华尔街日报:那些向特朗普捐赠加密货币的普通人

深潮Publicado a 2024-07-25Actualizado a 2024-07-25

他们为什么选择向特朗普捐赠加密货币?

撰文:Caitlin Ostroff

编译:Luffy,Foresight News

许多加密货币爱好者都遵循一条普遍规则:HODL。这是一个加密货币俚语,表示即使市场出现混乱,也要持续购买和持有。

然而,当前总统唐纳德·特朗普于 5 月份成为第一位接受加密货币捐赠的主要政党总统候选人时,数十名普通投资者迅速响应了号召。

特朗普最近开始接受加密货币捐款,这与他数年前担任总统时的态度大相径庭,当时他曾嘲笑加密货币「是凭空而来的」。他的竞选团队上周透露,截至 6 月底,他们已经筹集了数百万美元的加密货币,其中大部分来自加密货币行业巨头和专业投资者,但也不乏普通的个人投资者。一些个人投资者表示,他们希望帮助特朗普获得越来越多的支持。以下是他们的故事:

Ricky DiMartino,达拉斯

Ricky DiMartino 现年 40 岁,是一家基督教非营利组织的媒体专员,他在 6 月中旬向特朗普捐赠了价值 500 美元的比特币。四年前,他第一次购买比特币,当时他听信了一位大学朋友在 Facebook 上的发表,认为比特币的价值将会上涨。

6 月中旬,Ricky DiMartino 向特朗普捐赠了价值 500 美元的比特币

DiMartino 在 Cash App 上购买了少量比特币。他喜欢比特币的原因是它不受政府控制,交易无需第三方批准。

这位达拉斯居民在 2016 年和 2020 年投票支持特朗普。当他看到竞选活动接受加密货币捐款时,他向这位前总统进行了首次捐款。

「我很想向特朗普传达一个信息,那就是比特币对人民、对美国、对他自己来说都是一件好事。」DiMartino 说,「因为他过去曾批评过比特币,我希望他能看到比特币的好处。」

Rob Licker,纽约长岛

长岛铁路售票机代理商 Rob Licker 选择向特朗普捐赠价值 100 美元的加密货币 XRP,而不是比特币。

这位 52 岁的男子在 2017 年观看了一部 Netflix 纪录片后开始涉足加密货币领域。他认为比特币是一种类似于黄金的投资,这种资产的价值会上升,部分原因在于其稀缺性。比特币的总量只有 2100 万枚,其中 90% 以上已经被开采。

Licker 称,他在 2016 年投票支持过特朗普,但在 2020 年投票支持拜登。食品杂货和能源价格上涨让他重新考虑是否支持民主党,这次他打算再次投票给特朗普。

Licker 表示,由于通货膨胀,他不得不卖掉了一些比特币。他想保留剩余的比特币,因此选择捐赠 XRP,这是一种为促进跨境支付而发行的代币。Licker 说,他不会仅根据加密货币政策来支持候选人,但他很高兴看到特朗普接受加密资产,并且对民主党没有这样做感到惊讶。

由于民主党早在 1990 年代前总统比尔·克林顿的领导下就支持互联网的发展,因此 Licker 表示,他认为拜登政府也会对加密货币采取同样的做法。

「我以为拜登会给予加密货币更多支持,但我错了,」他说。

Gerard Guillemette,爱达荷州博伊西

Gerard Guillemette 是爱达荷州博伊西市的一名工程师。与 Licker 不同,Guillemette 一直在尽可能地花掉自己的比特币。尽管一些投资者认为比特币的价值会上涨,但 Guillemette 将其视为一种支付方式。

Gerard Guillemette 支持特朗普和比特币

这位 61 岁的老人向专注于艾茵·兰德哲学的非营利组织阿特拉斯学会捐赠了比特币,并使用比特币购买了一条英国足球俱乐部的围巾。

他之前曾为特朗普的竞选团队和其他共和党政治行动委员会捐款。当他看到特朗普公开支持加密货币时,他对共和党候选人的支持和对比特币的热爱又结合在一起。

「这是相同利益的融合,」他说,「当你开始使用某种东西时,你都会受到鼓励继续使用,无论它是谁提供的。如果人们停止吃 McRibs 三明治,麦当劳就会停止销售;但人们没有这样做,所以麦当劳还在继续卖它。」

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