川普承諾為烏布利希減刑，讓美國成為比特幣領先者，以吸引「加密貨幣」選民

唐納德·特朗普似乎有意利用單一問題的“加密”選民來確保他在今年 11 月擊敗美國總統喬·拜登

Donald Trump is reportedly planning to use single-issue ‘crypto’ voters to ensure his margin of victory over U.S. President Joe Biden this November, despite a long history of making contradictory statements and actions on the matter.

據報道，唐納德·特朗普計劃利用單一問題的“加密”選民來確保他在今年11 月以微弱優勢擊敗美國總統喬·拜登，儘管長期以來他一直在這個問題上發表相互矛盾的聲明和行動。

On May 25, Trump posted an all-caps message on his Truth Social platform, stating, “I AM VERY POSITIVE AND OPEN MINDED TO CRYPTOCURRENCY COMPANIES, AND ALL THINGS RELATED TO THIS NEW AND BURGEONING INDUSTRY. OUR COUNTRY MUST BE THE LEADER IN THE FIELD. THERE IS NO SECOND PLACE. CROOKED JOE BIDEN, ON THE OTHER HAND, THE WORST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY, WANTS IT TO DIE A SLOW AND PAINFUL DEATH. THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN WITH ME!”

5 月 25 日，川普在他的 Truth Social 平台上發布了一條全大寫的消息，表示：「我對加密貨幣公司以及與這個新興行業相關的所有事物都非常積極和開放。我們的國家必須成為該領域的領導者。沒有第二名。另一方面，狡猾的喬拜登，我們國家歷史上最糟糕的總統，希望它緩慢而痛苦地死去。這種事永遠不會發生在我身上！

The post follows Trump’s May 8 comments to a group of ‘crypto’ enthusiasts at his Mar-a-Lago property in Florida, where he stated that Biden was “very much against [crypto]” but Trump was “fine with it” so “if you’re in favor of crypto, you better vote for Trump.”

此前，川普於5 月8 日在佛羅裡達州海湖莊園向一群“加密貨幣”愛好者發表了評論，他表示拜登“非常反對（加密貨幣）”，但川普“對此很滿意”，因此“如果你支持加密貨幣，你最好投票給川普。

Trump’s pursuit of crypto voters garnered him the only round of applause during an otherwise openly hostile reception at last weekend’s Libertarian Party convention. Amidst nonstop booing, Trump abruptly declared “if you vote for me, on Day One I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht to a sentence of time served.” This drew roars of approval from the crowd, many of whom were waving ‘Free Ross’ signs.

在上週末的自由黨大會上，川普對加密貨幣選民的追求為他贏得了公然敵對的接待中唯一的掌聲。在不間斷的噓聲中，川普突然宣布：“如果你們投票給我，我將在第一天將羅斯·烏布利希特的刑期減刑為服刑。”這引起了人群的歡呼，其中許多人揮舞著“釋放羅斯”的標語。

In 2015, Ulbricht was sentenced to two life terms plus 40 years with no possibility of parole for running the Silk Road dark web marketplace, which specialized in crypto-based sales of drugs, weapons, and other controversial/illegal items. His harsh sentence has rubbed libertarian-minded types the wrong way, making him a cause célèbre within ‘crypto’ circles.

2015 年，烏布利希因經營絲路暗網市場而被判處兩項終身監禁加40 年徒刑，且不得假釋，該市場專門從事基於加密貨幣的毒品、武器和其他有爭議/非法物品的銷售。他的嚴厲判決激怒了具有自由主義思想的人，使他成為「加密貨幣」圈子裡的名人。

And yet, Trump has repeatedly called for the death penalty for drug dealers, including comments just six months ago that if “you want to solve your drug problem, you have to institute a meaningful death penalty for… a drug dealer.” (Not for nothing did Trump endure a sustained chant of ‘hypocrite’ at the Libertarian shindig.)

然而，川普一再呼籲對毒販判處死刑，包括六個月前的言論，如果“你想解決你的毒品問題，你必須對……毒販實行有意義的死刑。” （川普在自由黨盛會上忍受了「偽君子」的持續高喊，這並非沒有原因。）

Trump is notorious for making contradictory claims on numerous subjects, often contradicting himself within the same interview. So anyone who takes him at his word stands a pretty good chance of being disappointed down the road. That could include Ulbricht himself, who tweeted his thanks to Trump for making this pledge.

川普因在眾多議題上提出自相矛盾的主張而臭名昭著，經常在同一次訪談中自相矛盾。因此，任何相信他的話的人很可能會失望。其中可能包括烏布利希本人，他在推特上感謝川普做出這項承諾。

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國債

Trump has flip-flopped hard on ‘crypto,’ having previously slammed the BTC token as “a scam” that he didn’t want “competing against the dollar.” As for why he flipped positive, it’s no secret that November’s election could come down to a handful of voters in a handful of swing states.

川普在“加密貨幣”問題上態度反轉，此前曾將 BTC 代幣抨擊為“騙局”，他不想“與美元競爭”。至於他為何轉為積極態度，11 月的選舉可能取決於少數幾個搖擺州的少數選民，這已不是什麼秘密。

The same calculus likely factored into Trump’s decision to travel to the Libertarian lions’ den despite the bulk of those in attendance seeing no difference between himself and any other mainstream candidate out to pander.

同樣的考慮可能也是川普決定前往自由主義獅子巢穴的原因之一，儘管出席的大多數人認為他和任何其他迎合的主流候選人沒有什麼區別。

But Trump has apparently convinced himself that BTC could be useful for reducing America’s titanic national debt. During an X space last weekend, Bitcoin Magazine CEO David Bailey (a Trump aide) claimed that his first meeting with Trump had the candidate inquiring about the possibility of using BTC to somehow fix America’s debt burden. Bailey claimed he ‘had some ideas’ on that front but wasn’t prepared to expound on them during their first meeting.

但川普顯然已經說服自己，比特幣可能有助於減少美國龐大的國債。在上週末的X 空間中，比特幣雜誌首席執行官David Bailey（川普的助手）聲稱，他與川普的第一次會面讓候選人詢問了使用BTC 以某種方式解決美國債務負擔的可能性。貝利聲稱他在這方面“有一些想法”，但不准備在第一次會面時詳細闡述。

Bear in mind that there’s no logical way to magically erase America’s debt obligations, despite Trump’s harebrained 2016 comments about negotiating pennies-on-the-dollar deals with America’s creditors.

請記住，儘管川普在 2016 年發表了關於與美國債權人談判廉價協議的輕率言論，但沒有任何合乎邏輯的方法可以神奇地消除美國的債務義務。

Such chiseling might have been the solution to Trump’s numerous corporate bankruptcies, but those comments were quickly walked back as markets groaned under the suggestion that a Trump-led America would no longer pay its bills in full. (For a guy who claims to love the dollar, he doesn’t seem to understand the mechanics behind concepts like ‘the world’s reserve currency.’)

這種鑿鑿可能是解決川普眾多企業破產問題的辦法，但隨著市場對川普領導的美國將不再全額支付帳單的建議感到不滿，這些言論很快就被收回了。 （對於一個自稱熱愛美元的人來說，他似乎不理解「世界儲備貨幣」等概念背後的機制。）

Regardless, Trump’s pro-crypto efforts have won him plenty of converts, including those who can’t actually vote come November. That includes Tron founder Justin Sun, who hasn’t set foot on U.S. soil since before (a) the pandemic and (b) he learned he was under criminal investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for suspected wire fraud, money laundering, and other felonious activities.

不管怎樣，川普支持加密貨幣的努力為他贏得了大量的支持者，包括那些實際上無法在 11 月投票的人。其中包括波場(Tron) 創辦人孫宇晨(Justin Sun)，自(a) 大流行之前以及(b) 他得知自己因涉嫌電匯欺詐和洗錢而受到美國司法部(DOJ) 的刑事調查以來，他就沒有踏足美國領土和其他重罪活動。

On May 27, Sun tweeted, “We should convey a clear message that we will only support 🇺🇸presidential candidates who are friendly to cryptocurrencies.” Quite how the Chinese-born Grenadian citizen Sun arrived at ‘we’ in this roped-off star-spangled contest is unknown, but ‘we’ eagerly await word on how he plans to vote for the next Pope, next year

5 月 27 日，Sun 發推文稱，“我們應該傳達一個明確的信息，即我們只會支持對加密貨幣友好的🇺🇸總統候選人。”出生在中國的格林納達公民孫如何在這場星光燦爛的比賽中成為“我們”還不得而知，但“我們”熱切地等待著他計劃如何投票選舉明年下一任教皇的消息。