肯尼迪想要的黄金和比特币一样多

与几周前改变立场的唐纳德·特朗普不同，罗伯特·肯尼迪是早期的比特币支持者。这位总统候选人重申，如果当选，他将拥抱比特币。

Both Donald Trump and Robert Kennedy are vying for the presidency, and their stance on Bitcoin couldn’t be more different. While Trump has only recently embraced crypto, Kennedy has been a Bitcoiner from the get-go. Now, the candidates are engaged in a friendly competition to see who can shower Bitcoin with the most affection.

唐纳德·特朗普和罗伯特·肯尼迪都在竞选总统，他们对比特币的立场截然不同。虽然特朗普最近才接受加密货币，但肯尼迪从一开始就是比特币支持者。现在，候选人正在进行一场友好的竞赛，看看谁能最喜爱比特币。

Trump’s love for Bitcoin is evident in his plan to announce the creation of a “strategic Bitcoin reserve” this Saturday. But Kennedy has taken things a step further.

特朗普对比特币的热爱在他本周六宣布建立“战略比特币储备”的计划中显而易见。但肯尼迪更进一步。

“I would like the federal government to buy Bitcoin, and for us to have as much gold as Bitcoin by the end of my term.”

“我希望联邦政府购买比特币，并让我们在任期结束时拥有与比特币一样多的黄金。”

This is a bold promise, considering that the US government currently owns only 210,000 Bitcoins, valued at around 14 billion dollars. For comparison, the US gold reserves are valued at 640 billion dollars. That amount represents half of the Bitcoins at the current rate.

考虑到美国政府目前仅拥有 21 万枚比特币，价值约 140 亿美元，这是一个大胆的承诺。相比之下，美国黄金储备价值6400亿美元。按目前的汇率计算，这一数额相当于比特币的一半。

So, why is R. Kennedy such a strong advocate for Bitcoin? In his view, Bitcoin is an “honest currency in that no one controls it. If we want to save our democracy, we need to decentralize things.”

那么，为什么 R. Kennedy 如此大力支持比特币呢？在他看来，比特币是一种“诚实的货币，没有人控制它。如果我们想拯救我们的民主，我们就需要去中心化。”

For him, Bitcoin is the “embodiment” of this vision that favors “individual sovereignty and freedom.”

对他来说，比特币是这种有利于“个人主权和自由”的愿景的“体现”。

According to VanEck, nations will begin accumulating Bitcoins one after the other, much to the chagrin of Germany or England.

VanEck 表示，各国将开始纷纷积累比特币，这让德国或英国非常懊恼。

3 Million $ by 2050?

到 2050 年将达到 300 万美元？

This is anticipated by the director of research at VanEck, a firm behind one of the US Bitcoin-backed ETFs. Matthew Sigel made statements as striking as those of R. Kennedy on CNBC.

VanEck 的研究总监对此有所预料，VanEck 是美国比特币支持的 ETF 之一的背后公司。马修·西格尔 (Matthew Sigel) 在 CNBC 上发表的言论与 R. 肯尼迪 (R. Kennedy) 的言论一样引人注目。

“When we look at the current world, we see huge economic imbalances, increasing distrust in existing institutions, and a trend towards de-globalization,” he said.

“当我们审视当前世界时，我们看到巨大的经济失衡、对现有机构的不信任日益增加以及去全球化的趋势，”他说。

This is a subtle dig at the institution known as the “dollar.” Indeed, Matthew Sigel goes further, arguing that “these distortions have a common underlying cause: a disastrous allocation of capital since the subprime crisis. G7 governments have abused the money printing press to finance fantasies like ‘net zero carbon,’ war, and mass surveillance.”

这是对“美元”制度的微妙挖苦。事实上，马修·西格尔更进一步，认为“这些扭曲有一个共同的根本原因：次贷危机以来灾难性的资本配置。七国集团政府滥用印钞机来资助‘净零碳’、战争和大规模监控等幻想。”

“As a result, G7 governments now spend 30% of their tax revenue solely on debt interest. Our trading partners are increasingly telling us to stop. They have also done the math and are hesitant to place their reserves in US debt. We believe that Bitcoin, as the first global, decentralized, immutable, censorship-resistant digital asset with a fixed monetary supply, represents the ultimate hedge against this growing fiscal irresponsibility.”

“因此，七国集团政府现在将 30% 的税收收入仅用于债务利息。我们的贸易伙伴越来越多地要求我们停止。他们也做了计算，并且对于是否将其储备投入美国债务犹豫不决。我们相信，比特币作为第一个具有固定货币供应量的全球性、去中心化、不可变、抗审查的数字资产，代表着对这种日益严重的财政不负责任行为的最终对冲。”

According to the representative from VanEck, Bitcoin will be valued at $325,000 in five years. This corresponds to an annual appreciation rate of 32%. And only 16% per year for his target of $3 million by 2050.

VanEck 的代表表示，五年后比特币的价值将达到 325,000 美元。这相当于每年32%的升值率。而他到 2050 年实现 300 万美元目标的年增长率仅为 16%。

“We foresee that 10% of international trade will be conducted in Bitcoin by 2050. We also anticipate that central banks will hold 2% of their reserves in Bitcoin, compared to 22% in gold today,” he justified.

“我们预计，到 2050 年，10% 的国际贸易将通过比特币进行。我们还预计，各国央行将持有 2% 的比特币储备，而目前的黄金储备为 22%，”他辩称。

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