kosala“Kvhnuke”Hemachandra 尚未加入 MyCrypto.com，但仍致力于 MEW，该服务作为社区驱动的服务运营。他保持对 MEW 的 GitHub 存储库、域和 AWS 实例的控制。

In a post, Monahan expressed:

莫纳汉在帖子中表示：

"MyEtherWallet will continue to be online until it, for whatever reason, is not online. As we do for a number of products in this space, if we at any point determine the domain to be compromised, serving malicious code, or otherwise detrimental to the community, we will do what we can to warn the community and prevent use of that codebase and website. However, we wish the best for MyEtherWallet and hope it continues to be a viable product in this space."

“MyEtherWallet 将继续在线，直到它无论出于何种原因不在线。就像我们对这个领域的许多产品所做的那样，如果我们在任何时候确定域受到损害、提供恶意代码或以其他方式损害“我们将尽我们所能警告社区并阻止使用该代码库和网站。但是，我们祝愿 MyEtherWallet 一切顺利，并希望它继续成为该领域的可行产品。”

MEW's Significance in the Crypto Realm

MEW 在加密领域的意义

MEW has become an indispensable resource for cryptocurrency enthusiasts. Token holders are frequently advised against storing their assets on exchanges due to their susceptibility to security breaches, such as the infamous $500 million theft from Coincheck in January. MEW has emerged as a preferred alternative, gaining widespread popularity among serious crypto enthusiasts due to its compatibility with secure hardware from Trezor and Ledger.

MEW已成为加密货币爱好者不可或缺的资源。代币持有者经常被建议不要将其资产存储在交易所，因为它们容易受到安全漏洞的影响，例如 1 月份 Coincheck 被盗的臭名昭著的 5 亿美元事件。 MEW 已成为首选替代方案，由于其与 Trezor 和 Ledger 的安全硬件的兼容性，在严肃的加密货币爱好者中广泛流行。

With ICOs reportedly raising over $4 billion in 2017, MEW is estimated to have facilitated a substantial portion of these transactions, although the company does not disclose specific figures.

据报道，2017 年 ICO 筹集了超过 40 亿美元，预计 MEW 促成了其中很大一部分交易，尽管该公司没有透露具体数字。

Concerns and Questions

疑虑和问题

MEW's popularity has made it a frequent target for scammers, with one imitation even appearing on Apple's App Store. Consequently, there was significant concern when the @myetherwallet Twitter account was abruptly changed to @mycrypto and a new website was announced. Monahan, along with MyCrypto.com co-founder Jordan Spence and their team, who had migrated from MEW, later published Medium posts authenticated by Monahan's Keybase account and uploaded proof photographs on Twitter to confirm the new venture.

MEW 的受欢迎程度使其成为诈骗者的常见目标，苹果的 App Store 中甚至出现了一款仿制品。因此，当 @myetherwallet Twitter 帐户突然更改为 @mycrypto 并宣布推出新网站时，引起了极大的关注。 Monahan 与 MyCrypto.com 联合创始人 Jordan Spence 及其团队（从 MEW 迁移而来）后来在 Medium 上发布了经过 Monahan 的 Keybase 帐户验证的帖子，并在 Twitter 上上传了证明照片，以确认新合资企业的成立。

MEW has since established a new Twitter account under its previous handle, but Hemachandra has raised concerns that the social media takeover may constitute "unlawful" behavior.

MEW 此后以其之前的账号建立了一个新的 Twitter 帐户，但 Hemachandra 担心社交媒体接管可能构成“非法”行为。

Reasons for the Split

分裂的原因

The underlying reasons for the split are not entirely clear, but Monahan's statements suggest that the two MEW founders had divergent visions for the service's future, which initially began as a side project for both of them.

分裂的根本原因尚不完全清楚，但莫纳汉的声明表明，MEW 的两位创始人对该服务的未来有着不同的愿景，该服务最初是作为他们俩的一个副项目开始的。

Monahan indicated in her Medium post that the rapid growth of cryptocurrency, particularly in 2017, had taken a toll on her due to the critical role played by MEW. She stated that her sleep, routine, mental health, and other aspects of her life were negatively affected as the surging prices of Ethereum and other cryptocurrencies led to an exponential increase in transactions processed through MEW. Simultaneously, user feedback escalated from 20 requests on high-volume days to thousands.

Monahan 在她的 Medium 帖子中表示，由于 MEW 发挥的关键作用，加密货币的快速增长，特别是在 2017 年，对她造成了损失。她表示，由于以太坊和其他加密货币的价格飙升导致通过 MEW 处理的交易呈指数级增长，她的睡眠、日常生活、心理健康和生活的其他方面都受到了负面影响。与此同时，用户反馈从高峰日的 20 个请求增加到数千个。

"The value of Ethereum increased exponentially and so did the stakes. Every potential bug or help query became 'the most urgent thing ever.' Every monumental task finished meant another monumental task started," Monahan reflected.

“以太坊的价值呈指数级增长，风险也随之增加。每个潜在的错误或帮助查询都成为‘有史以来最紧急的事情’。每一项艰巨的任务完成都意味着另一项艰巨的任务开始，”莫纳汉反思道。

"2017 saw the end of the side project. 2018 will ensure we have a solid foundation for the product, the company, and the team. It is this solid foundation that ensures our long-term stability and success, in 2018 and beyond," she added.

“2017 年是副项目的结束。2018 年将确保我们为产品、公司和团队奠定坚实的基础。正是这个坚实的基础确保了我们在 2018 年及以后的长期稳定和成功，”她补充道。

Diverging Paths: MEW and MyCrypto.com

分道扬镳：MEW 和 MyCrypto.com

Hemachandra has stated that MEW will continue operating as before, with an emphasis on providing a community service. Conversely, Monahan appears to be focused on developing a business enterprise centered around the MyCrypto.com service.

Hemachandra 表示，MEW 将继续像以前一样运营，重点是提供社区服务。相反，莫纳汉似乎专注于开发以 MyCrypto.com 服务为中心的商业企业。

Despite public support from BoostVC, MyCrypto.com has confirmed via Twitter DM to TechCrunch that it has "yet" to secure venture capital funding. However, given the substantial adoption that MEW has achieved, it is reasonable to expect that this situation will not persist for an extended period.

尽管得到了 BoostVC 的公开支持，MyCrypto.com 已通过 Twitter DM 向 TechCrunch 确认，它“尚未”获得风险投资资金。然而，鉴于 MEW 已获得大量采用，有理由预计这种情况不会长期持续。

Telegram.com, another essential service in the cryptocurrency domain, is currently conducting a $1.2 billion ICO. While MyCrypto.com is unlikely to seek such a substantial funding target, its team has recognized the potential for building a business around the burgeoning cryptocurrency industry.

Telegram.com 是加密货币领域的另一项重要服务，目前正在进行 12 亿美元的 ICO。虽然 MyCrypto.com 不太可能寻求如​​此大的融资目标，但其团队已经认识到围绕蓬勃发展的加密货币行业建立业务的潜力。

Disclosure: The author possesses modest holdings of Bitcoin and Ethereum.

披露：作者持有少量比特币和以太坊。