蒙大拿州的房屋拒绝将国家储备金投资比特币（BTC）

蒙大拿州众议院投票反对429号众议院法案，该法案将比特币（BTC）作为州储备资产。

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Bipartisan Opposition Over Financial Risks

双方反对财务风险

The Montana House voted 41-59 against House Bill No. 429, with bipartisan concerns about the financial risks of investing in volatile digital assets like Bitcoin. Lawmakers were wary of endangering public funds through speculative investments.

蒙大拿州的房屋以41-59投票反对429号众议院法案，两党对投资比特币等波动数字资产的财务风险感到担忧。立法者警惕通过投机投资危害公共资金。

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The Montana House of Representatives voted against a bill that would have allowed the state to investの一部counterpart funds in Bitcoin (BTC). House Bill No. 429 was ultimately rejected in a 41-59 vote on Wednesday.

蒙大拿州众议院投票反对一项法案，该法案将使该州投资于比特币（BTC）。 429号众议院法案最终在周三以41-59的投票中被拒绝。

The bill proposed establishing a special revenue account for state investments in precious metals, stablecoins, and digital assets with an average market cap of over $750 billion in the past year – a threshold currently met only by BTC.

该法案提议为在过去一年的平均市值超过7500亿美元的平均市值建立针对国家投资的特殊收入帐户，该帐户的平均市值超过7500亿美元 - 目前仅由BTC达到的门槛。

Many Republicans opposed the bill, arguing that it would permit the state’s investment board to engage in speculative ventures, potentially jeopardising public funds. Representative Bill Mercer spoke out against allowing the Board of Investments to invest Montana’s funds in cryptocurrencies and NFTs. “I did not come here to do that,” Mercer said.

许多共和党人反对该法案，认为这将允许该州的投资委员会从事投机企业，并可能危及公共资金。代表比尔·默瑟（Bill Mercer）反对允许投资董事会投资蒙大拿州的资金来加密货币和NFT。默瑟说：“我没有来这里这样做。”

Proponents of the bill argued that diversifying into assets like BTC could enhance returns on taxpayer funds. Representative Lee Demming highlighted the state’s obligation to maximize returns and suggested that investing in digital assets could be a strategy for doing so. “If we’re going to keep the taxpayer’s money, I think we owe it to the taxpayers to get as high a return on that money that’s sitting in there, either that or you give it right back to them, so I’m going to vote on this bill for that reason,” Demming said.

该法案的支持者认为，将BTC等资产多样化可以提高纳税人资金的回报。李·德明（Lee Demming）代表强调了该州最大化回报的义务，并建议对数字资产进行投资可能是这样做的策略。 “如果我们要保留纳税人的钱，我认为我们应该归功于纳税人，以获得坐在那里的那笔钱的回报，要么把它归还给他们，所以我要去出于这个原因对该法案进行投票。” Demming说。

Representative Steve Fitzpatrick noted that the board has a lot of money sitting in the bank and that investing in precious metals and digital assets would be an effective use of those funds. “We can make a return to the taxpayer, and ultimately, that would allow us to give more money back, cut taxes, and provide the fiscal relief that people are looking for,” Fitzpatrick said.

代表史蒂夫·菲茨帕特里克（Steve Fitzpatrick）指出，董事会在银行里有很多钱，投资贵金属和数字资产将有效利用这些资金。菲茨帕特里克说：“我们可以返回纳税人，最终将使我们能够退还更多的钱，削减税收并提供人们正在寻找的财政救济。”

In contrast, opponents like Representative Steven Kelly highlighted cryptocurrencies’ inherent volatility and speculative nature, advocating for more conservative investment approaches to safeguard public resources. “It’s still taxpayer money, and we’re responsible for it, and we need to protect it because these types of investments are way too risky,” Kelly said.

相比之下，像代表史蒂文·凯利（Steven Kelly）这样的反对者强调了加密货币的固有波动和投机性，主张更保守的投资方法来保护公共资源。凯利说：“这仍然是纳税人的钱，我们对此负责，我们需要保护它，因为这些类型的投资太冒险了。”

The rejection of Montana’s BTC reserve bill aligns with a broader trend of cautious legislative approaches toward crypto investments at the state level. While Montana has opted against integrating BTC into its state reserves, other states continue to advance similar initiatives.

蒙大拿州的BTC储备法案的拒绝与州一级的加密投资的谨慎立法方法的更广泛趋势保持一致。尽管蒙大拿州选择不将BTC整合到其国家储备中，但其他州仍在继续推进类似的举措。

In Utah, the “Blockchain and Digital Innovation Amendments” bill has advanced through legislative processes, positioning the state as a potential pioneer in adopting a BTC reserve. The bill is now headed to a second and third reading before a final Senate vote. This national discourse reflects the ongoing debate over the role of digital assets in public finance and the balance between innovation and fiscal responsibility.

在犹他州，“区块链和数字创新修正案”法案已通过立法流程提出，将国家定位为采用BTC储备的潜在先驱。在最后的参议院投票之前，该法案现在将进入第二读和三分之一。这种民族话语反映了关于数字资产在公共金融中的作用以及创新和财政责任之间的持续辩论。