薩爾瓦多將改變其比特幣項目，作為 1.4B 美元國際貨幣基金組織協議的一部分

國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）週三（12 月 18 日）表示，薩爾瓦多將改變其比特幣項目，作為 14 億美元擴展基金安排（EFF）員工等級協議的一部分。

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced Wednesday (Dec. 18) that El Salvador will adjust its bitcoin project under a staff-level agreement for a $1.4 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF).

國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）週三（12月18日）宣布，薩爾瓦多將根據一項員工等級協議調整其比特幣項目，以獲得14億美元的擴展基金貸款（EFF）。

“The potential risks of the Bitcoin project will be diminished significantly in line with Fund policies,” the organization said in a press release.

該組織在一份新聞稿中表示：“根據基金組織的政策，比特幣項目的潛在風險將大大降低。”

As part of the agreement, bitcoin will no longer be accepted by the private sector, and the public sector’s participation in bitcoin-related activities will be “confined,” according to the press release. The government will also gradually end its participation in the Chivo crypto eWallet.

據新聞稿稱，作為協議的一部分，比特幣將不再被私營部門接受，公共部門參與比特幣相關活動將受到「限制」。政府也將逐步停止參與 Chivo 加密電子錢包。

“Transparency, regulation and supervision of digital assets will be enhanced to safeguard financial stability, consumer and investor protection, and financial integrity,” the press release said.

新聞稿稱：“將加強數位資產的透明度、監管和監督，以維護金融穩定、消費者和投資者保護以及金融誠信。”

Other elements of the program include reducing the ratio of public debt to GDP, strengthening fiscal transparency, governance and resilience, and enhancing fiscal and financial sector buffers, per the press release.

根據新聞稿，該計劃的其他內容包括降低公共債務與國內生產毛額的比率，加強財政透明度、治理和彈性，以及增強財政和金融部門的緩衝。

The agreement is subject to approval by the IMF executive board, the press release said. The board is expected to consider the program by early February.

新聞稿稱，該協議尚需獲得國際貨幣基金組織執行董事會的批准。預計董事會將在二月初審議該計畫。

El Salvador became the world’s first country to accept bitcoin as legal tender on Sept. 7, 2021, with bitcoin being accepted like cash and working in conjunction with the U.S. dollar, PYMNTS reported at the time.

根據 PYMNTS 當時報道，薩爾瓦多於 2021 年 9 月 7 日成為世界上第一個接受比特幣作為法定貨幣的國家，比特幣像現金一樣被接受，並與美元結合使用。

When announcing the law in June 2021, President Nayib Bukele said he expected that adopting bitcoin as legal currency would help boost job creation and bring about financial inclusion.

總統納伊布·布克萊 (Nayib Bukele) 在 2021 年 6 月宣布該法律時表示，他預計採用比特幣作為法定貨幣將有助於促進創造就業機會並實現金融包容性。

The country also launched the Chivo digital wallet with $30 for each resident who downloaded it.

該國還推出了 Chivo 數位錢包，每位下載該錢包的居民可獲贈 30 美元。

One year into the bitcoin experiment, in September 2022, there was an impasse between the Bukele administration and the IMF, which had refused to continue discussing a planned $1.3 billion loan that would have allowed the country to pay off a $1 billion Eurobond payment.

比特幣實驗進行一年後，也就是2022 年9 月，布克萊政府和國際貨幣基金組織之間陷入了僵局，國際貨幣基金組織拒絕繼續討論計劃中的13 億美元貸款，該貸款本可以讓該國償還10 億美元的歐洲債券付款。

Bitcoin use didn’t take off among the people of El Salvador, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday. When the government spent more than $200 million on its 2001 rollout of the digital wallet with $30 of free bitcoin, most people used it to buy goods or exchange for dollars, according to the report.

根據《華爾街日報》週三報道，薩爾瓦多人民對比特幣的使用並未普及。報告稱，當政府在 2001 年花費超過 2 億美元推出包含 30 美元免費比特幣的數位錢包時，大多數人用它來購買商品或兌換美元。