賓州共和黨人希望透過直接購買比特幣使該州成為數位投資的先驅

隨著人們對加密貨幣的興趣重燃，共和黨眾議院議員正在努力使賓州成為數位投資的先驅

As interest in cryptocurrency reignites, Republican lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House are vying to position the state at the forefront of digital investments—a move that skeptics say could pose significant risks to state coffers.

隨著人們對加密貨幣的興趣重新燃起，賓州眾議院的共和黨議員正在競相將該州置於數位投資的最前沿，懷疑論者稱此舉可能會給國庫帶來重大風險。

Rep. Mike Cabell, R-Dallas, introduced House Bill 2664 last week that would make Pennsylvania one of the first states to purchase Bitcoin directly. The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act would permit the state treasurer to allocate up to 10% of the general fund, emergency savings account and state investment fund in cryptocurrency.

達拉斯共和黨眾議員邁克卡貝爾 (Mike Cabell) 上週提出了眾議院第 2664 號法案，該法案將使賓州成為首批直接購買比特幣的州之一。 《戰略比特幣儲備法》將允許國家財政部長將最多 10% 的普通基金、緊急儲蓄帳戶和國家投資基金分配為加密貨幣。

According to Cabell, investing in Bitcoin serves as a hedge “against inflation.” The cryptocurrency operates on a decentralized system called blockchain, rendering its value independent of traditional market fluctuations.

卡貝爾表示，投資比特幣可以作為「對抗通膨」的對沖工具。加密貨幣在稱為區塊鏈的去中心化系統上運行，使其價值獨立於傳統市場波動。

However, despite currently riding a wave of enthusiasm following Donald Trump’s victory on a pro-crypto platform, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have a history of volatility that some investors find off-putting. Trump himself stated he was “not a fan” of cryptocurrencies, which he claimed were “based on thin air” in a 2019 tweet, before ultimately shifting his stance on the issue.

然而，儘管唐納德·川普(Donald Trump)在支持加密貨幣的平台上獲勝後，目前掀起了一股熱情，但比特幣和其他加密貨幣的波動歷史卻讓一些投資者感到不快。川普本人表示，他“不喜歡”加密貨幣，他在 2019 年的一條推文中聲稱加密貨幣“憑空而來”，但最終改變了他在這個問題上的立場。

At the time of this report, a single coin is valued at $92,406.06, and it has enjoyed a consistently upward trend, though day-to-day volatility is currently about double that of gold.

截至本報告發佈時，一枚代幣的價值為 92,406.06 美元，並且一直呈現持續上漲趨勢，儘管目前的日常波動性約為黃金的兩倍。

There is already precedent for a Bitcoin reserve at the federal level. The U.S. government currently holds an estimated 210,000 Bitcoin, valued at over $19 billion at the time of this writing, which amounts to about 1% of the total Bitcoin in circulation worldwide.

聯邦一級設立比特幣儲備已有先例。美國政府目前持有約 21 萬個比特幣，在撰寫本文時價值超過 190 億美元，約佔全球比特幣流通總量的 1%。

One major distinction between this stash and the investment being proposed in Pennsylvania is that the federal Bitcoin supply was largely confiscated in the course of prosecuting crime. Cryptocurrency enthusiasts are optimistic about the coin's future prospects under Trump. At the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville in July, the president-elect pledged his support for cryptocurrency, including a plan to create a Bitcoin and Crypto Presidential Advisory Council, build a strategic national Bitcoin stockpile around the existing supply and fire Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler “on day one.”

這項藏匿與賓州提議的投資之間的一個主要區別是，聯邦比特幣供應大部分在起訴犯罪過程中被沒收。加密貨幣愛好者對川普領導下加密貨幣的未來前景感到樂觀。在7 月於納許維爾舉行的比特幣會議上，候任總統承諾支持加密貨幣，包括計劃創建比特幣和加密貨幣總統諮詢委員會、圍繞現有供應建立戰略性國家比特幣庫存，並解僱證券交易委員會主席加里詹斯勒“第一天”。

“I will appoint a new SEC chairman who believes America should build the future, not block the future, which is what they’re doing,” Trump said at the event. Gensler has become a target of crypto enthusiasts following several commission lawsuits against major crypto exchanges. Under Gensler's leadership, the commission has maintained the stance that most cryptocurrencies – with the notable exception of Bitcoin itself – are securities, which are heavily regulated.

川普在活動中表示：“我將任命一位新的 SEC 主席，他相信美國應該建立未來，而不是阻礙未來，而這正是他們正在做的事情。”在針對主要加密貨幣交易所提起數起委員會訴訟後，Gensler 已成為加密貨幣愛好者的目標。在 Gensler 的領導下，委員會一直堅持這樣的立場：大多數加密貨幣（比特幣本身除外）都是受到嚴格監管的證券。

“We are not afraid to litigate matters, whether against the best-resourced founders, the oldest firms, the newest industries, and yes, the largest crypto exchanges,” Gensler said in a speech last year. Cabell's legislation follows a bill proposed in May, House Bill 2481, that would create a framework for using blockchain and digital assets and bar the state from levying additional taxes on transactions conducted with crypto.

Gensler 在去年的演講中表示：“我們不害怕提起訴訟，無論是針對資源最豐富的創始人、最古老的公司、最新的行業，還是最大的加密貨幣交易所。” Cabell 的立法是在5 月提出的一項法案（眾議院第2481 號法案）之後進行的，該法案將創建一個使用區塊鏈和數位資產的框架，並禁止國家對使用加密貨幣進行的交易徵收額外稅。

A lobbying group called the Satoshi Action Fund has been working with lawmakers across the country to advance Bitcoin-friendly agendas at the state level. The group anticipates that Cabell's legislation will be mirrored in several other states in the coming months, highlighting the economic and environmental benefits of Bitcoin mining.

一個名為「中本聰行動基金」的遊說團體一直在與全國各地的立法者合作，在州一級推進比特幣友善議程。該組織預計卡貝爾的立法將在未來幾個月內推廣到其他幾個州，突顯比特幣挖礦的經濟和環境效益。

Historically, the heavy energy use required by the computer systems used to mine Bitcoin, along with their production of electronic waste, has made it an environmentally costly currency, raising red flags and even leading to mining bans from state and national governments.

從歷史上看，用於開採比特幣的電腦系統需要大量消耗能源，並產生電子廢物，這使得比特幣成為一種環境代價高昂的貨幣，引發了危險信號，甚至導致州和國家政府頒布採礦禁令。

According to Satoshi, Bitcoin's decentralized nature allows mining operations to be set up anywhere, including locations where miners can capture methane gas to power their work. Advocates see this as an opportunity to partially address emissions from agriculture and the 300,000-700,000 orphan wells across the western half of the state.

中本聰表示，比特幣的去中心化特性使得挖礦業務可以在任何地方設立，包括礦工可以捕捉甲烷氣體來為其工作提供動力的地方。倡議者認為這是一個機會，可以部分解決該州西半部農業和 300,000-700,000 個孤井的排放問題。