温哥华市议会探索将比特币 (BTC) 纳入其金融运营

温哥华市议会批准了一项动议，探索将比特币纳入其金融业务，包括可能的比特币储备和支付选项。

The Vancouver City Council has approved a motion to investigate integrating Bitcoin into its financial operations, such as a possible Bitcoin reserve and payment option.

温哥华市议会已批准一项动议，调查将比特币纳入其金融业务，例如可能的比特币储备和支付选项。

The motion was introduced by Mayor Ken Sim ahead of the Dec. 11 meeting, suggesting it could be a way to safeguard against inflation and currency devaluation. Six councilors supported the motion, while only two were in opposition.

该动议是由市长 Ken Sim 在 12 月 11 日会议之前提出的，表明这可能是防范通货膨胀和货币贬值的一种方式。六名议员支持这项动议，只有两名议员反对。

During the meeting, councilors, experts and the public were given the opportunity to speak about the motion before the vote. When it was his turn to speak, Sim said he filed the motion in response to “challenges in the future” and as a way to secure “the next 100 years” for the Canadian city.

会议期间，议员、专家和公众有机会在投票前就该动议发表意见。当轮到他发言时，西姆表示，他提出这项动议是为了应对“未来的挑战”，也是确保加拿大城市“未来 100 年”的一种方式。

“We have affordability challenges, and I truly believe that Bitcoin could be something that can solve our challenges, both financial and affordability,” Sim said.

Sim 表示：“我们面临着负担能力方面的挑战，我坚信比特币可以解决我们的财务和负担能力方面的挑战。”

Sim said he was also spurred to bring the idea to the council after investigating and finding that houses in the city had increased 381% in value between 1995 and 2022, but gold “pretty remained much flat.”

Sim 表示，在调查后发现该市的房屋价值在 1995 年至 2022 年间上涨了 381%，但黄金“基本持平”后，他也决定向市议会提出这个想法。

At the same time, he says the city’s fixed-income securities, worth $3.1 billion, had lost $185 million in market value.

与此同时，他表示，该市价值 31 亿美元的固定收益证券市值已损失 1.85 亿美元。

“There is something going on here; our currency is getting debased, and we are losing our purchasing power,” Sim said.

“这里发生了一些事情；我们的货币正在贬值，我们正在失去购买力，”西姆说。

As a sign of his commitment, he also pledged a donation in Bitcoin ( BTC ) to the city, regardless of the outcome of the vote.

作为承诺的标志，他还承诺无论投票结果如何，都会向该市捐赠比特币（BTC）。

“Our family is going to donate $10,000 to the City of Vancouver in the form of Bitcoin and this is going to be a gift to the city that we love,” Sim said.

“我们的家人将以比特币的形式向温哥华市捐赠 10,000 美元，这将成为送给我们热爱的城市的礼物，”Sim 说。

“We totally believe in the benefits of this and we’re putting our money where our mouth is,” he added.

“我们完全相信这样做的好处，我们正在言出必行，”他补充道。

Worry about illicit activities and environmental impact

担心非法活动和环境影响

Councilor Pete Fry, who opposed the motion, said he was concerned about the possible uses of crypto and digital assets in illicit activities and a lack of consultation with law enforcement.

反对该动议的议员皮特·弗莱 (Pete Fry) 表示，他担心加密货币和数字资产可能用于非法活动，以及缺乏与执法部门的协商。

According to Fry, Vancouver also “can’t legally accept” and deal in a tender that isn’t legal.

弗莱表示，温哥华也“不能合法接受”和处理不合法的招标。

“In the absence of any really specific acknowledgment of the very serious issues around money laundering and the history in this city, I don’t think this is a step in the right direction,” he said.

“在没有对洗钱和这座城市的历史的非常严重的问题进行任何真正具体的认识的情况下，我认为这不是朝着正确方向迈出的一步，”他说。

Councilor Adriane Carr, who opposed the motion as well, argued that the environmental impact of Bitcoin mining and the drain on the electricity grid was of great concern.

议员阿德里安·卡尔（Adriane Carr）也反对该动议，她认为比特币挖矿对环境的影响以及对电网的消耗令人非常担忧。

In his original proposal, Sim requested a report on the Bitcoin Friendly City strategy by the end of the first quarter of 2025, including the feasibility, risks and potential benefits of adoption.

Sim 在最初的提案中要求在 2025 年第一季度末之前提交一份关于比特币友好城市战略的报告，包括采用的可行性、风险和潜在好处。