这不是权力职位开始谈论比特币的第一年

这不是第一年的权力人士开始谈论比特币（BTC 0.88％），但这绝对是第一年

This year has certainly seen a newsworthy uptick in top politicians discussing Bitcoin (BTC 0.88%), especially in light of the asset’s chances of gaining value over the long term.

今年无疑在讨论比特币（BTC 0.88％）的顶级政客中有一个新闻价值的提升，尤其是鉴于从长远来看的资产获得价值的机会。

One prime minister, in particular, had a provocative take on Bitcoin recently, and if leaders are thinking like he is, it will be especially bullish. Let’s dive in and see what he said and why it matters.

尤其是一位总理最近对比特币进行了挑衅，如果领导人像他一样思考，那将特别看好。让我们潜入，看看他说的话以及为什么它很重要。

This cryptocurrency has a strategic role now

这种加密货币现在具有战略角色

During an interview in April with Al Jazeera, the prime minister of Bhutan, Tshering Tobgay, had six choice words to say about mining Bitcoin: “I think governments should do it.” And that’s quite the green flag for Bitcoin bulls for a few reasons.

在4月对半岛电视台的采访中，不丹总理托比盖（Tshering Tobgay）有六个关于采矿比特币的选择词：“我认为政府应该这样做。”由于几种原因，这是比特币公牛的绿旗。

In case you’re not familiar, Bhutan is a Himalayan nation with a population less than 1 million, located in the eastern part of the Himalayas. It generates all of its energy via hydropower and typically produces more energy than it needs. Rather than selling its excess energy production to its energy-hungry neighbors, China and India, it often opts to use it to mine Bitcoin, generating more value. It then uses the proceeds to pay its civil servants more than they’d be able to make otherwise, thereby helping with personnel retention — an area that Bhutan has recently struggled with.

如果您不熟悉，不丹是位于喜马拉雅山东部的喜马拉雅国家，人口少于100万。它通过水力发电产生其所有能量，通常产生的能量超过所需的能量。与其将其过量的能源产量出售给中国和印度的渴望能源的邻居，不如选择使用它来开采比特币，从而产生更多的价值。然后，它利用收益向公务员支付的费用超出了他们的其他方式，从而帮助人员保留了保留率，这是不丹最近与之奋斗的领域。

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In other words, Bhutan is a living example showing that mining or holding Bitcoin can help governments to ease fiscal constraints and solve problems that they would otherwise lack the resources to address. Other countries with similar capabilities, such as substantial renewable or sustainable energy sources, will now see that they might also have an incentive to use their assets to mine Bitcoin. And over the long term, that will likely drive more sovereign adoption, increasing demand for the coin, as well as its price.

换句话说，不丹是一个活生生的例子，表明采矿或持有比特币可以帮助政府缓解财政限制和解决他们否则缺乏解决资源来解决的问题。其他具有相似能力的国家（例如可续签或可持续的能源）现在将看到他们也可能有动力利用其资产来开采比特币。从长远来看，这可能会推动更多的主权采用，增加对硬币的需求以及其价格。

Another reason the comments from Bhutan’s prime minister are so bullish is that the country is proof that Bitcoin mining does not need to be at odds with environmental ideals. That’s contrary to years of the coin having a bad reputation for sometimes being mined with energy derived from coal power, which has thus been an impediment to more widespread adoption among environmentally conscious investors in the developed world. If Bitcoin is increasingly mined using sustainable energy, some of those reticent investors may eventually be coaxed off the sidelines.

不丹总理的评论如此看好，以证明比特币采矿不需要与环境理想矛盾。这与多年的硬币相反，因为有时会因煤炭的能源而被开采而闻名不佳，因此，这是对发达国家环保投资者更广泛采用的障碍。如果比特币越来越多地使用可持续能源开采，那么一些沉默寡言的投资者最终可能会哄骗。

Finally, the Bhutan example shows that it isn't necessary for a government to make extreme strategic commitments to mining Bitcoin for the venture to be worthwhile. Bhutan doesn't account for even 0.01% of the global hashing power for mining, but it's still benefiting enough from the small amount of mining it does for its prime minister to be an evangelist for the coin. Therefore — assuming that other nations notice the great results Bhutan is getting with its mining operations — it's evidence that large investment is not a precursor to generating some value with Bitcoin, which could help to prompt developing countries to initiate programs of their own.

最后，不丹的例子表明，政府不必为采矿比特币做出极端的战略承诺，使该合资企业值得。不丹甚至没有占全球哈希矿业能力的0.01％，但它仍然可以从少量采矿中受益，使其总理成为代币的传教士。因此 - 假设其他国家注意到不丹在采矿业务中取得的巨大成果 - 证据表明，大型投资不是用比特币产生一些价值的先驱，这可能有助于促使发展中国家启动自己的计划。

Expect more governments to invest

期望更多政府投资

It's currently the golden age of governments following Bhutan's lead and buying, holding, or mining Bitcoin.

目前，这是不丹的领导和购买，持有或采矿比特币之后的政府黄金时代。

As success stories start to pile up, both from starting mining operations and from financial gains delivered by holding, it will create more sovereign buying pressure, as well as larger sovereign stockpiles that effectively reduce the float of coins available for public trading. That will ultimately force buyers to compete over a smaller supply, pushing prices higher.

随着成功案例开始堆积，从开始采矿业务以及从持有人带来的财务收益中，它将造成更大的主权购买压力，以及更大的主权库存，从而有效地减少可用于公共交易的硬币浮标。这最终将迫使买家争夺较小的供应，从而提高价格。

As you probably know, governments tend to have a lot more capital to commit to investments than individuals or even companies. So if Bhutan's strategy is anything like what other countries might pursue, it's a significant bullish sign because it means there's going to be a lot more capital flowing into Bitcoin, and soon.

您可能知道，政府往往比个人甚至公司拥有更多的资本来投资。因此，如果不丹的战略与其他国家可能采取的措施一样，这是一个重要的看涨迹象，因为这意味着很快就会有更多的资本流入比特币。