底特律人明年將能夠使用 PayPal 以加密貨幣納稅

底特律還要求加密貨幣企業家向該市創業和經濟機會總監提出基於區塊鏈的「公民應用」的想法

Detroiters will be able to pay their taxes and other city fees with crypto through PayPal next year, according to a Thursday announcement from Detroit’s Office of the Treasury.

根據底特律財政部週四發布的公告，底特律人明年將能夠透過 PayPal 使用加密貨幣支付稅款和其他城市費用。

The crypto payment option, which will be offered through a "secure payment platform managed by PayPal," according to the release, is expected to go live in mid-2025. A spokesperson for the city did not immediately respond to questions about which cryptocurrencies Detroit plans to accept, but PayPal only supports a small handful of tokens — bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash, litecoin, and PayPal’s own stablecoin, PayPal USD.

據新聞稿稱，加密支付選項將透過「PayPal 管理的安全支付平台」提供，預計將於 2025 年中期上線。該市發言人沒有立即回應有關底特律計劃接受哪些加密貨幣的問題，但 PayPal 僅支援少數代幣——比特幣、以太幣、比特幣現金、萊特幣和 PayPal 自己的穩定幣 PayPal USD。

Once Detroit officially begins accepting crypto payments, it will be the largest U.S. city to do so. Two other cities — Miami Lakes, Florida and Williston, South Dakota — already accept crypto payments for some city fees, utility payments, or taxes, as well as three states — Colorado, Utah and Louisiana. Each has partnered with a third party payment processor like PayPal or BitPay that converts crypto payments into U.S. dollars.

一旦底特律正式開始接受加密貨幣支付，它將成為美國最大的這樣做的城市。另外兩個城市——佛羅裡達州的邁阿密湖和南達科他州的威利斯頓——以及三個州——科羅拉多州、猶他州和路易斯安那州，已經接受了一些城市費用、公用事業付款或稅收的加密支付。每家公司都與 PayPal 或 BitPay 等第三方支付處理商合作，將加密貨幣支付轉換為美元。

According to the city’s announcement, Detroit’s decision to allow crypto payments comes as part of a larger push to embrace new technologies to foster economic growth and encourage blockchain and technology companies to move to Detroit.

根據該市的公告，底特律決定允許加密貨幣支付，這是大力推動採用新技術以促進經濟成長並鼓勵區塊鏈和科技公司遷往底特律的一部分。

"Detroit is building a technology-friendly environment that empowers residents and entrepreneurs," said Mayor Mike Duggan in a press statement. "We are excited to be one of the first major U.S. cities to explore blockchains civic applications and allow residents to use their cryptocurrency as a payment option."

市長邁克·杜根在一份新聞聲明中表示：“底特律正在建立一個技術友好型環境，為居民和企業家提供支持。” “我們很高興成為美國首批探索區塊鏈公民應用並允許居民使用加密貨幣作為支付選項的主要城市之一。”

In addition to announcing the new crypto payment option, Detroit is requesting crypto entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas for blockchain "civic applications" with a focus on "enhancing transparency, improving data security and streamlining public services" to the city’s first Director of Entrepreneurship and Economic Opportunity Justin Onwenu.

除了宣布新的加密支付選項外，底特律還要求加密企業家向該市首任創業和經濟總監提出他們對區塊鏈「公民應用」的想法，重點是「增強透明度、改善資料安全和簡化公共服務”機會賈斯汀·翁韋努。