甘迺迪想要的黃金和比特幣一樣多

與幾週前改變立場的唐納德·特朗普不同，羅伯特·肯尼迪是早期的比特幣支持者。這位總統候選人重申，如果當選，他將擁抱比特幣。

Both Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy are vying for the presidency, and their stance on Bitcoin couldn’t be more different. While Trump has only recently embraced crypto, Kennedy has been a Bitcoiner from the get-go. Now, the candidates are engaged in a friendly competition to see who can shower Bitcoin with the most affection.

唐納德·川普和羅伯特·甘迺迪都在競選總統，他們對比特幣的立場截然不同。雖然川普最近才接受加密貨幣，但甘迺迪從一開始就是比特幣支持者。現在，候選人正在進行一場友好的競賽，看看誰能最喜愛比特幣。

Trump’s love for Bitcoin is evident in his plan to announce the creation of a “strategic Bitcoin reserve” this Saturday. But Kennedy has taken things a step further.

川普對比特幣的熱愛在他本週六宣佈建立「戰略比特幣儲備」的計劃中顯而易見。但肯尼迪更進一步。

“I would like the federal government to buy Bitcoin, and for us to have as much gold as Bitcoin by the end of my term.”

“我希望聯邦政府購買比特幣，並讓我們在任期結束時擁有與比特幣一樣多的黃金。”

This is a bold promise, considering that the US government currently owns only 210,000 Bitcoins, valued at around 14 billion dollars. For comparison, the US gold reserves are valued at 640 billion dollars. That amount represents half of the Bitcoins at the current rate.

考慮到美國政府目前僅擁有 21 萬枚比特幣，價值約 140 億美元，這是一個大膽的承諾。相比之下，美國黃金儲備價值6,400億美元。以目前的匯率計算，這筆金額相當於比特幣的一半。

So, why is R. Kennedy such a strong advocate for Bitcoin? In his view, Bitcoin is an “honest currency in that no one controls it. If we want to save our democracy, we need to decentralize things.”

那麼，為什麼 R. Kennedy 如此大力支持比特幣？在他看來，比特幣是一種「誠實的貨幣，沒有人控制它。如果我們想拯救我們的民主，我們就需要去中心化。

For him, Bitcoin is the “embodiment” of this vision that favors “individual sovereignty and freedom.”

對他來說，比特幣是這種有利於「個人主權和自由」的願景的「體現」。

According to VanEck, nations will begin accumulating Bitcoins one after the other, much to the chagrin of Germany or England.

VanEck 表示，各國將開始紛紛累積比特幣，這讓德國或英國非常懊惱。

3 Million $ by 2050?

到 2050 年將達到 300 萬美元？

This is anticipated by the director of research at VanEck, a firm behind one of the US Bitcoin-backed ETFs. Matthew Sigel made statements as striking as those of R. Kennedy on CNBC.

VanEck 的研究總監對此有所預料，VanEck 是美國比特幣支持的 ETF 之一的背後公司。馬修·西格爾 (Matthew Sigel) 在 CNBC 上發表的言論與 R. 肯尼迪 (R. Kennedy) 的言論一樣引人注目。

“When we look at the current world, we see huge economic imbalances, increasing distrust in existing institutions, and a trend towards de-globalization,” he said.

「當我們審視當前世界時，我們看到巨大的經濟失衡、對現有機構的不信任日益增加以及去全球化的趨勢，」他說。

This is a subtle dig at the institution known as the “dollar.” Indeed, Matthew Sigel goes further, arguing that “these distortions have a common underlying cause: a disastrous allocation of capital since the subprime crisis. G7 governments have abused the money printing press to finance fantasies like ‘net zero carbon,’ war, and mass surveillance.”

這是對「美元」制度的微妙挖苦。事實上，馬修·西格爾更進一步，認為「這些扭曲有一個共同的根本原因：次貸危機以來災難性的資本配置。七國集團政府濫用印鈔機來資助‘淨零碳’、戰爭和大規模監控等幻想。

“As a result, G7 governments now spend 30% of their tax revenue solely on debt interest. Our trading partners are increasingly telling us to stop. They have also done the math and are hesitant to place their reserves in US debt. We believe that Bitcoin, as the first global, decentralized, immutable, censorship-resistant digital asset with a fixed monetary supply, represents the ultimate hedge against this growing fiscal irresponsibility.”

「因此，七國集團政府現在將 30% 的稅收收入僅用於債務利息。我們的貿易夥伴越來越多地要求我們停止。他們也做了計算，並且對於是否將其儲備投入美國債務猶豫不決。我們相信，比特幣作為第一個具有固定貨幣供應量的全球性、去中心化、不可變、抗審查的數位資產，代表著對這種日益嚴重的財政不負責任行為的最終對沖。

According to the representative from VanEck, Bitcoin will be valued at $325,000 in five years. This corresponds to an annual appreciation rate of 32%. And only 16% per year for his target of $3 million by 2050.

VanEck 的代表表示，五年後比特幣的價值將達到 32.5 萬美元。這相當於每年32%的升值率。而他到 2050 年達到 300 萬美元目標的年增率僅 16%。

“We foresee that 10% of international trade will be conducted in Bitcoin by 2050. We also anticipate that central banks will hold 2% of their reserves in Bitcoin, compared to 22% in gold today,” he justified.

「我們預計，到 2050 年，10% 的國際貿易將透過比特幣進行。我們還預計，各國央行將持有 2% 的比特幣儲備，而目前的黃金儲備為 22%，」他辯稱。

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