川普就職典禮前比特幣價格飆升至 109,000 美元以上

週一早些時候，就在當選總統唐納德·川普就職典禮前幾個小時，比特幣價格飆升至 109,000 美元以上，加密貨幣行業紛紛押注他將在返回白宮後採取行動。

The price of bitcoin surged to over $109,000 early Monday, just hours ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry bets he'll take action son after returning to the White House.

週一早些時候，就在當選總統唐納德·川普就職典禮前幾個小時，比特幣價格飆升至 109,000 美元以上，加密貨幣行業紛紛押注他將在返回白宮後採取行動。

Once a skeptic who said a few years ago that bitcoin " seems like a scam," Trump has embraced digital currencies with a convert's zeal. He's launched a new cryptocurrency venture and vowed on the campaign trail to take steps early in his presidency to make the U.S. into the "crypto capital" of the world.

川普曾是一名懷疑論者，幾年前曾表示比特幣“似乎是一個騙局”，但現在他以皈依者的熱情擁抱了數位貨幣。他推出了一家新的加密貨幣企業，並在競選過程中發誓要在總統任期內儘早採取措施，使美國成為世界「加密貨幣之都」。

His promises including creating a U.S. crypto stockpile, enacting industry-friendly regulation and event appointing a crypto "czar" for his administration.

他的承諾包括創建美國加密貨幣庫存、制定有利於行業的監管以及為他的政府任命一位加密貨幣「沙皇」。

"You're going to be very happy with me," Trump told crypto-enthusiasts at a bitcoin conference last summer.

「你們會對我感到非常滿意，」川普在去年夏天的一次比特幣會議上對加密貨幣愛好者說道。

Bitcoin is the world's most popular cryptocurrency and was created in 2009 as a kind of electronic cash uncontrolled by banks or governments. It and newer forms of cryptocurrencies have moved from the financial fringes to the mainstream in wild fits and starts.

比特幣是世界上最受歡迎的加密貨幣，創建於 2009 年，是一種不受銀行或政府控制的電子現金。它和新形式的加密貨幣已經從金融邊緣轉變為主流。

The highly volatile nature of cryptocurrencies as well as their use by criminals, scammers and rogue nations, has attracted plenty of critics, who say the digital currencies have limited utility and often are just Ponzi schemes.

加密貨幣的高度波動性以及犯罪分子、詐騙者和流氓國家對它們的使用吸引了許多批評者，他們表示數位貨幣的實用性有限，而且往往只是龐氏騙局。

But crypto has so far defied naysayers and survived multiple prolonged price drops in its short lifespan. Wealthy players in the crypto industry, which felt unfairly targeted by the Biden administration, spent heavily to help Trump win last November's election. Bitcoin has surged in price since Trump's victory, topping $100,000 for the first time last month before briefly sliding down to about $90,000. On Friday, it rose about 5%. It jumped more than $9,000 early Monday, according to CoinDesk.

但到目前為止，加密貨幣已經戰勝了反對者，並在其短暫的生命週期中經歷了許多長期的價格下跌。加密貨幣行業的富裕參與者感到自己受到了拜登政府的不公平對待，因此斥巨資幫助川普贏得去年 11 月的大選。自川普獲勝以來，比特幣價格飆升，上個月首次突破 10 萬美元，隨後短暫下滑至 9 萬美元左右。週五上漲約5%。據 CoinDesk 稱，週一早些時候，該價格上漲超過 9,000 美元。

Two years ago, bitcoin was trading at about $20,000.

兩年前，比特幣的交易價格約為 2 萬美元。

Trump's picks for key cabinet and regulatory positions are stocked with crypto supporters, including his choice to lead the Treasury and Commerce departments and the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

川普對關鍵內閣和監管職位的選擇充滿了加密貨幣的支持者，包括他選擇領導財政部和商務部以及證券交易委員會主席。

Key industry players held a first ever "Crypto Ball" on Friday to celebrate the first "crypto president." The event was sold out, with tickets costing several thousand dollars.

週五，主要行業參與者舉辦了首屆“加密貨幣舞會”，以慶祝第一位“加密貨幣總統”。活動門票已售罄，票價數千美元。

Here's a look at some detailed action Trump might take in the early days of his administration:

以下是川普在執政初期可能採取的一些詳細行動：

CRYPTO COUNCIL

加密貨幣委員會

As a candidate Trump promised that he would create a special advisory council to provide guidance on creating "clear" and "straightforward" regulations on crypto within the first 100 days of his presidency.

作為候選人，川普承諾他將成立一個特別諮詢委員會，為在其總統任期的前 100 天內製定「明確」和「直接」的加密貨幣法規提供指導。

Details about the council and its membership are still unclear, but after winning November's election, Trump named tech executive and venture capitalist David Sacks to be the administration's crypto "czar." Trump also announced in late December that former North Carolina congressional candidate Bo Hines will be the executive director of the "Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets."

有關該委員會及其成員的詳細資訊仍不清楚，但在贏得 11 月大選後，川普任命科技高管兼風險投資家 David Sacks 為政府的加密貨幣「沙皇」。川普也在12月下旬宣布，前北卡羅來納州國會候選人博·海因斯將擔任「總統數位資產顧問委員會」的執行董事。

At last year's bitcoin conference, Trump told crypto supporters that new regulations "will be written by people who love your industry, not hate your industry." Trump's pick to lead the SEC, Paul Atkins, has been a strong advocate for cryptocurrencies.

在去年的比特幣會議上，川普告訴加密貨幣支持者，新的法規「將由熱愛你的行業而不是討厭你的行業的人來製定」。川普選擇領導 SEC 的保羅阿特金斯 (Paul Atkins) 一直是加密貨幣的堅定擁護者。

Crypto investors and companies chafed as what they said was a hostile Biden administration that went overboard in unfair enforcement actions and accounting policies that have stifled innovation in the industry — particularly at the hands of outgoing SEC Chairman Gary Gensler.

加密貨幣投資者和公司對他們所說的充滿敵意的拜登政府感到憤怒，拜登政府在不公平的執法行動和會計政策方面做得太過分，扼殺了該行業的創新——尤其是在即將離任的美國證券交易委員會主席加里‧詹斯勒(Gary Gensler)的手中。

"As far as general expectations from the Trump Administration, I think one of the best things to bet on is a tone change at the SEC," said Peter Van Valkenburgh, the executive director of the advocacy group Coin Center.

「就川普政府的普遍期望而言，我認為最好的賭注之一是 SEC 的基調改變，」倡導組織 Coin Center 的執行董事 Peter Van Valkenburgh 表示。

Gensler, who is set to leave as Trump takes office, said in a recent interview with Bloomberg that he's proud of his office's actions to police the crypto industry, which he said is "rife with bad actors."

即將在川普就職後離職的詹斯勒在最近接受彭博社採訪時表示，他對自己的辦公室監管加密貨幣行業的行動感到自豪，他說這個行業「充斥著不良行為者」。

STRATEGIC BITCOIN RESERVE

戰略比特幣儲備

Trump also promised that as president he'll ensure the U.S. government stockpiles bitcoin, much like it already does with gold. At the bitcoin conference earlier this summer, Trump said it the U.S. government would keep, rather than auction off, the billions of dollars in bitcoin it has seized through law enforcement actions.

川普也承諾，身為總統，他將確保美國政府儲備比特幣，就像現在儲備黃金一樣。在今年夏天稍早的比特幣會議上，川普表示，美國政府將保留而不是拍賣其透過執法行動扣押的數十億美元比特幣。

Crypto advocates have posted a draft executive order online that would establish a "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve" as a "permanent national asset" to be administered by the Treasury Department through its Exchange Stabilization Fund. The draft order calls for the Treasury Department to eventually hold at least $21 billion in bitcoin.

加密貨幣倡導者在網路上發布了一份行政命令草案，該命令將建立“戰略比特幣儲備”作為“永久國家資產”，由財政部透過其外匯穩定基金進行管理。該命令草案要求財政部最終持有至少 210 億美元的比特幣。

Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming has proposed legislation mandating the U.S. government stockpile bitcoin, which advocates said would help diversify government holdings and hedge against financial risks. Critics say bitcoin's volatility make it a poor choice as a reserve asset.

懷俄明州共和黨參議員辛西婭·魯米斯 (Cynthia Lummis) 提議立法，強制美國政府儲備比特幣，支持者表示這將有助於政府持有資產多元化並對沖金融風險。批評者表示，比特幣的波動性使其成為儲備資產的糟糕選擇。

Creating such a stockpile would also be a "giant step in the direction of bitcoin becoming normalized, becoming legitimatized in

創建這樣的庫存也將是“朝著比特幣正常化、合法化方向邁出的一大步”