薩爾瓦多的比特幣教育計畫正在培訓新一代工程師

一位薩爾瓦多律師最近告訴赫伯特，這個中美洲國家從未經歷過和平與繁榮，至少在人們的記憶中沒有。

El Salvador made headlines in 2021 when President Nayib Bukele legalized bitcoin (BTC), giving the cryptocurrency equal status to the U.S. dollar, the Central American nation’s official currency.

薩爾瓦多於 2021 年成為頭條新聞，總統納伊布·布克萊 (Nayib Bukele) 將比特幣 (BTC) 合法化，賦予這種加密貨幣與中美洲國家官方貨幣美元同等的地位。

Since then, El Salvador has set up a bitcoin reserve valued at around $630 million, put in place one of the most advanced crypto regulatory frameworks in the world, promised to issue $1 billion in bitcoin-backed government bonds and even convinced stablecoin giant Tether to move its headquarters to the country.

此後，薩爾瓦多建立了價值約 6.3 億美元的比特幣儲備，建立了世界上最先進的加密貨幣監管框架之一，承諾發行 10 億美元的比特幣支持政府債券，甚至說服穩定幣巨頭 Tether將其總部遷至該國。

But one of the country’s most rewarding achievements has been its large-scale Bitcoin-centric education program, according to Stacy Herbert, director of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office.

但薩爾瓦多比特幣辦公室主任史黛西·赫伯特表示，該國最有價值的成就之一是其大規模的以比特幣為中心的教育計畫。

“Bitcoin country needs Bitcoin engineers, right? We're making them, and it’s a long manufacturing process, but it's creating a nice positive feedback loop,” Herbert told CoinDesk in an interview. “They graduate, they get jobs, they all become friends. … You can feel a tech vibe emerging in San Salvador.”

「比特幣國家需要比特幣工程師，對吧？我們正在製造它們，這是一個漫長的製造過程，但它創造了一個很好的積極反饋循環，」赫伯特在接受 CoinDesk 採訪時說道。 「他們畢業了，他們找到了工作，他們都成為了朋友。 ……你可以感受到聖薩爾瓦多正在興起的科技氛圍。

The idea, Herbert said, is that when massive companies like Tether or Bitfinex decide to relocate their headquarters or open offices in El Salvador, they have no problem finding the highly educated workforce needed to run their operations.

赫伯特說，這個想法是，當 Tether 或 Bitfinex 等大型公司決定將總部遷至薩爾瓦多或在薩爾瓦多開設辦事處時，他們可以毫無問題地找到營運營運所需的受過高等教育的勞動力。

“A lot of the students are finding ample opportunity to work at these companies because there's huge demand [for them],” Herbert said. The quality of the Salvadorans’ Bitcoin education incites even more firms to consider El Salvador as a jurisdiction in which to set up shop, and that, she continued, motivates more students to study Bitcoin.

「很多學生都找到了在這些公司工作的充足機會，因為[對它們]的需求巨大，」赫伯特說。薩爾瓦多人的比特幣教育品質促使更多的公司考慮將薩爾瓦多作為開設商店的司法管轄區，她繼續說，這激勵了更多的學生學習比特幣。

President Bukele has a “vision for a renaissance. Singapore 2.0. Florence 2.0. How do you get there? You need to build a strategy,” Herbert said. “You need the talent pool. You need smart, optimistic, bright people. And that's what we have here in El Salvador.”

布克萊總統有一個「復興的願景」。新加坡2.0。佛羅倫薩2.0。你怎麼去那裡？你需要製定一個策略，」赫伯特說。 「你需要人才庫。你需要聰明、樂觀、聰明的人。這就是我們在薩爾瓦多所擁有的。

Bitcoin Education

比特幣教育

A longtime bitcoiner — she was among the first to discuss the cryptocurrency on international television back in 2010 – Herbert came to El Salvador in 2021 with her husband Max Keiser soon after bitcoin was made legal tender and almost immediately spun up an educational program, CUBO+, to train Bitcoin developers in the country. Bukele later picked her to run the Bitcoin Office, which was formally established in November 2022.

作為一名長期的比特幣愛好者，她是2010 年最早在國際電視上討論加密貨幣的人之一。並幾乎立即啟動了一個教育計畫CUBO+，在該國培訓比特幣開發人員。布克萊後來選擇她來管理比特幣辦公室，該辦公室於 2022 年 11 月正式成立。

The Bitcoin Office advises on policy and legislation and markets El Salvador’s bitcoin initiatives. But the first thing Herbert did upon her appointment was to work on bringing Bitcoin education into high schools. The program initially targeted only five institutions but has now been rolled out on a nationwide level.

比特幣辦公室就政策和立法提供建議，並推銷薩爾瓦多的比特幣計畫。但赫伯特上任後做的第一件事就是致力於將比特幣教育引入高中。該計劃最初僅針對五家機構，但現已在全國推廣。

Students are shown how to set up Bitcoin and Lightning Network nodes, and the technical details behind ASICs — specialized computers exclusively used to mine bitcoin. The ASIC lessons in particular were met with enthusiasm, Herbert said. “They were able to hold something, and that really helped them understand in a deep way.”

學生將了解如何設定比特幣和閃電網路節點，以及 ASIC（專門用於挖掘比特幣的專用電腦）背後的技術細節。赫伯特說，ASIC 課程尤其受到熱烈歡迎。 “他們能夠握住一些東西，這確實幫助他們深入理解。”

But Bitcoin lessons aren’t limited to high schoolers only. CUBO+ runs a course that Herbert described as a “very intense bootcamp” that expounds on Bitcoin theory, history and philosophy. Open to roughly 100 to 125 applicants — who get university credits for attending — the program eventually selects 21 students with the best technical skills and pushes their education even further. Some of the students have been flown to Tuscany and Lugano to participate in Bitcoin workshops.

但比特幣課程不僅限於高中生。 CUBO+ 開設了一門課程，赫伯特將其描述為“非常激烈的訓練營”，闡述了比特幣理論、歷史和哲學。該計畫向大約 100 至 125 名申請者開放，他們透過參加該計畫獲得大學學分，最終選出 21 名擁有最佳技術技能的學生，並進一步推動他們的教育。一些學生已飛往托斯卡納和盧加諾參加比特幣研討會。

“100% of the students [in the inaugural year] found a job,” Herbert said. “Some of them are making close to $4,000 a month. You know, the average starting salary for a computer science graduate in El Salvador in 2023 was $600 a month.”

「（第一年）100% 的學生找到了工作，」赫伯特說。 「他們中的一些人每月收入接近 4,000 美元。要知道，2023 年薩爾瓦多計算機科學畢業生的平均起薪為每月 600 美元。

Close to 80,000 civil servants have also taken three-day Bitcoin certification courses. And another program will roll out in schools — from first grade to ninth grade — on the topics of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. “We’re laying the foundation upon which we can build a great economy,” Herbert said. “It’s not just the technical details of Bitcoin. It's a mindset shift, to understand what sovereignty and independence mean.”

近 8 萬名公務員也參加了為期三天的比特幣認證課程。另一個項目將在學校（從一年級到九年級）推出，主題是人工智慧（AI）和機器人技術。 「我們正在為建立偉大的經濟奠定基礎，」赫伯特說。 「這不僅僅是比特幣的技術細節。這是一種思維方式的轉變，需要理解主權和獨立的含義。

CUBO+ has already paid off for Herbert on a personal level. Three employees work under her at the Bitcoin Office, all of which graduated from the program before coming to work for the government.

CUBO+ 已經在個人層面上為 Herbert 帶來了回報。比特幣辦公室的三名員工在她手下工作，他們都從該計畫畢業後進入政府工作。

Let the good times roll

讓美好時光滾滾而來

The Salvadoran government recently agreed to wind down its bitcoin wallet and make bitcoin payments acceptance voluntary in the private sector (instead of mandatory) as part of a new $3.5 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Herbert said that the Bitcoin Office had not been part of the negotiations but that, in her view, the concessions made by El Salvador changed nothing at all. “The priority is always the people, so [let’s do] whatever helps the people the most, while

薩爾瓦多政府最近同意關閉其比特幣錢包，並讓私營部門自願（而不是強制）接受比特幣支付，作為與國際貨幣基金組織 (IMF) 達成的 35 億美元新協議的一部分。赫伯特表示，比特幣辦公室並未參與談判，但在她看來，薩爾瓦多做出的讓步根本沒有改變任何事情。 「人民永遠是最重要的，所以[讓我們]做任何對人民最有幫助的事情，同時