支持加密貨幣的國會議員 Eric Cantor 現在是 Tether 所有者

President Biden's pro-crypto stance, evident in his administration's enthusiasm for digital assets, may extend beyond the commander in chief himself.

拜登總統支持加密貨幣的立場，從他的政府對數位資產的熱情中可見一斑，這一立場可能會超出總司令本人的範圍。

According to an August Federal Election Commission disclosure, Biden's campaign committee held a portion of its cash on hand in cryptocurrency. As of Aug. 19, the campaign committee reported having $34,333 in ether (ETH-USD), the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, and $10 in world digital currency (WDC-USD).

根據聯邦選舉委員會 8 月的披露，拜登的競選委員會以加密貨幣形式持有部分現金。截至 8 月 19 日，競選委員會報告擁有 34,333 美元的以太幣（ETH-USD），這是世界第二大加密貨幣，以及 10 美元的世界數位貨幣（WDC-USD）。

The campaign committee's crypto holdings were first reported by Punchbowl News.

Punchbowl News 首先報告了競選委員會持有的加密貨幣。

Earlier this year, the Biden campaign announced that it would begin accepting cryptocurrency donations in an effort to reach a broader base of donors. The campaign said at the time that it would convert the crypto donations into dollars within 24 hours of receiving them.

今年早些時候，拜登競選團隊宣布將開始接受加密貨幣捐贈，以覆蓋更廣泛的捐贈者群體。該活動當時表示，將在收到加密貨幣捐款後 24 小時內兌換成美元。

Biden's campaign committee also reported having $10,000 in World Liberty Coin (WLFI-USD) along with 75% of any net revenues after World Liberty earns $30 million. The campaign committee also reported having an "undetermined" amount of bitcoin (BTC-USD); it's not clear if he still has those holdings.

拜登的競選委員會還報告稱，擁有 1 萬美元的 World Liberty Coin (WLFI-USD)，以及 World Liberty 賺取 3,000 萬美元後淨收入的 75%。競選委員會還報告稱，其擁有「未確定」數量的比特幣（BTC-USD）；目前尚不清楚他是否仍然持有這些資產。

The Biden administration has taken a generally positive approach to crypto regulation. In May, the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) issued a guidance letter stating that federal employees must disclose their crypto holdings, and that the ethics pledge not to participate personally and substantially in any government matter that could impact their financial holdings applies to digital assets as well.

拜登政府對加密貨幣監管採取了整體積極的態度。今年5 月，政府道德辦公室(OGE) 發布了一封指導信，指出聯邦僱員必須披露其加密貨幣持有量，並且道德承諾不親自或實質性參與任何可能影響其金融持有量的政府事務，適用於數位資產以及。

Earlier this year, the Treasury Department proposed a rule that would require cryptocurrency brokers to report customer transactions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Biden administration has also been discussing the possibility of launching a central bank digital currency.

今年早些時候，財政部提出了一項規則，要求加密貨幣經紀人向國稅局（IRS）報告客戶交易。拜登政府也一直在討論推出央行數位貨幣的可能性。

In addition to Biden's campaign committee, several other political organizations have also reported holding cryptocurrency assets. According to OpenSecrets, the Republican National Committee had about $10,000 in bitcoin as of December 2021.

除了拜登的競選委員會外，其他幾個政治組織也報告持有加密貨幣資產。據 OpenSecrets 稱，截至 2021 年 12 月，共和黨全國委員會擁有約 1 萬美元的比特幣。

Meanwhile, Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services firm led by Republican mega-donor Howard Cantor, reported having an interest in the stablecoin tether (USDT-USD).

與此同時，由共和黨巨額捐助者霍華德·坎托 (Howard Cantor) 領導的金融服務公司坎托·菲茨杰拉德 (Cantor Fitzgerald) 報告稱對穩定幣 (USDT-USD) 感興趣。

Earlier this year, the Journal reported that Cantor's relationship with the stablecoin issuer runs even deeper. According to the Journal, the two companies struck an agreement earlier this year giving Cantor a 5% ownership in Tether.

今年早些時候，《華爾街日報》報道稱，坎託與穩定幣發行人的關係更加深厚。根據《華爾街日報》報道，兩家公司今年稍早達成了一項協議，授予 Cantor 5% 的 Tether 所有權。

Cantor Fitzgerald also reported having an interest in litecoin (LTC-USD) as of December 2017, according to a public filing.

根據一份公開文件，坎托·菲茨杰拉德 (Cantor Fitzgerald) 還報告稱，截至 2017 年 12 月，他對萊特幣 (LTC-USD) 感興趣。