民主党可以赢得加密货币投票

有一个巨大的机会围绕加密货币建立一个不同于唐纳德·特朗普的有意义的平台。

Donald Trump has recently become a strong supporter of cryptocurrency. Despite previously tweeting that he is "not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies," he now fully embraces crypto. He has promised to create a bitcoin national reserve, fire SEC chief Gary Gensler, and make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the planet."

唐纳德·特朗普最近成为加密货币的坚定支持者。尽管之前在推特上表示他“不是比特币和其他加密货币的粉丝”，但他现在完全拥抱加密货币。他承诺建立比特币国家储备，解雇美国证券交易委员会主席加里·詹斯勒，并使美国成为“地球的加密货币之都”。

There is a sound political strategy at play here: according to a recent poll, 1 in 7 voters own crypto, and they are showing a greater tendency to vote for Trump.

这里有一个合理的政治策略在起作用：根据最近的一项民意调查，七分之一的选民拥有加密货币，并且他们表现出更大的投票给特朗普的倾向。

What can Democrats do to compete?

民主党可以做什么来竞争？

Although the Biden administration has been quite unfavorable towards crypto investors, the Harris/Walz campaign has an opportunity for a fresh start.

尽管拜登政府对加密货币投资者相当不利，但哈里斯/沃尔兹竞选团队有机会重新开始。

Here are some ideas for a realistic, practical platform for a Democratic crypto platform that would help them swing the crypto vote.

以下是为民主党加密货币平台打造一个现实、实用的平台的一些想法，这将有助于他们摇摆加密货币投票。

Issue #1: Regulatory Clarity

问题#1：监管清晰度

I want to shout it from the rooftops: REGULATORY CLARITY.

我想在屋顶上大喊：监管清晰。

This phrase has become so ingrained within the crypto community that Harris can simply say these two words — “Regulatory Clarity” — and the crypto donations will come flooding in.

这句话在加密货币社区中已经变得如此根深蒂固，哈里斯只需说出这两个词——“监管清晰”——加密货币捐款就会蜂拥而至。

This issue comes down to one simple question: are crypto investments securities, like stocks? They seem to be similar, but in other ways they’re different. Most agree we need to update the Securities Act of 1933, which (along with the Howey Test of 1946) is still being applied to regulate crypto.

这个问题归结为一个简单的问题：加密货币投资是像股票一样的证券吗？他们看起来很相似，但在其他方面却有所不同。大多数人都同意我们需要更新 1933 年的《证券法》，该法（以及 1946 年的豪伊测试）仍然适用于监管加密货币。

Better regulation would make everyone feel better about investing in crypto. Thus, “regulatory clarity.”

更好的监管将使每个人对投资加密货币感觉更好。因此，“监管清晰”。

Specifically, Democrats could clarify which crypto assets are commodities (overseen by the CFTC) and which are securities (overseen by the SEC) – and create a framework for telling the difference.

具体来说，民主党人可以澄清哪些加密资产是商品（由 CFTC 监管），哪些是证券（由 SEC 监管），并创建一个框架来区分。

While they’re at it, Democrats could establish regulatory guidelines for crypto exchanges, so the government can oversee them like banks (which they really are).

与此同时，民主党人可以为加密货币交易所制定监管指南，这样政府就可以像银行一样监督它们（事实上它们确实如此）。

Issue #2: Green Mining

问题#2：绿色采矿

This is such a no-brainer: create incentives for environment-friendly bitcoin mining.

这是一个显而易见的事情：为环保的比特币开采创造激励。

Everyone agrees that bitcoin mining uses too much energy. Although progress is being made on converting much of this to renewable energy, as well as using stranded and wasted energy, Democrats could use tax incentives to hyperscale green mining.

每个人都同意比特币挖矿消耗太多能源。尽管在将其中大部分能源转化为可再生能源以及利用滞留和浪费的能源方面正在取得进展，但民主党人可以利用税收优惠来超大规模绿色采矿。

By funding more green crypto mining in America, Democrats could bring a new industry to middle America, creating thousands of new jobs and enormous economic opportunity. (Read a case study from rural Pennsylvania here.)

通过资助美国更多的绿色加密货币开采，民主党可以为美国中部地区带来一个新的产业，创造数千个新的就业机会和巨大的经济机会。 （请阅读宾夕法尼亚州乡村地区的案例研究。）

Take El Salvador, which is leveraging its own natural energy resource: the country has mined over $350 million in bitcoin using geothermal. The United States is much larger than El Salvador, with many more renewable resources just waiting to be used.

以萨尔瓦多为例，该国正在利用自己的自然资源：该国已利用地热开采了价值超过 3.5 亿美元的比特币。美国比萨尔瓦多大得多，有更多的可再生资源等待使用。

Green mining is an easy win. It’s easy to understand, and perfectly aligns with Democratic voters.

绿色采矿是一个轻松的胜利。它很容易理解，并且完全符合民主党选民的需要。

Issue #3: Innovation and Economic Growth

问题#3：创新与经济增长

Once they establish regulatory clarity, Democrats can then create programs to support crypto and blockchain startups, creating good jobs and growing the economy.

一旦监管明确，民主党就可以制定计划来支持加密货币和区块链初创公司，创造良好的就业机会并发展经济。

Democrats already have a playbook: Bill Clinton oversaw the famous Telecommunications Act of 1996 during his first term, which paved the way for an explosion of Internet growth during Clinton’s second term.

民主党已经有一套剧本：比尔·克林顿在第一个任期内制定了著名的 1996 年电信法案，为克林顿第二个任期内互联网的爆炸性增长铺平了道路。

Such programs would certainly earn the support of large financial institutions, who understand that crypto is the future of money. (Note how quickly the financial industry moved to embrace bitcoin ETFs, once they were legally approved.) And large financial players have large financial pocketbooks.

此类计划肯定会赢得大型金融机构的支持，他们明白加密货币是货币的未来。 （请注意，一旦比特币 ETF 获得法律批准，金融业就以多快的速度接受比特币 ETF。）大型金融机构拥有庞大的金融钱包。

(No doubt there are powerful forces that would prefer a no-crypto status quo, and perhaps these interests have driven the Biden administration’s policy to date. But with Republicans squarely in the pro-crypto camp, these large donors would have nowhere else to go.)

（毫无疑问，有一些强大的力量希望维持无加密货币的现状，也许这些利益推动了拜登政府迄今为止的政策。但由于共和党人完全站在支持加密货币阵营中，这些大型捐助者将无处可去.)

In a first Harris/Walz term, they can get regulatory clarity (a crypto equivalent of the Telecommunications Act of 1996). In a second term, they can accelerate the economy by supporting crypto startups (like the explosion of Internet startups in the late 1990s).

在 Harris/Walz 的第一个任期中，他们可以获得监管的明确性（相当于 1996 年《电信法案》的加密货币）。在第二个任期内，他们可以通过支持加密初创公司（如 20 世纪 90 年代末互联网初创公司的爆炸式增长）来加速经济发展。

Issue #4: CBDC Research

问题#4：CBDC 研究

Democrats can commit to researching and potentially developing a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to maintain America’s financial leadership.

民主党可以致力于研究并可能开发美国中央银行数字货币（CBDC），以维持美国的金融领导地位。

This is a clear differentiator with the Trump campaign, which has come down as anti-CBDC. But why?

这与特朗普竞选团队有着明显的区别，特朗普竞选团队被认为是反 CBDC 的。但为什么？

Money is increasingly being converted to crypto, as shown by the chart above. Would the U.S. prefer that money be converted into stablecoins, or held in a digital form of U.S. dollars? They’re not the same thing.

如上图所示，货币越来越多地转换为加密货币。美国是否更愿意将资金转换为稳定币，或者以美元的数字形式持有？它们不是同一件事。

China already has a CBDC, and Russia is working on a crypto payments system that will support BRICS countries, but not the dollar. If the U.S. wants to maintain its status as the world’s default currency, it has to get with the times.

中国已经有了 CBDC，俄罗斯正在开发一种加密支付系统，该系统将支持金砖国家，但不支持美元。如果美国想维持其世界默认货币的地位，就必须与时俱进。

The threat is the “de-dollarization” of the global financial system. But the opportunity is for the U.S. to lead the charge in developing international standards for crypto.

威胁是全球金融体系的“去美元化”。但美国有机会带头制定加密国际标准。

And that will

那将会