Coinbase在标准普尔500指数中取代Discover Financial Services

从下周一开始，标准普尔500标准普尔500指数正在发现金融服务 - 信用卡公司正在由Capital One收购 -

Capital One is buying Discover Financial Services, and the credit card company is being dropped from the S&P 500 next Monday. Taking its place will be Coinbase, the crypto trading platform. It has a market capitalization of over $60 billion.

Capital One正在购买Discover Financial Services，并下周一从标准普尔500指数中撤出了信用卡公司。取代将是加密货币平台Coinbase。它的市值超过600亿美元。

American University law professor Hilary Allen has published several papers on the threats cryptocurrencies pose to the financial system. She’s testified before Congress in favor of stronger crypto regulation.

美国大学法学教授希拉里·艾伦（Hilary Allen）发表了几篇有关威胁加密货币对金融体系构成的论文。她在国会面前作证，赞成更强大的加密法规。

But just like millions of other Americans, she also has money in an index fund that tracks the S&P 500, which means soon, she’ll own Coinbase stock.

但是，就像数以百万计的美国人一样，她也在追踪标准普尔500指数的指数基金中有钱，这意味着很快，她将拥有Coinbase Stock。

“Oh, now this is profoundly uncomfortable,” said Allen. “Yes, yes I will. Hilary Allen, Coinbase shareholder, does not have a ring to it.”

艾伦说：“哦，这是非常不舒服的。” “是的，是的，我会的。股东股东希拉里·艾伦没有戒指。”

Coinbase is the first crypto company to join the S&P 500, alongside Apple and Berkshire Hathaway.

Coinbase是第一家与Apple和Berkshire Hathaway一起加入标准普尔500指数的加密公司。

Allen said that stamp of legitimacy is dangerous for a business that relies on such famously volatile assets.

艾伦说，合法性邮票对于依靠这种著名的波动性资产的企业来说是危险的。

“What this signals to me is that the integration of crypto and traditional finance, which is something I’ve been warning against for years, is coming closer and closer to fruition,” said Allen.

艾伦说：“这对我来说是信号是，加密货币和传统金融的一体化是我多年来一直在警告的事情，越来越接近成果。”

For crypto enthusiasts, though, that’s kind of the whole point.

但是，对于加密爱好者来说，这是重点。

“There’s some validation here. We have Coinbase’s inclusion in the S&P reinforces the idea that crypto isn’t just a niche market,” said Kristin Smith, who heads the crypto advocacy group Blockchain Association.

“这里有一些验证。我们将Coinbase包含在标准普尔中，这加强了加密市场不仅是一个利基市场，” Crypto倡导集团区块链协会负责人克里斯汀·史密斯（Kristin Smith）说。

It was just four months ago that Coinbase was the target of a major Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit, which the Trump administration dropped.

仅仅四个月前，Coinbase是特朗普政府撤销的主要证券和交易委员会诉讼的目标。

Smith said of this latest milestone: “I’m not sure if it would have happened if Trump hadn’t been elected.”

史密斯谈到这个最新的里程碑时说：“我不确定如果特朗普没有当选，这是否会发生。”

At its core, Coinbase is a website where people go to buy and sell crypto, very similar to what Sam Bankman-Fried’s defunct FTX used to do — which sounds worrying.

Coinbase的核心是一个人去买卖加密货币的网站，与Sam Bankman Fried的FTX使用过的FTX非常相似，这听起来令人担忧。

But crypto defenders will point out that unlike FTX, Coinbase is subject to U.S. regulations.

但是加密捍卫者将指出，与FTX不同，Coinbase受美国法规的约束。

Bruno Caratori at the crypto company Hashdex said at this point, the FTX scandal is kind of a distant memory.

加密公司Hashdex的Bruno Caratori此时表示，FTX丑闻是一种遥远的记忆。

“I don't think I've heard about FTX in a long while. Now, I think the general optimism in crypto has has returned,” said Caratori.

Caratori说：“我认为我很久没有听说过FTX。

Coinbase did not respond to an interview request.

Coinbase没有回应面试请求。