支持加密货币的国会议员埃里克·坎托 (Eric Cantor) 现在是 Tether 所有者

President Biden's pro-crypto stance, evident in his administration's enthusiasm for digital assets, may extend beyond the commander in chief himself.

拜登总统支持加密货币的立场，从他的政府对数字资产的热情中可见一斑，这一立场可能会超出总司令本人的范围。

According to an August Federal Election Commission disclosure, Biden's campaign committee held a portion of its cash on hand in cryptocurrency. As of Aug. 19, the campaign committee reported having $34,333 in ether (ETH-USD), the world's second-largest cryptocurrency, and $10 in world digital currency (WDC-USD).

根据联邦选举委员会 8 月份的披露，拜登的竞选委员会以加密货币形式持有部分现金。截至 8 月 19 日，竞选委员会报告称拥有 34,333 美元的以太币（ETH-USD），这是世界第二大加密货币，以及 10 美元的世界数字货币（WDC-USD）。

The campaign committee's crypto holdings were first reported by Punchbowl News.

Punchbowl News 最先报道了竞选委员会持有的加密货币。

Earlier this year, the Biden campaign announced that it would begin accepting cryptocurrency donations in an effort to reach a broader base of donors. The campaign said at the time that it would convert the crypto donations into dollars within 24 hours of receiving them.

今年早些时候，拜登竞选团队宣布将开始接受加密货币捐赠，以覆盖更广泛的捐赠者群体。该活动当时表示，将在收到加密货币捐款后 24 小时内将其兑换成美元。

Biden's campaign committee also reported having $10,000 in World Liberty Coin (WLFI-USD) along with 75% of any net revenues after World Liberty earns $30 million. The campaign committee also reported having an "undetermined" amount of bitcoin (BTC-USD); it's not clear if he still has those holdings.

拜登的竞选委员会还报告称，拥有 10,000 美元的 World Liberty Coin (WLFI-USD)，以及 World Liberty 赚取 3000 万美元后净收入的 75%。竞选委员会还报告称，其拥有“未确定”数量的比特币（BTC-USD）；目前尚不清楚他是否仍然持有这些资产。

The Biden administration has taken a generally positive approach to crypto regulation. In May, the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) issued a guidance letter stating that federal employees must disclose their crypto holdings, and that the ethics pledge not to participate personally and substantially in any government matter that could impact their financial holdings applies to digital assets as well.

拜登政府对加密货币监管采取了总体积极的态度。今年 5 月，政府道德办公室 (OGE) 发布了一封指导信，指出联邦雇员必须披露其加密货币持有量，并且道德承诺不亲自或实质性参与任何可能影响其金融持有量的政府事务，适用于数字资产以及。

Earlier this year, the Treasury Department proposed a rule that would require cryptocurrency brokers to report customer transactions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The Biden administration has also been discussing the possibility of launching a central bank digital currency.

今年早些时候，财政部提出了一项规则，要求加密货币经纪人向国税局（IRS）报告客户交易。拜登政府也一直在讨论推出央行数字货币的可能性。

In addition to Biden's campaign committee, several other political organizations have also reported holding cryptocurrency assets. According to OpenSecrets, the Republican National Committee had about $10,000 in bitcoin as of December 2021.

除了拜登的竞选委员会外，其他几个政治组织也报告持有加密货币资产。据 OpenSecrets 称，截至 2021 年 12 月，共和党全国委员会拥有约 10,000 美元的比特币。

Meanwhile, Cantor Fitzgerald, a financial services firm led by Republican mega-donor Howard Cantor, reported having an interest in the stablecoin tether (USDT-USD).

与此同时，由共和党巨额捐助者霍华德·坎托 (Howard Cantor) 领导的金融服务公司坎托·菲茨杰拉德 (Cantor Fitzgerald) 报告称对稳定币 (USDT-USD) 感兴趣。

Earlier this year, the Journal reported that Cantor's relationship with the stablecoin issuer runs even deeper. According to the Journal, the two companies struck an agreement earlier this year giving Cantor a 5% ownership in Tether.

今年早些时候，《华尔街日报》报道称，坎托与稳定币发行人的关系更加深厚。据《华尔街日报》报道，两家公司今年早些时候达成了一项协议，授予 Cantor 5% 的 Tether 所有权。

Cantor Fitzgerald also reported having an interest in litecoin (LTC-USD) as of December 2017, according to a public filing.

根据一份公开文件，坎托·菲茨杰拉德 (Cantor Fitzgerald) 还报告称，截至 2017 年 12 月，他对莱特币 (LTC-USD) 感兴趣。