[迪拜]加密愛好者降落在迪拜

加密愛好者於週三（4月30日）降落在迪拜，聚集在海灣炎熱的陽光下，希望該行業的浮力能夠繼續前進

Cryptocurrency enthusiasts descended on Dubai on Wednesday (Apr 30), gathering under the Gulf’s scorching sun and hoping the industry’s buoyant mood can keep going despite signs the euphoria around U.S. President Donald Trump’s crypto stance is ebbing.

加密貨幣愛好者於週三（4月30日）降落在迪拜，聚集在海灣炎熱的陽光下，並希望該行業的浮力情緒能夠繼續前進，儘管跡象表明美國總統多納德·特朗普周圍的欣喜之情在美國總統的加密貨幣立場逐漸消退。

Speakers at the two-day event in the desert city include chief executives at some of the world’s major crypto firms, the head of digital assets at BlackRock and Goldman Sachs, as well as the U.S. president’s son, Eric Trump, who is set to take the stage on Thursday.

在沙漠城舉行的為期兩天的活動中的演講者包括世界上一些主要加密公司的首席執行官，BlackRock和Goldman Sachs的數字資產負責人，以及美國總統的兒子Eric Trump，他們將於週四登上舞台。

Once a crypto sceptic, the U.S. president has vowed to support the industry by easing regulatory curbs and has even launched his own cryptocurrency, in a turnaround for the industry after a series of crypto company collapses in 2022.

曾經是加密貨幣懷疑論者，美國總統發誓要通過放鬆監管遏制，甚至發起了自己的加密貨幣來支持該行業，這是在2022年一系列加密貨幣公司倒閉之後，在該行業的一個轉變中。

Cryptocurrency prices surged to a record high after his election win. But prices have fallen this year. Bitcoin is down about 12 percent from its peak as the global trade war and industry concerns that the pace of pro-crypto regulation under Trump is slower than expected, knocked sentiment.

加密貨幣的價格在他的選舉勝利後飆升至創紀錄的高位。但是今年的價格下跌。隨著全球貿易戰和行業擔心特朗普領導下的親克賴普託法規的速度比預期的，比特幣的峰值下降了約12％。

Attendees at the TOKEN2049 conference, which is expected to attract around 15,000 people, thronged the venue, while a pair of camels rested unbothered by the loud tunes playing in the background.

Token2049會議的與會者預計將吸引大約15,000人，擠滿了場地，而一雙駱駝則因背景中的大聲曲調而束手無策。

They shared mixed feelings about Trump’s impact on the industry.

他們對特朗普對該行業的影響有不同的看法。

“In the long term, it’s going to be good for crypto, but it really relies on the world economy picking up again,” said Miklos Veszpremi, the chief operating officer of a web3-integrated streaming platform.

“從長遠來看，這對加密貨幣來說將是有益的，但它確實依賴於世界經濟再次獲得，” Web3綜合流媒體平台的首席運營官Miklos Veszpremi說。

“I think that once the tariffs actually start hitting countries, there’s going to be a lot of pain, and we might be headed towards some difficult times,” he said.

他說：“我認為，一旦關稅實際上開始打擊國家，就會有很多痛苦，我們可能會走向一些艱難時期。”

Still, the industry enjoyed a strong start to the year as money poured in.

儘管如此，隨著金錢的投入，該行業在本年度開創了一個良好的開端。

Visa, Bridge partner to launch stablecoin-linked cards

簽證，橋樑合作夥伴，以啟動穩定卡的卡片

Ripple offered to buy stablecoin rival Circle for up to US$5 Billion

Ripple提出要購買Stablecoin競爭對手圈，最高為50億美元

Three Abu Dhabi giants plan stablecoin backed by UAE’s currency

三個由阿聯酋貨幣支持的阿布扎比​​巨人計劃Stablecoin

Mastercard adds stablecoin settlement support for merchants

萬事達卡添加了商人的Stablecoin和解支持

US bank regulators pull back guardrails on bank crypto activities

美國銀行監管機構在銀行加密活動上拉回護欄

Global venture capital investments in crypto companies totalled US$5.4 billion in the first quarter of 2025, its best quarter since mid-2022, according to data from PitchBook.

根據PitchBook的數據，全球風險投資在2025年第一季度總計54億美元，這是自2022年中期以來最佳季度。

Attendee Herbert R Sim, wrapped in a bitcoin-themed jacket, said that predicting the impact of Trump policies on the crypto sector was very hard “but so far ... (progress) is on the regulation side of things”.

以比特幣為主題的外套包裹的與會者赫伯特·R·西姆（Herbert R Sim）說，預測特朗普政策對加密貨幣部門的影響非常困難。

“Things are easing up in America,” he said, as developers, investors and crypto fans weaved past packed industry marketing booths and joined queues to glide on outside zip lines.

他說：“在美國的情況正在緩解。”當開發商，投資者和加密貨幣粉絲編織了過去的行業營銷攤位，並加入了排隊以滑行外部郵政編碼。

Crypto hub

加密樞紐

The United Arab Emirates is quickly emerging as a key hub for crypto companies, with several setting up shop or seeking to expand.

阿拉伯聯合酋長國迅速成為加密貨幣公司的關鍵樞紐，其中一些建立商店或尋求擴大。

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, announced in March that Abu Dhabi-backed investment group MGX had made a US$2 billion crypto investment in it, deepening its ties with the UAE.

世界上最大的加密交易所Binance在3月宣布，阿布扎比支持的投資集團MGX對IT進行了20億美元的加密投資，並加深了與阿聯酋的聯繫。

The exchange’s founder, Changpeng Zhao, who last year served four months in prison after pleading guilty to violating U.S. laws against money laundering, was welcomed to the main stage with cheers from the audience.

交易所的創始人昌霍（Changpeng Zhao）去年在違反美國法律反對洗錢的認罪後被判入獄四個月，受到了觀眾歡呼的歡迎。

Zhao stepped down as CEO of Binance as part of a US$4.3 billion settlement with U.S. authorities but remains a major shareholder.

Zhao辭去了Binance首席執行官，作為與美國當局達成43億美元和解的一部分，但仍然是主要股東。

UAE authorities continue to promote crypto adoption.

阿聯酋當局繼續促進加密貨幣的採用。

Buyers for apartments in a new planned tower in Dubai that the Trump Organization launched this week alongside a luxury real estate developer will be able to pay with Bitcoin, Eric Trump said.

埃里克·特朗普（Eric Trump）表示，特朗普組織本週與豪華房地產開發商一起啟動的迪拜一座新計劃的塔樓的公寓買家將能夠與比特幣付款。

Dubai’s Emirates NBD bank recently launched crypto trading services on its digital arm Liv and one of the city’s largest free zones, the DMCC, which hosts more than 600 crypto firms, plans to open a “crypto tower” in early 2027 to host more.

迪拜的阿聯酋NBD銀行最近在其數字武器LIV上推出了加密貨幣貿易服務，該市最大的免費區域之一DMCC託管了600多家加密貨幣公司，計劃在2027年初開設一座“加密塔樓”，以託管更多。

“It’s much easier to do business here,” said Germany-based attendee Andre Liesenfeld, referring to Dubai.

“在這裡開展業務要容易得多，”總部位於德國的與會者Andre Liesenfeld說，指的是迪拜。