前美國職業棒球大聯盟投手CJ Wilson現在出售蘭博基尼的比特幣

酷汽車並不是唯一驅動CJ Wilson的東西。前德克薩斯遊騎兵和洛杉磯天使投手在西北弗雷斯諾擁有保時捷，寶馬和奧迪經銷店

Former Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson is used to striking out batters in the heat of the moment. But now, the baseball star is striking out in a new arena: investing in cryptocurrency and lobbying for its adoption.

前得克薩斯遊騎兵和洛杉磯天使投手CJ Wilson被用來在當下的熱度中擊中擊球手。但是現在，這位棒球明星正在一個新的舞台上脫穎而出：投資加密貨幣並遊說採用。

While Cool cars aren't the only thing that drives C.J. Wilson. The former Texas Ranger and Los Angeles Angel pitcher owns the Porsche, BMW and Audi dealership in northwest Fresno, but he's also an active Bitcoin advocate and lobbyist.

雖然很酷的汽車並不是唯一驅動CJ Wilson的東西。這位前德克薩斯遊騎兵和洛杉磯天使投手在西北弗雷斯諾（Northwest Fresno）擁有保時捷，寶馬和奧迪經銷店，但他還是一個活躍的比特幣擁護者和遊說者。

"I've talked to everyone from senators all the way down to athletes," he said.

他說：“從參議員一直到運動員，我已經與所有人進行了交談。”

C.J. says several customers have used Bitcoin to buy vehicles.

CJ說，一些客戶使用比特幣購買了車輛。

"I probably am one of the few people in Fresno that's doing anything with Bitcoin, and I really wish there were more," he said.

他說：“我可能是弗雷斯諾（Fresno）中為數不多的對比特幣做任何事情的人之一，我真的希望還有更多。”

Wilson figures fewer than 10 auto dealerships in California can process payments in Bitcoin.

威爾遜（Wilson）認為，加利福尼亞州少於10輛汽車經銷商可以處理比特幣的付款。

Understandably, many people aren't familiar with the cryptocurrency space.

可以理解的是，許多人不熟悉加密貨幣空間。

"The best way to describe Bitcoin is Bitcoin is an autonomous protocol," Wilson said.

威爾遜說：“描述比特幣的最佳方法是比特幣是一種自主協議。”

C.J. bought the luxury car dealership in 2017. He has found that some younger buyers prefer to pay in bitcoin.

CJ在2017年購買了豪華車經銷商。他發現一些年輕的買家更喜歡用比特幣付款。

"It's really not that much different than Zelle or PayPal, he said.

他說：“這與Zelle或Paypal並沒有太大不同。

The cars on his lot aren't just sold to local buyers. Car buffs around the globe shop the internet looking for something that pops.

他地塊上的汽車不僅賣給了當地買家。全球汽車愛好者在互聯網上尋找可以彈出的東西。

"We've sold cars to people living in Maine, Florida and Hong Kong," he said.

他說：“我們已經將汽車賣給了居住在緬因州，佛羅里達州和香港的人們。”

Just a handful of sales through Bitcoin at this point.

此時，通過比特幣的銷售量很少。

"We do maybe one transaction actually like that a month or every other month," he said.

他說：“我們也許實際上是一個月或一個月的一次交易。”

He expects those types of transactions to increase. Wilson's initial reaction to Bitcoin was typical.

他期望這些類型的交易會增加。威爾遜對比特幣的最初反應是典型的。

"When I first heard about Bitcoin, it was just like everybody else, he said. 'Hey, there's this digital currency. I was like, 'We live in a physical universe, so why do I want digital money?'"

“當我第一次聽說比特幣時，就像其他人一樣，他說。

But the more he learned, the more he invested and the more he earned.

但是他學到的越多，他的投資就越多，賺取的就越多。

CJ's expertise has paid off.

CJ的專業知識獲得了回報。

"I did sell a Lamborghini for bitcoin, which is sort of the meme," he said.

他說：“我確實為比特幣出售了蘭博基尼，這是模因。”

Wilson also helped pen a book titled "Bitcoin and the American Dream." He believes his investment in Bitcoin will ultimately be worth much more than his business.

威爾遜還幫助寫了一本名為“比特幣和美國夢”的書。他認為，他對比特幣的投資最終將比他的業務高得多。

"It's really mainstream now," he said. "It's up to everyone else now to catch up."

他說：“現在真的是主流。” “現在取決於其他所有人。”

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