唐納德·川普和辛西婭·盧米斯希望美國建立比特幣戰略儲備

十四年前，比特幣還是一種默默無聞的實驗品，主要在密碼朋克和自由主義者中流行，交易價格不到一美元。

Fourteen years ago, the price of bitcoin was less than 1 U.S. dollar. Now, the cryptocurrency trades for over $54,000. Former President Donald Trump and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R–Wyo.) have both proposed that the U.S. government create a bitcoin strategic reserve.

十四年前，比特幣的價格還不到 1 美元。現在，該加密貨幣的交易價格超過 54,000 美元。前總統唐納德·川普和參議員辛西婭·魯米斯（懷俄明州共和黨人）都提議美國政府建立比特幣戰略儲備。

Trump suggested the idea at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville in July. He said that the government has broken the "cardinal rule" that every bitcoiner knows: never sell your bitcoin. He vowed that if he's president again, the U.S. will "keep 100 percent of the bitcoin [it] currently holds or acquires into the future."

川普在 7 月於納許維爾舉行的比特幣會議上提出了這個想法。他表示，政府打破了每個比特幣愛好者都知道的「基本規則」：永遠不要出售你的比特幣。他發誓，如果他再次擔任總統，美國將「將目前持有或獲得的比特幣 100% 保留到未來」。

Currently, the government sells confiscated bitcoin at a lower price than it was bought for through the U.S. Marshals service. According to the Justice Department, the government has confiscated about 200,000 bitcoin from accused criminals who, in some cases, stole the bitcoin.

目前，政府以低於透過美國法警服務購買的價格出售沒收的比特幣。據司法部稱，政府已從被指控的犯罪分子手中沒收了約 20 萬枚比特幣，這些犯罪分子在某些情況下竊取了比特幣。

The government also possesses a petroleum reserve, founded in 1975. The federal government also stockpiles medical supplies, foreign currencies, materials of military manufacturing importance, grains, and gold.

政府還擁有成立於 1975 年的石油儲備。

However, some bitcoin community members are concerned about the government co-opting bitcoin for its own economic goals. Lummis sells the idea as a way to reduce future debt, which depends on bitcoin continuing to rise in value—something that is not guaranteed. Her bill would require the government to hold the bitcoin it buys for 20 years except for sales to reduce national debt.

然而，一些比特幣社群成員擔心政府為了自己的經濟目標而選擇比特幣。 Lummis 將這個想法作為減少未來債務的一種方式來推銷，這取決於比特幣價值的持續上漲——這是無法保證的。她的法案將要求政府持有其購買的比特幣 20 年，但為了減少國家債務而出售的例外。