特朗普模因币是一场等待中的灾难

第一家庭混乱的加密货币企业感觉又像是 ICO 和 NFT。

The cryptocurrency industry is abuzz with outrage over Donald Trump's recent multi-billion-dollar Trump-branded meme coin sale. The move has drawn criticism from several prominent figures in the virtual-currency world, who accuse Trump of engaging in a cash-grab scheme that is reminiscent of the initial coin offering (ICO) and non-fungible token (NFT) booms.

加密货币行业对唐纳德·特朗普最近出售的价值数十亿美元的特朗普品牌模因硬币感到愤怒。此举引起了虚拟货币世界几位知名人士的批评，他们指责特朗普参与了现金掠夺计划，这让人想起首次代币发行（ICO）和不可替代代币（NFT）的繁荣。

Ari Paul, the founder and chief investment officer of BlockTower Capital, slammed Trump's coin sale in a tweet on Monday, calling it "fleecing people for billions." Anthony Scaramucci, the former White House communications director, also weighed in on the matter, describing Trump's actions as "corruption at the dictator level."

BlockTower Capital 创始人兼首席投资官阿里·保罗 (Ari Paul) 周一在推特上猛烈抨击特朗普的代币销售，称其“敲诈勒索数十亿美元”。前白宫通讯主管安东尼·斯卡拉穆奇也对此事发表了看法，称特朗普的行为是“独裁者层面的腐败”。

"This is not capitalism. This is not free markets. This is not the American way. Everyone involved should be ashamed of themselves," Scaramucci wrote in a post on his Telegram channel.

“这不是资本主义。这不是自由市场。这不是美国方式。每个参与其中的人都应该为自己感到羞耻，”斯卡拉穆奇在他的 Telegram 频道上发帖写道。

Balaji Srinavasan, a former Coinbase executive and venture capitalist, likened Trump's meme coin to a "lottery" that does not contribute to wealth creation.

Coinbase 前高管兼风险投资家巴拉吉·斯里纳瓦桑 (Balaji Srinavasan) 将特朗普的模因币比作“彩票”，对财富创造没有贡献。

"The Trump meme coin is a lottery, not a new form of capital. It's designed to enrich early participants at the expense of latecomers, not to build anything new," Srinavasan wrote in a tweet on Monday.

斯里纳瓦桑周一在推文中写道：“特朗普模因硬币是一种彩票，而不是一种新形式的资本。它的目的是为了让早期参与者致富，而牺牲后来者，而不是创造任何新东西。”

The outrage stems from the fact that Trump, who was convicted of fraud in the 1990s, is essentially minting billions of dollars out of thin air with no clear legal standing. The move is also seen as a betrayal of the crypto ethos, which emphasizes decentralization and transparency.

人们的愤怒源于这样一个事实：特朗普在 20 世纪 90 年代被判犯有欺诈罪，他实际上是在没有明确法律地位的情况下凭空捏造了数十亿美元。此举也被视为对强调去中心化和透明度的加密精神的背叛。

"An eleventh-hour announcement before being sworn in as the world's most powerful person: Donald J. Trump to sell 20% of a token with no intrinsic value to get rich quick. He minted billions out of thin air and left the remaining 80% sat on by insiders. Melania's token launch coincided with a slide in her husband's coin. Stomach-churning price swings no longer scare us. But the conflict of interest and cynicism should," reads a commentary piece published by the Financial Times on Monday.

“在宣誓成为世界上最有权势的人之前的最后一刻宣布：唐纳德·J·特朗普将出售 20% 的没有内在价值的代币以快速致富。他凭空铸造了数十亿美元，留下了剩余的 80%梅拉尼娅的代币发行恰逢她丈夫的代币价格大幅下跌，但利益冲突和愤世嫉俗应该不再让我们感到害怕。”英国《金融时报》周一发表的评论文章。

The commentary piece also raises concerns about the potential for foreign powers to tap into this grift to reduce the risk of tariffs.

这篇评论文章还引发了人们对外国势力可能利用这种手段来降低关税风险的担忧。