美國的立法者在公眾方面具有信息優勢

雖然美國政治家仍在交易和投資加密貨幣的規模要比股票小得多

Lawmakers in the United States have an informational edge over the public — and their committee assignments mean that they, quite often, regulate the industries they invest in. There’s no shortage of suspicious stock trades being made — but the sighting of a suspicious crypto trade on Capitol Hill remains a much rarer and more interesting occurrence.

美國的立法者在公眾方面具有信息優勢 - 他們的委員會任務意味著他們經常規範他們投資的行業。不乏可疑股票交易 - 但是在Capitol Hill上看到可疑的加密貨幣貿易仍然是更罕見和更有趣的事情。

While U.S. politicians still trade and invest in crypto on a smaller scale than equities, there has been a notable uptick in activity since the start of the Trump presidency. Moreover, it’s apparent that lawmakers are not above using their unique advantages when it comes to digital assets.

儘管美國政治家仍在貿易和投資於股票的規模較小，但自特朗普總統職位開始以來，活動的活動顯著上升。此外，很明顯，在數字資產方面，立法者並沒有使用其獨特的優勢。

Finbold’s senatorial trading radar picked up an interesting filing recently, which reveals that Dave McCormick, the junior senator from Pennsylvania, invested a large sum of money into the world’s leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC).

Finbold的參議員交易雷達最近提出了一個有趣的文件，該文件揭示了來自賓夕法尼亞州的初級參議員戴夫·麥考密克（Dave McCormick）向世界領先的加密貨幣比特幣（BTC）投入了大量資金。

McCormick’s suspicious crypto trade raises ethics concerns

麥考密克的可疑加密貿易引起了道德問題

Between February 27 and March 20, the senator made eight transactions — all of which involved the purchase of a BTC exchange-traded fund (ETF) — the Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB).

在2月27日至3月20日之間，參議員進行了八筆交易 - 所有交易涉及購買BTC交易所交易基金（ETF） - 位比特幣ETF（BITB）。

Put together, these trades are worth between $260,008 at the lower end of the reporting range and $600,000 at the high end.

合併，這些交易的價值在報告範圍的下端的260,008美元之間，高端的價值為60萬美元。

BITB, which closely tracks Bitcoin’s price action, was down 12.18% on a year-to-date (YTD) basis at the time of writing.

密切跟踪比特幣的價格行動的BITB在撰寫本文時以年至今（YTD）下降了12.18％。

So, what is it that makes this a suspicious crypto trade? For one, size — investing $600,000 in any asset in a downturn is a risky move. The wider cryptocurrency market has wiped out $100 billion in market capitalization over the weekend alone — and there’s nothing to suggest that the pullback will abate any time soon.

那麼，這是什麼使這是可疑的加密貨幣呢？一方面，規模 - 在低迷中投資60萬美元是一個冒險的舉動。僅在周末，更廣泛的加密貨幣市場就已經消除了1000億美元的市值 - 沒有什麼可以暗示回調很快就會減輕。

However, McCormick’s committee assignments are what make this a truly suspicious crypto trade. To be more precise, the senator is currently a member of the Senate Committee on Banking and, more importantly, a member of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets.

但是，麥考密克的委員會任務使這是真正可疑的加密貿易。更確切地說，參議員目前是參議院銀行業委員會的成員，更重要的是，是數字資產小組委員會的成員。

Despite long-term holders keeping steady, Bitcoin has failed to move to the upside in a meaningful, decisive manner ever since late February. Policy shifts or crucial political developments, which McCormick is well-positioned to catch wind of in advance, if not directly join in determining them, could serve as bullish catalysts that finally lead to a renewed uptrend for the leading cryptocurrency.

儘管長期持有人保持穩定，但自2月下旬以來，比特幣一直未能以有意義的，決定性的方式轉向上升空間。政策的轉變或關鍵的政治發展，麥考密克有充分的位置，可以提前捕捉，即使不是直接加入來確定它們，它可能是看漲的催化劑，最終導致了領先的加密貨幣的重新升級。