布克萊認為，比特幣實驗好壞參半

在 8 月 29 日出版的《時代》雜誌採訪中，Nayib Bukele 表示，到目前為止，他的比特幣押注結果好壞參半。

El Salvador's Bitcoin-loving president has acknowledged that his BTC gamble has had mixed results, with less widespread adoption than hoped for but ultimately a "net positive" impact.

熱愛比特幣的薩爾瓦多總統承認，他的比特幣賭博產生了好壞參半的結果，雖然比特幣的普及程度沒有預期的那麼廣泛，但最終產生了「淨正面」影響。

In an interview with TIME magazine published Monday, Nayib Bukele said his Bitcoin bet has had mixed results so far.

納伊布·布克萊 (Nayib Bukele) 在周一接受《時代》雜誌採訪時表示，到目前為止，他的比特幣押注結果好壞參半。

"Yes and no, a lot more could definitely be done," Bukele stated in response to the interviewer’s question about whether Bitcoin adoption in the tiny Central American nation has been a resounding success.

「是的，也不是，肯定可以做更多的事情，」布克萊在回答採訪者關於比特幣在中美洲小國的採用是否取得巨大成功的問題時說道。

"Bitcoin hasn’t had the widespread adoption we hoped for. Many Salvadorans use it. The majority of large businesses in the country have it, Bukele explained. "You can go to a McDonald’s, a supermarket, or a hotel and pay with Bitcoin. It hasn’t had the adoption we expected."

「比特幣還沒有得到我們所希望的廣泛採用。許多薩爾瓦多人都在使用它。該國的大多數大型企業都有比特幣，」布克萊解釋道。用比特幣付款。它沒有得到我們預期的採用。

Bukele pointed out the voluntary nature of Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador, stressing that no one has ever been forced into embracing it. Instead, those who chose to use Bitcoin have reaped the benefits of its surging price.

布克萊指出了薩爾瓦多採用比特幣的自願性質，並強調沒有人被迫接受它。相反，選擇使用比特幣的人卻從其價格飆升中獲益。

"If [Salvadorans] use it now, they will probably have gains in the future," he told TIME. "If they do not want to use it, this is a free country. I expected more adoption, definitely, but we always prided ourselves on being a free country, free in every way," the eccentric president stated.

「如果（薩爾瓦多人）現在使用它，他們將來可能會有所收穫，」他告訴《時代》雜誌。 「如果他們不想使用它，這是一個自由的國家。我當然希望有更多的人採用它，但我們總是為自己是一個自由的國家而感到自豪，在各個方面都是自由的，」這位古怪的總統說。

The interview, which was conducted in Spanish and later translated by the magazine, also saw Bukele donning a dark suit to look more "authoritarian."

這次採訪是用西班牙語進行的，後來由雜誌翻譯，布克萊還穿著深色西裝，看起來更「獨裁」。

"Wearing a dark suit to look more “authoritarian” ?

「穿深色西裝看起來比較『獨裁』?

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After making Bitcoin legal tender in September 2021, Bukele has overseen the construction of a Bitcoin City at the base of a volcano, the installation of 200 Bitcoin ATMs around the country, and the launch of state-issued Bitcoin bonds.

2021 年 9 月使比特幣成為法定貨幣後，布克萊負責監督在火山腳下建造比特幣城市、在全國各地安裝 200 台比特幣 ATM 機，以及發行國家發行的比特幣債券。

Despite these efforts and bullish comments from Bukele, a recent survey by the Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development showed that only 16.8% of Salvadorans reported having used Bitcoin in the past 12 months.

儘管布克萊做出了這些努力並且發表了樂觀的評論，但薩爾瓦多經濟和社會發展基金會最近的一項調查顯示，只有 16.8% 的薩爾瓦多人報告在過去 12 個月內使用過比特幣。

Moreover, the country's Bitcoin trust fund, which was intended to facilitate the conversion of Bitcoin to dollars for everyday transactions, has yet to be fully utilized due to low crypto demand among the local population.

此外，該國的比特幣信託基金旨在促進日常交易中比特幣兌換成美元，但由於當地居民對加密貨幣的需求較低，該基金尚未充分利用。

On the other hand, El Salvador's Bitcoin gamble has attracted international attention and, according to Bukele, also brought in new investments and tourism.

另一方面，薩爾瓦多的比特幣賭博吸引了國際關注，據布克萊稱，還帶來了新的投資和旅遊業。

"It gave us branding, it brought us investments, it brought us tourism," he opined. "I do believe that the positive outcomes outweigh the negative, and the issues that have been highlighted are relatively minor."

「它給了我們品牌，為我們帶來了投資，為我們帶來了旅遊業，」他說。 “我確實相信積極的結果大於消極的結果，而且所強調的問題相對較小。”

Bukele also highlighted El Salvador's "First Mover" advantage, which he said is evident in Wall Street companies expanding into the crypto sector and Bitcoin featuring prominently in this year's U.S. presidential election.

布克萊也強調了薩爾瓦多的「先行者」優勢，他表示，這一優勢在華爾街公司向加密貨幣領域擴張以及比特幣在今年美國總統選舉中佔據突出地位時顯而易見。

"I’m not going to say it’s the currency of the future, but there’s a lot of future in that currency," the Salvadoran president optimistically concluded.

「我不會說它是未來的貨幣，但這種貨幣有很大的未來，」薩爾瓦多總統樂觀地總結道。