布克莱认为，比特币实验好坏参半

在 8 月 29 日出版的《时代》杂志采访中，Nayib Bukele 表示，到目前为止，他的比特币押注结果好坏参半。

El Salvador's Bitcoin-loving president has acknowledged that his BTC gamble has had mixed results, with less widespread adoption than hoped for but ultimately a "net positive" impact.

热爱比特币的萨尔瓦多总统承认，他的比特币赌博产生了好坏参半的结果，虽然比特币的普及程度没有预期的那么广泛，但最终产生了“净积极”影响。

In an interview with TIME magazine published Monday, Nayib Bukele said his Bitcoin bet has had mixed results so far.

纳伊布·布克莱 (Nayib Bukele) 在周一接受《时代》杂志采访时表示，到目前为止，他的比特币押注结果好坏参半。

"Yes and no, a lot more could definitely be done," Bukele stated in response to the interviewer’s question about whether Bitcoin adoption in the tiny Central American nation has been a resounding success.

“是的，也不是，肯定可以做更多的事情，”布克莱在回答采访者关于比特币在中美洲小国的采用是否取得巨大成功的问题时说道。

"Bitcoin hasn’t had the widespread adoption we hoped for. Many Salvadorans use it. The majority of large businesses in the country have it, Bukele explained. "You can go to a McDonald’s, a supermarket, or a hotel and pay with Bitcoin. It hasn’t had the adoption we expected."

“比特币还没有得到我们所希望的广泛采用。许多萨尔瓦多人都在使用它。该国的大多数大型企业都有比特币，”布克莱解释道。“你可以去麦当劳、超市或酒店，用比特币付款。它没有得到我们预期的采用。”

Bukele pointed out the voluntary nature of Bitcoin adoption in El Salvador, stressing that no one has ever been forced into embracing it. Instead, those who chose to use Bitcoin have reaped the benefits of its surging price.

布克莱指出了萨尔瓦多采用比特币的自愿性质，并强调没有人被迫接受它。相反，那些选择使用比特币的人却从其价格飙升中获益。

"If [Salvadorans] use it now, they will probably have gains in the future," he told TIME. "If they do not want to use it, this is a free country. I expected more adoption, definitely, but we always prided ourselves on being a free country, free in every way," the eccentric president stated.

“如果（萨尔瓦多人）现在使用它，他们将来可能会有所收获，”他告诉《时代》杂志。 “如果他们不想使用它，这是一个自由的国家。我当然希望有更多的人采用它，但我们总是为自己是一个自由的国家而感到自豪，在各个方面都是自由的，”这位古怪的总统说道。

The interview, which was conducted in Spanish and later translated by the magazine, also saw Bukele donning a dark suit to look more "authoritarian."

这次采访是用西班牙语进行的，后来由杂志翻译，布克莱还穿着深色西装，看起来更“独裁”。

"Wearing a dark suit to look more “authoritarian” ?

“穿深色西装看起来更“独裁”?

Full interview:

完整采访：

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Entrevista completa en español:

完整的西班牙语采访：

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After making Bitcoin legal tender in September 2021, Bukele has overseen the construction of a Bitcoin City at the base of a volcano, the installation of 200 Bitcoin ATMs around the country, and the launch of state-issued Bitcoin bonds.

2021 年 9 月使比特币成为法定货币后，布克莱负责监督在火山脚下建设比特币城市、在全国各地安装 200 台比特币 ATM 机，以及发行国家发行的比特币债券。

Despite these efforts and bullish comments from Bukele, a recent survey by the Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development showed that only 16.8% of Salvadorans reported having used Bitcoin in the past 12 months.

尽管布克莱做出了这些努力并且发表了乐观的评论，但萨尔瓦多经济和社会发展基金会最近的一项调查显示，只有 16.8% 的萨尔瓦多人报告在过去 12 个月内使用过比特币。

Moreover, the country's Bitcoin trust fund, which was intended to facilitate the conversion of Bitcoin to dollars for everyday transactions, has yet to be fully utilized due to low crypto demand among the local population.

此外，该国的比特币信托基金旨在促进日常交易中比特币兑换成美元，但由于当地居民对加密货币的需求较低，该基金尚未得到充分利用。

On the other hand, El Salvador's Bitcoin gamble has attracted international attention and, according to Bukele, also brought in new investments and tourism.

另一方面，萨尔瓦多的比特币赌博吸引了国际关注，据布克莱称，还带来了新的投资和旅游业。

"It gave us branding, it brought us investments, it brought us tourism," he opined. "I do believe that the positive outcomes outweigh the negative, and the issues that have been highlighted are relatively minor."

“它给了我们品牌，给我们带来了投资，给我们带来了旅游业，”他说。 “我确实相信积极的结果大于消极的结果，而且所强调的问题相对较小。”

Bukele also highlighted El Salvador's "First Mover" advantage, which he said is evident in Wall Street companies expanding into the crypto sector and Bitcoin featuring prominently in this year's U.S. presidential election.

布克莱还强调了萨尔瓦多的“先行者”优势，他表示，这一优势在华尔街公司向加密货币领域扩张以及比特币在今年美国总统选举中占据突出地位时显而易见。

"I’m not going to say it’s the currency of the future, but there’s a lot of future in that currency," the Salvadoran president optimistically concluded.

“我不会说它是未来的货币，但这种货币有很大的未来，”萨尔瓦多总统乐观地总结道。