Ripple 的 XRP 代幣（XRP/USD）已成為加密貨幣領域漲幅最大的貨幣之一，並可能受益於唐納德·川普贏得 2024 年大選

Ripple Labs 高層也與川普會面，引發了對其未來的樂觀情緒。讓我們回顧一下另一位與瑞波幣有聯繫的總統以及有多少關係

Donald Trump met with Ripple Labs executives at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday evening, according to a post by Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse on social media platform X.

根據 Ripple 首席執行官 Brad Garlinghouse 在社交媒體平台 X 上發布的帖子，唐納德·特朗普週四晚上在海湖莊園會見了 Ripple 實驗室高管。

"Great dinner last night with Donald Trump & Stuart Alderoty," wrote Garlinghouse in a post on the platform, which also included a photo of himself, Trump and Ripple Chief Legal Officer Stuart Alderoty.

加林豪斯在該平台上的一篇帖子中寫道：「昨晚與唐納德·特朗普和斯圖爾特·阿爾德羅蒂共進了豐盛的晚餐。」該帖子還附上了他本人、特朗普和Ripple 首席法律官斯圖爾特·阿爾德羅蒂的照片。

"Strong start to 2025!" the CEO added in the post.

“2025 年開局強勁！”首席執行官在帖子中補充道。

The meeting comes as XRP, the native token of Ripple's XRP Ledger, has soared following Trump's win in the 2024 election. While XRP has not yet returned to all-time highs set back in early 2018, the cryptocurrency is up over 300% in the last year.

這次會議召開之際，隨著川普在 2024 年大選中獲勝，Ripple 的 XRP 帳本的原生代幣 XRP 飆升。儘管 XRP 尚未恢復到 2018 年初創下的歷史高點，但該加密貨幣在去年已經上漲了 300% 以上。

"We're also seeing 75% of Ripple's job openings based in the U.S. now, which is a stark contrast to where our hiring was over the past four years," Garlinghouse said in a recent interview with Fox Business.

加林豪斯最近在接受福克斯商業頻道採訪時表示：“我們還看到，Ripple 目前 75% 的職位空缺都在美國，這與我們過去四年的招聘情況形成鮮明對比。”

"And we signed more U.S. deals in the last six weeks of 2024 than we did in the previous six months of the year. So, things are opening up here."

“我們在 2024 年最後六週簽署的美國協議比今年前六個月還要多。所以，事情正在開放。”

Ripple executives have been sounding optimistic about the new White House administration and are letting investors and XRP holders know that Trump could be good for the company and its token.

Ripple 高層一直對新任白宮政府表示樂觀，並讓投資者和 XRP 持有者知道川普可能對公司及其代幣有利。

"Say what you want, but the ‘Trump effect' is already making crypto great again — through his campaign, and in the administration's day 1 priorities," Garlinghouse said in a recent tweet.

加林豪斯在最近的一條推文中表示：“隨你怎麼說，但‘特朗普效應’已經讓加密貨幣再次偉大起來——通過他的競選活動，以及政府第一天的優先事項。”

"And we're just getting started. Pay attention."

“我們才剛開始。請注意。”

While Trump becoming president could be good for cryptocurrencies and also help end Ripple's legal battles with the SEC, he's not the first former president to show support for Ripple.

雖然川普成為總統可能有利於加密貨幣，也有助於結束 Ripple 與 SEC 的法律鬥爭，但他並不是第一個表示支持 Ripple 的前總統。

It may be hard to imagine given the climate for cryptocurrency at the time, but in 2018, Ripple was able to book former President Bill Clinton as a keynote at its Swell Conference.

考慮到當時的加密貨幣環境，這可能很難想像，但在 2018 年，Ripple 邀請前總統比爾·柯林頓作為其 Swell 會議的主題演講。

"We are thrilled to announce President Bill Clinton will be joining us at Swell to discuss the staggering possibilities of blockchain technology," Ripple announced in a press release in July 2018.

Ripple 在 2018 年 7 月的新聞稿中宣布：“我們很高興宣布比爾·克林頓總統將加入我們的 Swell，討論區塊鏈技術的驚人可能性。”

Clinton's speech was given on Oct. 1, 2018, where he talked about numerous topics during his keynote interview with a former advisor, while also highlighting the potential of blockchain.

柯林頓於 2018 年 10 月 1 日發表演講，在與前顧問的主題訪談中談到了許多話題，同時也強調了區塊鏈的潛力。

"This whole blockchain deal has the potential it does only because it is applicable across national borders (and) income groups," Clinton said, according to TechCrunch.

根據 TechCrunch 報導，柯林頓表示：“整個區塊鏈交易之所以具有潛力，只是因為它適用於跨國界（和）收入群體。”

Clinton also warned that the cryptocurrency industry should not get ahead of itself or financial and social inequalities could be magnified.

柯林頓還警告說，加密貨幣產業不應超前，否則金融和社會不平等可能會被放大。

"The more the benefits materialize, the more you have to be careful about it," Clinton said.

「好處越多，你就越要小心，」柯林頓說。

"If you don't pay attention to that, you will magnify the financial inequalities and the social inequalities that already exist in our country and around the world."

“如果你不注意這一點，你就會放大我們國家和世界各地已經存在的金融不平等和社會不平等。”

Investing $1,000 in XRP: Clinton's speech may have served as more of a validation for XRP and Ripple than anything, as the former president devoted a minimal amount of his keynote to talking about blockchain.

投資 1,000 美元購買 XRP：克林頓的演講可能更多是對 XRP 和 Ripple 的驗證，因為這位前總統在他的主題演講中只用了很少的時間來談論區塊鏈。

Still, getting a former president to come to a cryptocurrency conference in 2018 was a big deal and could have been a time for investors to recognize how early things were in terms of validation and public adoption.

儘管如此，讓一位前總統參加 2018 年的加密貨幣會議仍然是一件大事，也可能讓投資者認識到在驗證和公眾採用方面事情還處於早期階段。

XRP traded at a high of $0.6023 on Oct. 1, 2018, when Clinton gave his speech. A $1,000 investment at the time could have purchased 1,660.30 XRP.

2018 年 10 月 1 日柯林頓發表演說時，XRP 交易價格達到 0.6023 美元的高點。當時投資 1,000 美元可以購買 1,660.30 XRP。

Today, the $1,000 investment would be worth $3,785.48, based on a price of $2.28 at the time of writing. This represents a return of 278.5% since Clinton's speech.

如今，基於撰寫本文時 2.28 美元的價格，1,000 美元的投資價值 3,785.48 美元。這意味著自克林頓演講以來回報率為 278.5%。

For comparison, the same $1,000 invested in the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY), which tracks the S&P 500 stock index, would have returned less over the same time period.

相較之下，將相同的 1,000 美元投資於追蹤 S&P 500 股票指數的 SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY)，在同一時期內的回報會更少。

The $1,000 investment in the SPY could have purchased 3.79 shares at the time, which would be worth $2,234.17 at the time of writing, up 123.7%.

對 SPY 的 1,000 美元投資當時可以購買 3.79 股，在撰寫本文時價值 2,234.17 美元，上漲 123.7%。

While there is no guarantee that XRP will continue going up in 2025, a new White House administration considered to be pro-crypto could continue the momentum and build upon what one former president once said about the "staggering" possibilities of the blockchain.

雖然不能保證XRP 會在2025 年繼續上漲，但被認為支持加密貨幣的新一屆白宮政府可能會繼續保持這一勢頭，並以一位前總統曾經說過的區塊鏈「令人震驚」的可能性為基礎。