路易斯安那州政府接受首笔加密货币付款

路易斯安那州财政部长约翰·弗莱明医学博士宣布一项创新过渡，州政府计划接受加密货币作为有效的支付方式。

The government of Louisiana has officially announced that it will begin accepting payments in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

路易斯安那州政府正式宣布将开始接受比特币和其他加密货币付款。

This marks a significant step forward in the adoption of digital assets by state governments in the United States.

这标志着美国各州政府在采用数字资产方面向前迈出了重要一步。

The announcement was made by Louisiana State Treasurer John Fleming, M.D., who stated that the state government has accepted its first cryptocurrency payment.

这一消息是由路易斯安那州财政部长约翰·弗莱明医学博士宣布的，他表示州政府已经接受了第一笔加密货币付款。

Fleming highlighted the innovative transition that is underway as the state government integrates cryptocurrency into its payment infrastructure.

弗莱明强调了州政府将加密货币整合到其支付基础设施中正在进行的创新转型。

This integration will allow residents to pay for state services directly from their non-custodial crypto wallets, using BTC (both on the Bitcoin layer-1 and via Lightning Network) and USDC (USD Coin).

这种集成将允许居民使用 BTC（在比特币第一层和闪电网络上）和 USDC（美元硬币）直接从非托管加密钱包支付国家服务费用。

The first crypto payment was made to the state’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.

第一笔加密货币付款是向该州野生动物和渔业部支付的。

To facilitate this initiative, the government has partnered with a service called Bead Pay, which converts the crypto into dollars before depositing them into government accounts.

为了促进这一举措，政府与一项名为 Bead Pay 的服务合作，该服务将加密货币转换为美元，然后将其存入政府账户。

This ensures that the citizen pays in cryptocurrencies, but the state receives dollars, as if the payment had been made with a credit or debit card.

这确保了公民以加密货币支付，但国家收到美元，就像使用信用卡或借记卡支付一样。

The aim is to promote the adoption of new technologies in the state’s infrastructure while protecting the state from the value fluctuations of crypto.

目的是促进国家基础设施中新技术的采用，同时保护国家免受加密货币价值波动的影响。