Tether 也贏得了美國大選

據估計，Tether 是世界上人均利潤最高的公司之一。 Tether 自稱的資產基礎超過 $120B，賺取利息、股息和資本增值，每位員工可賺取數千萬甚至數億美元的利潤。

While bitcoin stole the show among the top 10 crypto assets following Donald Trump’s resounding election victory, another digital asset also secured a massive victory — albeit quietly and without fanfare.

在唐納德·川普(Donald Trump)贏得大選後，比特幣在十大加密資產中搶盡風頭，而另一種數位資產也取得了巨大的勝利——儘管是悄悄地、沒有大張旗鼓的。

As the Associated Press, NBC, Fox, and other news sources progressively called battleground states in Trump’s favor, traders watched bitcoin rally to a series of all-time highs. The tether between bitcoin and Trump was evident on real-time charts and displayed for the entire world to see.

隨著美聯社、NBC、福斯和其他新聞來源逐漸稱戰場州對川普有利，交易員們目睹了比特幣漲至一系列歷史新高。比特幣和川普之間的聯繫在即時圖表上顯而易見，並向全世界展示。

But another top-10 digital asset didn’t rally at all — despite securing a massive victory. Tether (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin, was trading at $1 yesterday and is at $1 today.

但另一種排名前十的數位資產卻根本沒有上漲——儘管取得了巨大的勝利。全球最大的穩定幣 Tether (USDT) 昨天的交易價格為 1 美元，今天的交易價格為 1 美元。

Despite its unchanged price, careful market observers were in no doubt it had scored a significant victory.

儘管其價格沒有變化，但仔細的市場觀察者毫無疑問它取得了重大勝利。

Why Tether won as well as Trump

為什麼 Tether 和川普一樣獲勝

By some estimates, Tether is one of the most profitable companies per employee in the world. Earning interest, dividends, and capital appreciation on its self-professed asset base in excess of $120 billion, Tether could be earning tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars in profit per employee.

據估計，Tether 是世界上人均利潤最高的公司之一。 Tether 自稱的資產基礎超過 1,200 億美元，賺取利息、股息和資本增值，每位員工可以賺取數千萬甚至數億美元的利潤。

Comfortably operating one of the most lucrative enterprises in the world, Tether’s biggest risk is governmental intervention. Because its source of assets is opaque and it has refused to audit its capital inflows, governments around the world have often threatened to investigate the company for failure to register, disclose, and comply with information-sharing requirements.

Tether 舒適地經營著世界上最賺錢的企業之一，最大的風險是政府乾預。由於其資產來源不透明，並且拒絕審計其資本流入，世界各國政府經常威脅要調查該公司未能註冊、揭露和遵守資訊共享要求的情況。

Carefully managing its governmental relations to avoid any shutdown has been Tether’s delicate dance since its inception a decade ago.

自十年前成立以來，謹慎管理政府關係以避免任何關閉一直是 Tether 的微妙之舉。

To help with managing this effort, Tether has gained a prominent ally in the largest government in the world today: Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald.

為了幫助管理這項工作，Tether 在當今世界上最大的政府中獲得了一位重要盟友：Cantor Fitzgerald 執行長 Howard Lutnick。

Lutnick is Co-Chair of Trump’s transition team

盧特尼克是川普過渡團隊的共同主席

Endorsed by Trump and co-chairing his presidential transition committee, Lutnick has expansive powers to help Tether manage its US government relations for years to come. As co-chair of Trump’s transition team, Lutnick is uniquely able to suggest a list of appointments to various government posts at departments like the US Treasury.

Lutnick 得到川普的支持並擔任總統過渡委員會的聯合主席，擁有廣泛的權力來幫助 Tether 在未來幾年管理其美國政府關係。身為川普過渡團隊的共同主席，盧特尼克擁有獨特的能力，能夠為美國財政部等部門的各個政府職位提出任命清單。

Lutnick has personally vouched for Tether in the past because, in his view, his role at Cantor Fitzgerald granted him unique visibility into Tether’s asset base. He publicly assured skeptics about Tether’s reserves backing its stablecoin on several occasions, noting “I manage many, many of their assets.” Lest there be any doubt, he continued, “they have the money they say they have.”

Lutnick 過去曾親自為 Tether 提供擔保，因為在他看來，他在 Cantor Fitzgerald 的職位使他能夠對 Tether 的資產基礎有獨特的了解。他多次公開向質疑 Tether 儲備支持其穩定幣的人保證，並指出“我管理著他們很多很多的資產。”為了避免任何疑問，他繼續說道，“他們有他們所說的錢。”

Cantor Fitzgerald manages billions of dollars worth of the assets backing USDT, including interest-earning US Treasury bonds.

Cantor Fitzgerald 管理著價值數十億美元的支持 USDT 的資產，其中包括生息美國國債。

Lutnick is also a top contender for a presidential Cabinet position or even Secretary of the US Treasury.

盧特尼克也是總統內閣職位甚至美國財政部長的頂級競爭者。

In addition to Lutnick and his upcoming recommendations for presidential appointments of government workers who could be sympathetic to Tether, he is also friendly with the pro-stablecoin Bitcoin Policy Institute. As a leading think tank that will shape Trump’s policies for regulatory oversight of Tether, the Bitcoin Policy Institute has published lengthy policy recommendations that would favor Tether for years to come.

除了 Lutnick 和他即將提出的關於總統任命可能同情 Tether 的政府工作人員的建議之外，他還與支持穩定幣的比特幣政策研究所保持友好關係。作為將制定川普對 Tether 監管政策的領先智庫，比特幣政策研究所發布了冗長的政策建議，這些建議在未來幾年將有利於 Tether。