川普承諾讓比特幣挖礦再次偉大：三種可能受益的加密貨幣

比特幣（BTC -0.14%）的顏色可能會從橙色變為紅色、白色和藍色。這是因為唐納德·川普承諾，如果他成為下一任總統，美國的比特幣挖礦業務將大幅增加。

Donald Trump has pledged to increase Bitcoin mining operations in the U.S. if he becomes the next president, even suggesting that he wants all future Bitcoin to be mined domestically. As a crypto investor, here are three cryptocurrencies that could benefit beyond just investing in Bitcoin miners.

唐納德·川普承諾，如果他成為下一任總統，將增加美國的比特幣挖礦業務，甚至暗示他希望未來所有的比特幣都在國內開採。作為加密貨幣投資者，以下三種加密貨幣不僅可以投資比特幣礦機，還可以從中受益。

Bitcoin would be the most obvious beneficiary of Trump's support. One knock against this crypto has always been that Bitcoin mining is tremendously energy-inefficient. In September 2022, the Biden administration even issued a lengthy research report detailing all the ways that Bitcoin mining imposes significant strains on America's energy grid.

比特幣將是川普支持的最明顯受益者。對這種加密貨幣的一個打擊一直是比特幣挖礦的能源效率非常低。 2022 年 9 月，拜登政府甚至發布了一份冗長的研究報告，詳細介紹了比特幣挖礦對美國能源電網造成重大壓力的所有方式。

So, at the very least, any type of nationwide "Make Bitcoin Mining Great Again" initiative would remove one of the key obstacles to Bitcoin's mainstream acceptance. Yes, environmental activists like Greenpeace will continue to put out reports about "energy guzzling Bitcoin mines," but more U.S. states would be likely to embrace Bitcoin mining. That's especially true for states with cheap sources of renewable energy, or states looking to revitalize certain economic regions.

因此，至少，任何類型的全國性「讓比特幣挖礦再次偉大」舉措都將消除比特幣被主流接受的主要障礙之一。是的，像綠色和平組織這樣的環保活動人士將繼續發布有關「消耗能源的比特幣礦場」的報告，但更多的美國州可能會接受比特幣挖礦。對於擁有廉價再生能源的州或尋求振興某些經濟地區的州來說尤其如此。

The big question, of course, is whether any new Trump initiative to support domestic Bitcoin miners will actually have any economic impact at all. After all, the Bitcoin mining industry is relatively small, and if we're only talking about new jobs added at Bitcoin mining companies, then the impact might be negligible. Currently, there are approximately 60,000 people employed within the U.S. crypto industry, but only one-fifth of them are involved with crypto mining.

當然，最大的問題是，川普支持國內比特幣​​礦商的任何新措施是否真的會產生任何經濟影響。畢竟，比特幣挖礦業相對較小，如果我們只談論比特幣挖礦公司新增的就業崗位，那麼影響可能可以忽略不計。目前，美國加密貨幣產業約有 6 萬名員工，但其中只有五分之一參與加密貨幣挖礦。

Based on what we know from Trump's discussions with Bitcoin miners, the major focus appears to be the economic multiplier effect that might result from supporting the Bitcoin mining industry. For example, that would include jobs at renewable energy companies and at companies helping to update America's power grid and energy transmission lines. And, there has even been suggestion that supporting the Bitcoin mining industry might help to provide a boost for America's growing AI industry, given the tremendous energy needs of this industry as well.

根據我們從川普與比特幣礦商的討論中了解到的情況，主要焦點似乎是支持比特幣採礦業可能產生的經濟乘數效應。例如，這將包括再生能源公司和幫助更新美國電網和能源傳輸線的公司的工作。而且，甚至有人建議，考慮到該行業龐大的能源需求，支持比特幣採礦業可能有助於推動美國不斷發展的人工智慧產業。

Litecoin, like Bitcoin, is a proof-of-work cryptocurrency, so it requires mining. It was created from the same source code as Bitcoin, so the two are similar in just about every regard. It too, has a halving event every four years, and just like Bitcoin, Litecoin is supported by an ecosystem of miners. So it's not too much of a stretch to assert that anything that benefits Bitcoin mining also benefits Litecoin mining.

萊特幣和比特幣一樣，是一種工作量證明的加密貨幣，因此需要挖礦。它是由與比特幣相同的原始程式碼創建的，因此兩者在幾乎所有方面都很相似。它也每四年發生一次減半事件，就像比特幣一樣，萊特幣也得到了礦工生態系統的支持。因此，可以毫不誇張地說，任何有利於比特幣挖礦的事情也有利於萊特幣挖礦。

My only caveat here is that Litecoin seems to have fallen out of favor with investors. While it still ranks among the top 20 cryptocurrencies in terms of market capitalization, it is down 2% year to date while Bitcoin is up 55%. Of even more concern, Litecoin's August 2023 halving did not lead to a higher price for the crypto.

我唯一需要注意的是，萊特幣似乎不再受到投資人的青睞。儘管就市值而言，比特幣仍躋身前 20 名加密貨幣之列，但今年迄今已下跌 2%，而比特幣則上漲 55%。更令人擔憂的是，萊特幣 2023 年 8 月的減半並沒有導致加密貨幣的價格上漲。

On the plus side, just about everyone agrees that Litecoin is a cryptocurrency and not a security. As a result, Litecoin has avoided any major regulatory fights with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That regularity clarity has opened the door for Litecoin to participate in financial projects that other top cryptocurrencies are excluded from. For example, when a group of Wall Street behemoths formed a new private trading platform last year to trade just four cryptocurrencies, Litecoin was one of them.

從好的方面來說，幾乎每個人都同意萊特幣是一種加密貨幣，而不是一種證券。因此，萊特幣避免了與美國證券交易委員會的任何重大監管鬥爭。這種規律性的明確性為萊特幣參與其他頂級加密貨幣被排除在外的金融項目打開了大門。例如，去年一群華爾街巨頭組成了一個新的私人交易平台，僅交易四種加密貨幣，萊特幣就是其中之一。

You didn't think I'd mention Dogecoin here, did you? Well, the list of top proof-of-work cryptocurrencies is a rather short one, and Dogecoin ranks second, behind only Bitcoin, in terms of market cap. Moreover, Dogecoin actually made it into the White House's 2022 environmental review of crypto-assets, so it too, would probably benefit from any broader national discussion about the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining.

你以為我不會在這裡提到狗狗幣，是嗎？好吧，頂級工作量證明加密貨幣的名單相當短，就市值而言，狗狗幣排名第二，僅次於比特幣。此外，狗狗幣實際上已進入白宮 2022 年加密資產環境審查，因此它也可能受益於加密貨幣採礦對環境影響的更廣泛的全國性討論。

Obviously, whatever Trump might decide to do to encourage Bitcoin mining to happen domestically, it won't change the fact that Dogecoin is a meme coin with no obvious utility. However, there is one outlandish scenario that could lead to Dogecoin skyrocketing in price: Trump could decide to become a public supporter of Dogecoin on social media in the same way that Elon Musk has used X (formerly Twitter) to promote it.

顯然，無論川普決定採取什麼措施來鼓勵國內比特幣​​挖礦，都不會改變狗狗幣是一種沒有明顯效用的迷因幣的事實。然而，有一種奇怪的情況可能會導致狗狗幣價格飆升：川普可能決定在社群媒體上成為狗狗幣的公開支持者，就像馬斯克使用X（以前稱為Twitter）宣傳狗狗幣一樣。

Just imagine what would happen, for example, if Trump ever says that he plans to use Dogecoin to reduce the national debt. That concept might sound ludicrous at first, but Trump has already asked about the possibility of Bitcoin helping to pay down the national debt. And Elon Musk has already floated the idea of using Dogecoin to help pay for future space missions. As America's mountain of debt expands, we're going to need some creative, outside-the-box thinking. That might explain why former House Speaker Paul Ryan recently penned an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal on how crypto could stave off a U.S. debt crisis.

想像一下，例如，如果川普說他打算使用狗狗幣來減少國家債務，會發生什麼事。這個概念乍聽之下可能很荒唐，但川普已經詢問過比特幣幫助償還國家債務的可能性。伊隆馬斯克已經提出了使用狗狗幣來幫助支付未來太空任務費用的想法。隨著美國債務堆積如山，我們將需要一些創意的、打破常規的思維。這或許可以解釋為何前眾議院議長 Paul Ryan 最近為《華爾街日報》撰寫了一篇關於加密貨幣如何避免美國債務危機的專欄文章。

That being said, I have no plans to invest in Dogecoin any time soon. While I can see a short-term case for buying the meme coin, its long-

話雖這麼說，我短期內沒有投資狗狗幣的計畫。雖然我可以看到購買迷因幣的短期理由，但它是長期的