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加密货币公司曾为特朗普就职典礼捐款1,800万美元

Ben Weiss
2025-04-23

Ripple以490万美元在所有捐款者中排名第二。

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美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在1月的就职典礼上发表演讲。图片来源:Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images

根据上周日提交至联邦选举委员会(Federal Election Commission)的文件显示,唐纳德·特朗普的就职周被认为是史上最奢华的一次,这得益于企业支持者和高管创纪录的2.39亿美元捐款。这些捐款有很大一部分来自加密货币行业。该行业是特朗普最积极的拥护者之一,加密货币公司及高管为第47任总统就职典礼捐赠了1,800万美元。其他主要捐赠方包括埃克森美孚(Exxon Mobil)等石油巨头、谷歌(Google)等大型科技公司,以及美国电子烟行业游说团体。

长期与美国证券交易委员会(Securities and Exchange Commission,SEC)诉讼缠斗的Ripple Labs以近490万美元的捐赠额位居前列。Ripple的捐款在所有捐赠方中排名第二,排名第一的则是捐款500万美元的全球禽肉生产巨头之一Pilgrim’s。

从加密货币交易中获取大量收入的在线券商Robinhood捐赠了200万美元。其他大额捐赠方包括Coinbase、Kraken和Crypto.com等头部加密货币交易所。此外,最近提交上市申请的稳定币发行商Circle,以及管理资产在2024年逼近历史高点的风投巨头Paradigm,各捐赠了100万美元。

尽管许多加密货币公司此前已公开披露对特朗普就职活动的捐款,但上周日的文件首次完整揭示了该行业向总统“输血”的全貌。

在前总统乔·拜登任内,美国证券交易委员会对加密货币行业发起大规模打击,主张大多数加密货币应属于证券,或与股票和债券一样的金融资产,必须遵守严格的披露规则。面对接踵而至的诉讼,加密货币行业高管们募集了空前海量的资金,并花费了1.3亿美元试图影响国会选举、扶持亲加密货币的候选人。

加密货币公司的首席执行官们也集体支持特朗普。特朗普则自称是“亲加密货币的总统”。加密货币交易所Gemini的联合创始人泰勒·文克莱沃斯和卡梅伦·文克莱沃斯各自承诺向特朗普连任竞选捐款100万美元,Kraken联合创始人兼董事长杰西·鲍威尔同样捐款100万美元。

特朗普重回白宫后,便组建了对加密货币友好的政府。他任命了人工智能与加密货币事务主管,批准建立战略比特币与数字资产储备,并削弱了商品期货交易委员会(Commodity Futures Trading Commission)、证券交易委员会和司法部针对加密货币的诉讼部门的职能。

此后,证券交易委员会撤销或中止了对多家特朗普就职基金捐赠方的诉讼威胁,包括Coinbase、Crypto.com、Uniswap、Yuga Labs、Kraken和Ripple。(财富中文网)

译者:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

根据上周日提交至联邦选举委员会(Federal Election Commission)的文件显示,唐纳德·特朗普的就职周被认为是史上最奢华的一次,这得益于企业支持者和高管创纪录的2.39亿美元捐款。这些捐款有很大一部分来自加密货币行业。该行业是特朗普最积极的拥护者之一,加密货币公司及高管为第47任总统就职典礼捐赠了1,800万美元。其他主要捐赠方包括埃克森美孚(Exxon Mobil)等石油巨头、谷歌(Google)等大型科技公司,以及美国电子烟行业游说团体。

长期与美国证券交易委员会(Securities and Exchange Commission,SEC)诉讼缠斗的Ripple Labs以近490万美元的捐赠额位居前列。Ripple的捐款在所有捐赠方中排名第二,排名第一的则是捐款500万美元的全球禽肉生产巨头之一Pilgrim’s。

从加密货币交易中获取大量收入的在线券商Robinhood捐赠了200万美元。其他大额捐赠方包括Coinbase、Kraken和Crypto.com等头部加密货币交易所。此外,最近提交上市申请的稳定币发行商Circle,以及管理资产在2024年逼近历史高点的风投巨头Paradigm,各捐赠了100万美元。

尽管许多加密货币公司此前已公开披露对特朗普就职活动的捐款,但上周日的文件首次完整揭示了该行业向总统“输血”的全貌。

在前总统乔·拜登任内,美国证券交易委员会对加密货币行业发起大规模打击,主张大多数加密货币应属于证券,或与股票和债券一样的金融资产,必须遵守严格的披露规则。面对接踵而至的诉讼,加密货币行业高管们募集了空前海量的资金,并花费了1.3亿美元试图影响国会选举、扶持亲加密货币的候选人。

加密货币公司的首席执行官们也集体支持特朗普。特朗普则自称是“亲加密货币的总统”。加密货币交易所Gemini的联合创始人泰勒·文克莱沃斯和卡梅伦·文克莱沃斯各自承诺向特朗普连任竞选捐款100万美元,Kraken联合创始人兼董事长杰西·鲍威尔同样捐款100万美元。

特朗普重回白宫后,便组建了对加密货币友好的政府。他任命了人工智能与加密货币事务主管,批准建立战略比特币与数字资产储备,并削弱了商品期货交易委员会(Commodity Futures Trading Commission)、证券交易委员会和司法部针对加密货币的诉讼部门的职能。

此后,证券交易委员会撤销或中止了对多家特朗普就职基金捐赠方的诉讼威胁,包括Coinbase、Crypto.com、Uniswap、Yuga Labs、Kraken和Ripple。(财富中文网)

译者:刘进龙

审校:汪皓

President Donald Trump had the most lavish inauguration week in history, thanks to a record $239 million in donations from corporate supporters and executives, according to a Sunday filing with the Federal Election Commission. A hefty portion came from the crypto industry, which has been one of Trump’s most vocal supporters: Crypto firms and their leaders gave $18 million in inauguration donations to the 47th president. Other big donors include oil companies like Exxon Mobil, big tech firms like Google, and a lobby group for the U.S. vaping industry.

Ripple Labs, which has battled the Securities and Exchange Commission in a long-running court case, led the pack with almost $4.9 million. Ripple’s donation was the second largest among all donors. Pilgrim’s, one of the world’s largest poultry producers, gave the most with its $5 million donation.

Robinhood, the online brokerage that reaps a sizable percentage of its revenue from crypto trading, donated $2 million. Other large donors include some of the top names in the industry, including exchanges Coinbase, Kraken, and Crypto.com. The stablecoin issuer Circle, which recently filed to go public, and venture capital titan Paradigm, which saw its assets under management soar to near highs in 2024, also donated $1 million each.

While many crypto companies had already publicly disclosed their donations to Trump’s inauguration, the Sunday filing shows the full extent to which the industry has showered the president with cash.

Under former President Joe Biden, the SEC led a widespread crackdown on the crypto industry as it alleged that the majority of cryptocurrencies are securities, or financial assets like stocks and bonds that must adhere to strict disclosure regimes. Faced with lawsuit after lawsuit, crypto executives amassed an unprecedented war chest and spent more than $130 million to sway congressional elections and elect pro-crypto candidates.

Crypto CEOs also rallied around Trump, who described himself as a “pro-crypto president.” Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, the cofounders of crypto exchange Gemini, pledged $1 million apiece to Trump’s reelection campaign. And Kraken cofounder and chairman Jesse Powell also donated $1 million.

After he won back the White House, Trump ushered in a crypto-friendly administration. He hired an AI and crypto czar, authorized the creation of a strategic Bitcoin and digital assets reserve, and oversaw the defanging of crypto litigation units at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the SEC, and the Department of Justice.

The SEC has since dismissed lawsuits filed or threatened against donors to Trump’s inauguration fund, including Coinbase, Crypto.com, Uniswap, Yuga Labs, Kraken, and Ripple.

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