狗狗幣可能會作為特斯拉網站上的付款選項捲土重來

特斯拉執行長馬斯克 (Elon Musk) 在 2019 年稱狗狗幣為“他最喜歡的加密貨幣”，它可能會作為電動車的支付選項捲土重來

Elon Musk has expressed interest in bringing back Dogecoin as a payment option for certain merchandise on Tesla's website.

伊隆馬斯克表示有興趣重新使用狗狗幣作為特斯拉網站上某些商品的支付方式。

When a user on X.com, a social media platform owned by Musk, asked whether anyone would like Tesla to “reinstate the option of” bringing back the Dogecoin payment option for merchandise, the Tesla chief replied: “Me.”

當馬斯克旗下的社交媒體平台 X.com 上的一名用戶詢問是否有人希望特斯拉“恢復”商品的狗狗幣支付選項時，特斯拉首席執行官回答說：“我。”

Musk owns a majority of Tesla stock and is also the owner of X.com, which he acquired in 2022.

馬斯克擁有特斯拉的大部分股票，也是他於 2022 年收購的 X.com 的所有者。

Currently, the Tesla store accepts only credit cards as a form of payment. It's unclear when or why Dogecoin stopped being an option.

目前，特斯拉商店僅接受信用卡作為付款方式。目前尚不清楚狗狗幣何時或為何不再成為選項。

The Austin, Texas-based company never broadly accepted Dogecoin for car payments, and there wasn’t a formal announcement about “removing” it as a payment option.

這家總部位於德克薩斯州奧斯汀的公司從未廣泛接受狗狗幣用於汽車支付，也沒有正式宣布「刪除」狗狗幣作為支付選項。

Musk, the environmentalist?

馬斯克，環保人士？

notable that — in 2021 — Musk posted that the company intends to “use [Bitcoin] for transactions as soon as mining transitions to more sustainable energy.”

值得注意的是，2021 年，馬斯克表示，該公司打算“一旦採礦業轉向更可持續的能源，就立即使用[比特幣]進行交易。”

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Tesla & Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/YSswJmVZhP

特斯拉和比特幣 pic.twitter.com/YSswJmVZhP

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Dogecoin require vast amounts of electricity to process transactions and ensure the security of their respective networks.

比特幣和狗狗幣等加密貨幣需要大量電力來處理交易並確保各自網路的安全。

Environmentalists and investors pointed out how the carbon footprint associated with cryptocurrency transactions appeared to be in conflict with Tesla's clean energy initiatives.

環保人士和投資者指出，與加密貨幣交易相關的碳足跡似乎與特斯拉的清潔能源計畫相衝突。

It’s also worth noting that Musk is a staunch supporter of former President and current Republican nominee Donald Trump, who pledges to roll back clean energy initiatives if re-elected.

另外值得注意的是，馬斯克是前總統、現任共和黨候選人川普的堅定支持者，川普承諾如果連任，將取消清潔能源計畫。

Legal drama

律政劇

Musk's affirmation for Dogecoin came less than 24 hours after a U.S. District Judge dismissed a federal lawsuit that accused the Tesla chief of defrauding investors through insider trading and market manipulation of Dogecoin.

馬斯克對狗狗幣做出確認後不到 24 小時，美國地區法官駁回了一項聯邦訴訟，該訴訟指控特斯拉執行長透過內線交易和狗狗幣市場操縱來欺騙投資者。

The suit alleged that Musk misused his position as the world's richest man to inflate the price of Dogecoin by over “36,000%” and then let its price crash, causing losses for investors.

該訴訟稱，馬斯克濫用其全球首富的地位，將狗狗幣的價格推高了「36,000%」以上，然後讓其價格暴跌，給投資者造成損失。

The plaintiffs argued that Musk's actions could be justified as a “Dogecoin Pyramid Scheme,” where he promoted the cryptocurrency to profit from the volatility he allegedly created.

原告辯稱，馬斯克的行為可以被視為“狗狗幣金字塔計劃”，他在其中推廣加密貨幣，以從他據稱創造的波動中獲利。

The price of DOGE once reached an all-time high of $0.73 but has yet to reach those price levels again.

DOGE 的價格一度達到 0.73 美元的歷史新高，但尚未再次達到該價格水準。

Hellerstein said any statements made about Dogecoin are “aspirational and puffery, not factual” and that “no reasonable investor could rely upon them” for making investment decisions.

海勒斯坦表示，有關狗狗幣的任何聲明都是“雄心勃勃、誇大其詞，而不是事實”，“任何理性的投資者都不能依賴它們”來做出投資決策。

The judge also found that the facts did not support the plaintiffs’ allegations of a “pump and dump” scheme, market manipulation, and insider trading, underlining that it was “not possible to understand the allegations that form the basis” of these claims.

法官還認為，事實並不支持原告關於「拉高拋售」計畫、市場操縱和內線交易的指控，並強調「不可能理解構成這些指控基礎的指控」。

Whether the Dogecoin lawsuit dismissal bodes well for Tesla fans to once again use the dog-themed coin as a payment option when buying, say, a Cybertruck t-shirt, remains to be seen.

狗狗幣訴訟被駁回是否預示著特斯拉粉絲在購買賽博卡車 T 卹時再次使用狗狗主題幣作為支付選項，還有待觀察。