唐纳德·特朗普和辛西娅·卢米斯希望美国建立比特币战略储备

十四年前，比特币还是一种默默无闻的实验品，主要在密码朋克和自由主义者中流行，交易价格不到一美元。

Fourteen years ago, the price of bitcoin was less than 1 U.S. dollar. Now, the cryptocurrency trades for over $54,000. Former President Donald Trump and Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R–Wyo.) have both proposed that the U.S. government create a bitcoin strategic reserve.

十四年前，比特币的价格还不到 1 美元。现在，该加密货币的交易价格超过 54,000 美元。前总统唐纳德·特朗普和参议员辛西娅·鲁米斯（怀俄明州共和党人）都提议美国政府建立比特币战略储备。

Trump suggested the idea at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville in July. He said that the government has broken the "cardinal rule" that every bitcoiner knows: never sell your bitcoin. He vowed that if he's president again, the U.S. will "keep 100 percent of the bitcoin [it] currently holds or acquires into the future."

特朗普在 7 月份于纳什维尔举行的比特币会议上提出了这个想法。他表示，政府打破了每个比特币爱好者都知道的“基本规则”：永远不要出售你的比特币。他发誓，如果他再次担任总统，美国将“将目前持有或获得的比特币 100% 保留到未来”。

Currently, the government sells confiscated bitcoin at a lower price than it was bought for through the U.S. Marshals service. According to the Justice Department, the government has confiscated about 200,000 bitcoin from accused criminals who, in some cases, stole the bitcoin.

目前，政府以低于通过美国法警服务购买的价格出售没收的比特币。据司法部称，政府已从被指控的犯罪分子手中没收了约 20 万枚比特币，这些犯罪分子在某些情况下窃取了比特币。

The government also possesses a petroleum reserve, founded in 1975. The federal government also stockpiles medical supplies, foreign currencies, materials of military manufacturing importance, grains, and gold.

政府还拥有成立于 1975 年的石油储备。联邦政府还储备医疗用品、外币、军事制造重要材料、谷物和黄金。

However, some bitcoin community members are concerned about the government co-opting bitcoin for its own economic goals. Lummis sells the idea as a way to reduce future debt, which depends on bitcoin continuing to rise in value—something that is not guaranteed. Her bill would require the government to hold the bitcoin it buys for 20 years except for sales to reduce national debt.

然而，一些比特币社区成员担心政府为了自己的经济目标而选择比特币。 Lummis 将这个想法作为减少未来债务的一种方式来推销，这取决于比特币价值的持续上涨——这是无法保证的。她的法案将要求政府持有其购买的比特币 20 年，但为了减少国家债务而出售的除外。