加密貨幣行業已經做出選擇：唐納德·川普

就在本週於納許維爾舉行為期三天的比特幣2024 會議之前，與雙胞胎兄弟卡梅倫共同創立了加密貨幣交易所Gemini 的比特幣億萬富翁泰勒·文克萊沃斯(Tyler Winklevoss) 對民主黨總統候選人卡馬拉·哈里斯(Kamala Harris) 發表了嚴厲的言論。

Billionaire bitcoin bros are betting big on Donald Trump.

億萬富翁比特幣兄弟在唐納德·川普身上下了大注。

Just before the three-day Bitcoin 2024 conference got underway in Nashville this week, Tyler Winklevoss, the bitcoin billionaire who founded the cryptocurrency exchange Gemini with his twin brother Cameron, had harsh words for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. He was incensed that after years of tension between the Biden administration and the crypto industry — many in the space have complained of a regulatory crackdown — the vice president had declined an invitation to the annual bitcoin extravaganza.

就在本週於納許維爾舉行為期三天的比特幣2024 會議之前，與雙胞胎兄弟卡梅倫共同創立了加密貨幣交易所Gemini 的比特幣億萬富翁泰勒·文克萊沃斯(Tyler Winklevoss) 對民主黨總統候選人卡馬拉·哈里斯(Kamala Harris) 發表了嚴厲的言論。他感到憤怒的是，在拜登政府和加密貨幣行業之間多年來關係緊張之後——該領域的許多人抱怨監管打壓——副總統拒絕了參加年度比特幣盛會的邀請。

“She can’t even take the first step and show up to start mending fences,” Winklevoss tweeted on Wednesday. He added, ominously: “Our industry won’t forget this. We will show no mercy in November.”

「她甚至無法踏出第一步，開始修補柵欄，」溫克萊沃斯週三在推特上寫道。他不祥地補充說：「我們的行業不會忘記這一點。 11月我們將毫不留情。

Earlier that day, Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey, the organizer of the event, claimed in a tweet that a Democratic donor had told him Harris privately says that “Bitcoin is money for criminals.” (While the sum of money collected annually through crypto-based crime is in the billions, this represents a relatively small percentage of transactions.)

當天早些時候，該活動的組織者、《比特幣雜誌》首席執行官大衛貝利(David Bailey) 在一條推文中聲稱，一位民主黨捐助者告訴他，哈里斯私下說「比特幣是犯罪者的錢」。 （雖然每年透過基於加密貨幣的犯罪收集的資金總額達數十億美元，但這僅佔交易的一小部分。）

Meanwhile, feverish rumors that an increasingly crypto-friendly Donald Trump might use his keynote speech at the conference to announce plans for adopting Bitcoin as a U.S. strategic reserve asset caused the price to surge. It had also soared after he survived an assassination attempt earlier this month, temporarily boosting confidence in his election bid.

與此同時，有關加密貨幣日益友好的唐納德·特朗普可能會利用他在會議上的主題演講宣布採用比特幣作為美國戰略儲備資產的計劃的狂熱傳言導致價格飆升。本月早些時候，他在一次暗殺企圖中倖存下來後，股價也飆升，暫時增強了人們對他競選的信心。

The Biden-Harris Administration wages all-out war on the crypto industry for 4 years. Despite all of this, Kamala is still invited to the @TheBitcoinConf in Nashville and given a chance to speak to our industry and reset the relationship.

拜登-哈里斯政府對加密貨幣產業發動了長達四年的全面戰爭。儘管如此，卡瑪拉仍然受邀參加納許維爾的@TheBitcoinConf，並有機會與我們的行業對話並重置關係。

What does she do? She declines.

她是做什麼的？她拒絕了。

She can’t…

她不能…

I’m sorry, but you don’t get to just screw our industry over for 4 years, push operation choke point, enlist Gensler and Warren as your Champions, and then just pretend you’re hip with Bitcoin.

抱歉，你不能把我們的行業搞砸四年，推動營運瓶頸，讓 Gensler 和 Warren 作為你的擁護者，然後假裝你很喜歡比特幣。

Major democrat donor told me Kamala says privately “Bitcoin is money for criminals”

主要民主黨捐助者告訴我卡馬拉私下說“比特幣是犯罪分子的錢”

But Harris had every reason to feel unwelcome at a bitcoin convention. Chief among them is that tech oligarchs and the crypto crowd have already thrown their lot in with Trump as they seek a freer hand in the economy of digital assets. Trump, meanwhile, has aggressively courted the movers and shakers of crypto finance, trying to sell himself as “the crypto president” who can reverse Joe Biden’s attempts to rein in the sector — this despite commenting himself in 2021 that bitcoin “seems like a scam.”

但哈里斯有充分的理由在比特幣大會上感到不受歡迎。其中最主要的是，科技寡頭和加密貨幣人群已經與川普站在一起，尋求在數位資產經濟中更自由地發展。與此同時，川普積極討好加密貨幣金融的推動者和撼動者，試圖將自己推銷為“加密貨幣總統”，他可以扭轉喬·拜登控制該行業的企圖——儘管他自己在2021 年評論稱比特幣「似乎是一個騙局」 」。

In Saturday’s speech, Trump said that if he wins, “the United States will be the crypto capital of the planet and the bitcoin superpower of the world,” adding: “If crypto is going to define the future, I want to be mined, minted, and made in the USA. It’s not going to be made anywhere else. And if bitcoin is going to the moon, as we say … I want America to be the nation that leads the way, and that’s what’s going to happen. So you’re going to be very happy with me.”

川普在周六的演講中表示，如果他獲勝，“美國將成為地球的加密之都和世界的比特幣超級大國”，並補充說：“如果加密將定義未來，我希望被開採，美國鑄造和製造。它不會在其他任何地方製造。如果比特幣要登上月球，正如我們所說……我希望美國成為引領潮流的國家，而這就是將會發生的事情。所以你和我在一起一定會很開心。

Trump outlined several steps he would take to aid the crypto industry. “The day I take the oath of office, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ anti-crypto crusade will be over,” he said. Trump pledged, to great applause, that he would immediately fire Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler, and replace him with an industry-friendly regulator. He said he would create a presidential crypto advisory council to create a new regulatory framework that would “benefit” the industry. And he warned the audience that if Democrats win in November, “every one of you will be gone. They will be vicious. They will be ruthless. They will do things that you wouldn’t believe.”

川普概述了他將採取的幾項援助加密貨幣行業的措施。 「在我宣誓就職的那一天，喬拜登和卡馬拉哈里斯的反加密運動將結束，」他說。川普承諾，他將立即解僱美國證券交易委員會主席加里·詹斯勒，並以一位對行業友好的監管機構取而代之，贏得了熱烈的掌聲。他表示，他將成立一個總統加密諮詢委員會，以創建一個新的監管框架，以「造福」該行業。他警告觀眾，如果民主黨在 11 月獲勝，「你們每個人都會離開。他們會很惡毒。他們將是無情的。他們會做出你不敢相信的事情。

The remarks should fuel even more donations from crypto bulls already betting on Trump. Bitcoin Magazine’s Bailey, for his part, committed to a goal of raising $15 million for Trump’s campaign during the Nashville event.

這些言論應該會推動已經押注川普的加密貨幣多頭提供更多捐款。比特幣雜誌的貝利則承諾在納許維爾活動期間為川普的競選活動籌集 1500 萬美元的目標。

Last month, the Winklevoss brothers — whose Gemini this year settled a lawsuit from the state of New York over a frozen crypto lending program, returning $2.2 billion to customers and paying a $37 million fine — pledged $1 million in bitcoin each to Trump’s campaign. The amounts exceeded the $844,600 maximum that the Trump 47 Committee, the joint fundraising group to which they donated, can legally accept from an individual, and the Winklevosses had the difference refunded. (Among other spending on GOP campaigns, the committee funnels money toward covering Trump’s legal bills.) They also each chipped in $250,000 for America PAC, the super PAC through which Elon Musk and allies are backing Trump.

上個月，Winklevoss 兄弟承諾向川普的競選團隊每人捐贈100 萬美元的比特幣。並支付了3700 萬美元的罰款。這些金額超過了川普 47 委員會（他們向其捐贈的聯合籌款團體）可以合法接受個人捐贈的 844,600 美元的最高限額，溫克萊沃斯夫婦已退還差額。 （除了共和黨競選活動的其他支出外，該委員會還將資金用於支付川普的法律費用。）他們還每人為美國政治行動委員會（America PAC）捐款25 萬美元，這是馬斯克（Elon Musk）及其盟友支持川普的超級政治行動委員會。

Other America PAC donors include Shaun Maguire of VC firm Sequoia Capital, who has expressed interest in “legitimizing” crypto and announced a $300,

美國 PAC 的其他捐助者包括風險投資公司紅杉資本的肖恩·馬奎爾 (Shaun Maguire)，他表示有興趣使加密貨幣“合法化”，並宣布捐贈 300 美元，