特朗普晚宴:高尔夫、比特币、中国富豪,还有3亿美元的质疑

比推Published on 2025-05-23Last updated on 2025-05-23

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“特朗普的这场晚宴,实质上是在白宫门口挂上‘出售中’的牌子。”布卢门撒尔在5月22日的新闻发布会上直言不讳,“这是在拍卖总统的接待权。”

来源:USATODAY

原标题:Trump's crypto dinner: Black ties, a Chinese billionaire and ethics questions
编译及整理:BitpushNews

当地时间5月22日晚,美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在弗吉尼亚州斯特林市的私人高尔夫俱乐部举行了一场别开生面的晚宴,宴请了220名投资者——他们共计向他的加密项目注资约1.48亿美元。此次活动为快速发展的加密产业注入动力,同时也引发了外界对其道德层面的强烈质疑。

特朗普向来不乏与富人共进晚餐的经历,但这场黑领结晚宴仍在“总统餐叙史”中格外引人注目。


这场晚宴实际上是一项竞赛的奖励——参宴者需跻身$TRUMP梗图币(meme coin)购买排行榜前列。前25名投资者共计投入逾1.11亿美元,不仅获得与总统共进VIP晚宴的机会,前四名还获赠价值10万美元的限量款“特朗普陀飞轮”腕表。


根据加密情报公司Inca Digital的数据,投资者累计在$TRUMP币上的投入达到约1.48亿美元。


特朗普于当晚7点多乘坐“海军陆战队一号”直升机抵达俱乐部,并停留一个多小时后返回白宫。媒体未被允许进入现场报道。

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抗议声与伦理质疑不断


晚宴期间,约有100名抗议者——包括民主党人士与道德伦理专家——聚集在俱乐部门口,高举“停止加密腐败”、“美国不是拍卖品”、“公布宾客名单”等标语。


白宫拒绝公布宾客名单,理由是该活动为总统“私人行程”。


批评者认为,该晚宴为富人通过商业投资向总统“购买影响力”提供了渠道。据该币官方网站披露,特朗普集团关联公司与Fight Fight Fight LLC共同持有该币80%份额。


民主党籍参议员杰夫·默克利称该晚宴为“一场赤裸裸的腐败展示”,“白宫与总统正在将政府访问权标价出售,用于个人牟利”。

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此举亦让人回想起特朗普任期内曾多次陷入的道德争议。就在该晚宴前一天,特朗普政府刚接受了卡塔尔赠送的一架价值4亿美元的公务机,这一交易引发了有关外资施加政治影响的担忧。


“这是我所见过最公然、最令人震惊的总统权力交易行为之一。”——华盛顿“公民责任与伦理监督组织”(CREW)执行主任兼首席法律顾问Donald Sherman表示。


晚宴背后是加密资产的惊人收益


根据区块链数据公司Chainalysis发言人Jorah Huntington披露,在晚宴宣布之后的几天内,特朗普及其相关实体通过代币交易手续费即已获利超过130万美元。


白宫发言人安娜·凯利在声明中表示,特朗普“是在为美国人民争取好交易,而非为自己谋利”。


“总统始终以美国公众利益为先,这也正是为什么即使遭受多年媒体造谣攻击,他仍能高票连任。”凯利补充道。


白宫新闻秘书Karoline Leavitt也在5月22日媒体发布会上回应称,此次晚宴属特朗普私人安排,不违反任何利益冲突相关法律。“任何人妄称总统借此牟利,都是荒谬的。要知道,他在参政前已是极为成功的企业家,如今放下一切只为国家服务。”


孙宇晨现身晚宴,中国富豪引发关注


尽管白宫拒绝公开宾客名单,中文社交平台却曝出重磅消息:加密企业家、波场TRON创始人孙宇晨亲自宣布出席。他在社交平台表示:“作为$TRUMP最大持有者,我很高兴能与大家见面、交流加密理念,并探讨行业未来。”


根据《福布斯》数据,孙宇晨身家达85亿美元。美国证券交易委员会(SEC)曾于2023年3月起诉其及旗下公司Tron Foundation、BitTorrent Foundation与Rainberry;该案在2025年2月进入协商解决阶段。


此外,孙宇晨也是特朗普部分持股的World Liberty Financial项目的重要代币买家,累计投入至少7500万美元,并担任该项目顾问。

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特朗普的“加密转向”与持续争议


尽管曾在任期早期对加密行业持批评态度,特朗普近年来已成为该领域的坚定支持者和重度投资者。2024年7月在纳什维尔的比特币大会上,特朗普曾表示希望让美国成为“全球加密之都”和“比特币超级强国”,并承诺将为加密行业制定有利的监管政策。


他不仅在白宫召开加密高层峰会,还签署行政命令,建立战略比特币储备与数字资产储备,并裁撤了司法部针对加密欺诈行为的专项小组。


然而,正是这种公开与私人利益交织的立场,引发了广泛伦理质疑。特朗普目前持有World Liberty Financial 60%的股份,并推出多个自有代币项目。


据相关机构与专家估算,特朗普及其关联实体仅通过两项加密投资,已从代币交易手续费中获得至少3亿美元收入。此外,其所持代币价值仍有巨大升值空间。


最近,World Liberty Financial 宣布与阿布扎比一家投资机构达成合作,对加密交易所 Binance 进行20亿美元投资,其中一项数字代币即为交易媒介。分析称该合作或为 World Liberty 每年带来超2700万美元收入,明显存在利益冲突。


民主党籍康涅狄格州参议员理查德·布卢门撒尔已对特朗普的加密业务启动初步调查。


“特朗普的这场晚宴,实质上是在白宫门口挂上‘出售中’的牌子。”布卢门撒尔在5月22日的新闻发布会上直言不讳,“这是在拍卖总统的接待权。”


编者注:本文根据后续披露信息进行了更新。


贡献者:Josh Meyer(USA TODAY);路透社

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