纽约市举办首个加密峰会

该活动在市长的住所格雷西大厦（Gracie Mansion）举行

Today, New York City hosted its first-ever Crypto Summit at Gracie Mansion, which was attended by prominent figures from the crypto industry, many of whom are based in New York.

今天，纽约市在格雷西大厦举办了有史以来的第一次加密峰会，这是加密货币行业的杰出人物参加的，其中许多人位于纽约。

At the event, Mayor Adams told those in attendance that he felt their pain as he said they’ve been wrongfully persecuted, and he claimed that it’s now safe for those in the Bitcoin and crypto industry to speak up and set up shop in New York.

在活动中，亚当斯市长告诉出席者，他说他们被错误迫害时感到痛苦，他声称现在比特币和加密货币行业的人可以安全地在纽约大声疾呼并建立商店。

“Look how they’ve treated you,” Mayor Adams said.

“看看他们如何对待您，”市长亚当斯说。

“You were treated as though you were the enemy instead of the believers. You’re being chased—they’re trying to push you back. But don’t be afraid to come out of the shadows. Come out now. We want to hear from you. We’re on your side.”

“您被视为敌人而不是信徒。您被追赶。他们试图将您推回去。但是不要害怕从阴影中出来。现在出来。我们想听听您的声音。我们站在您的身边。”

As Mayor Adams continued, he recommitted to making New York the “crypto capital of the world,” something he first claimed he’d do in 2021, though not much has materialized since then.

正如亚当斯市长继续的那样，他建议将纽约成为“世界的加密之都”，他首先声称自己在2021年要做的事情，尽管此后并没有太多意义。

New York has continued to be a jurisdiction that’s nearly impossible for Bitcoin and crypto start-ups to do business in thanks to the BitLicense, a license required to operate a digital asset company within the state.

纽约继续是一个管辖范围，比特币和加密货币初创企业几乎不可能通过Bitlicense开展业务，这是该州内经营数字资产公司所需的许可证。

Obtaining a BitLicense often costs upwards of $100,000 and takes months, if not years, of cutting through red tape and hopping over bureaucratic hurdles to attain.

获得比特林的费用通常超过100,000美元，并且花费数月的时间（即使不是几年）切割繁文tape节并跳过官僚障碍才能达到。

Most start-ups don’t have the time or funds to obtain one.

大多数初创企业都没有时间或资金来获得一个。

So, when Mayor Adams and New York City’s Chief Technology Officer, Matthew Fraser, tasked the attendees at today’s event, with coming up with solutions that would help to make New York City a more crypto-friendly jurisdiction, many brought up the need to abolish the BitLicense—or to at least make New York City immune to its reach.

因此，当市长亚当斯和纽约市的首席技术官马修·弗雷泽（Matthew Fraser）在今天的活动中任命了与会者，并提出了解决方案，这将有助于使纽约市变得更加严格友好的管辖权，许多人提出了废除Bitlicense的需求，或者至少要使纽约市的免疫接触。

New York City As A Bitcoin And Crypto Sanctuary City

纽约市为比特币和加密保护区

“To build a thriving [crypto] economy, we have to get rid of the BitLicense. We at least need to build a regulatory sandbox in New York City,” said one attendee.

一位与会者说：“要建立蓬勃发展的[加密]经济，我们必须摆脱比特莱森,，我们至少需要在纽约市建造一个监管沙箱。”

Another attendee argued that “New York City should become a sanctuary city from the BitLicense.”

另一位与会者辩称：“纽约市应该从比特莱森（Bitlicense）成为庇护城市。”

Attendees made comments like these after sessions of roundtable discussions during which the attendees discussed different issues related to Bitcoin and crypto before having a representative from their table share proposals with the room at large. (Because the attendees agreed to honor the Chatham House Rule, I cannot offer the names of those who spoke on behalf of their groups at the event. However, I can offer the names of the keynote speakers.)

在圆桌会议的讨论会议之后，与会者发表了这样的评论，在此期间，与会者讨论了与比特币和加密有关的不同问题，然后与整个房间的餐桌分享建议。 （因为与会者同意纪念查塔姆之家的规则，所以我不能在活动中代表他们的小组讲话的人的名字。但是，我可以提供主题演讲者的名字。）

Another attendee who said that New York should become a “crypto sanctuary city” pointed out that there is precedent for this, as the city allowed the cannabis industry to operate within its city limits while the rest of the state did not.

另一位参加者说纽约应该成为“加密保护区”的参与者指出，这是有先例的，因为该市允许大麻行业在其城市范围内运营，而该州其他地区则没有。

Nick Spanos, who founded the first in-person exchange and the earliest in-person Bitcoin meeting space in New York City, the Bitcoin Center, in 2013, also made the case for New York as a crypto sanctuary city.

尼克·斯帕诺斯（Nick Spanos）于2013年在纽约市建立了第一个面对面的交流和最早的面对面比特币会议空间，也为纽约作为加密庇护所城市而案。

“We’re giving sanctuary to immigrants—we can give sanctuary to crypto companies,” Spanos said in an impassioned tone.

Spanos充满激情的语气说：“我们正在向移民提供庇护所，我们可以为加密货币公司提供庇护。”

Spanos went on to critique the BitLicense, calling into question its legitimacy.

Spanos继续批评Bitlicense，质疑其合法性。

“What kind of license is it when, after 12 years, there are only 30 of them?!” cried Spanos. “That’s an insider license!”

“在12年后只有30个牌照是什么样的许可？！” Spanos哭了。 “那是内部许可证！”

Now Is The Time To Pass Crypto Legislation In New York State

现在是时候通过纽约州的加密立法了

Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz highlighted that now is the time for New York to pass legislation that will benefit the crypto industry.

Galaxy首席执行官Mike Novogratz强调，现在是纽约通过立法的时候了，这将使加密货币产业受益。

“After five difficult years, DC has said let’s embrace this technology, and they’ve done it. But New York State has not made crypto easy—it’s taken a long time for people to get licenses and it’s still very difficult to operate in this industry.”

“经过五年的艰难年份，DC表示让我们接受这项技术，他们已经做到了。但是纽约州并没有使加密货币变得容易 - 人们花了很长时间才能获得许可证，并且在这个行业中运营仍然非常困难。”

Novogratz added that the crypto industry is “ready for take off,” though he also put the onus on the industry to prove itself by creating products that provide real value to users.

Novogratz补充说，加密货币行业已经“准备好起飞”，尽管他还通过创造为用户提供真正价值的产品来证明自己的责任来证明自己。

He concluded by saying that, thus far, he’s only really seen value in Bitcoin and stablecoins.

他的总结说，到目前为止，他只真正看到了比特币和stablecoins的价值。

On the topic of stablecoins, Brock Pierce, co-founder of Tether, called on Albany (New York’s capitol) to pass Assembly Bill 6266 and Senate Bill 3262, both of which would establish requirements for the creation and operation of limited purpose trust companies if enacted into law. Such law would seemingly play a role in enabling Tether to operate in New York.

关于Stablecoins的主题，Tether的联合创始人Brock Pierce呼吁奥尔巴尼（纽约国会大厦）通过6266号法案和3262号参议院法案，这两个法案都将确定对有限目的的信托公司的创建和运营，如果纳入法律。这样的法律似乎将在使系塞特在纽约运作中发挥作用。

Other Suggestions For Crypto Applications From The Attendees

与会者有关加密申请的其他建议

A number of attendees also suggested creating crypto products that would help offer financial services to New York City’s approximately 305,000 residents who do not have a bank account (though, none suggested including bitcoin in these services).

许多与会者还建议创建加密产品，以帮助为纽约市约305,000名没有银行帐户的居民提供金融服务（尽管没有任何建议在这些服务中包括比特币）。

Many also stressed the importance of “

许多人还强调了“