有一位民主黨總統候選人得到了加密界的支持。

創業家楊安澤（Andrew Yang）宣布作為民主黨候選人參加2020年美國總統大選，他最近推出了一個數字資產平臺，表示希望能在加密貨幣領域及其基礎區塊鏈技術看到更多更好的監管制度，他認為這有助于推動創新。

“我認為區塊鏈需要在我們的未來中扮演更重要的角色。”楊安澤在紐約的一次共識會議上進行了主旨發言，他向滿滿一屋的觀眾表示：“如果我入主白宮，天啊，到時我們一定能從加密貨幣界制造點樂趣。”

楊安澤發布了一個基本的監管框架后，加密社區接受了楊安澤，他在該框架中呼吁要明確對令牌的定義以及稅收規則。他還倡議要明確哪些機構具備監管能力等等。

“我們只需要提供交通規則，”楊安澤在會議間隙接受采訪時說，“我們需要弄清楚哪個機構會和各種貨幣打交道。如果每次有新貨幣出現，我們都要重新決定采用哪種框架，這種做法很不妥。”他還并補充說，他的平臺對消費者的保護差不多可以以現有的安全法律為基礎。

楊安澤說，他并不直接擁有任何加密貨幣，但投資了至少一種擁有一定資產的工具。他的競選活動接受加密貨幣捐款。

這位異軍突起的新候選人最出名的是他對普及基本收入的態度，他認為應保證18歲及以上的公民每月有1000美元的收入，以緩解新技術和自動化造成的失業潮，避開另一場危機。

美國總統候選人之爭日益激烈，這位低調的候選人卻聲勢漸長。隨著楊安澤在全美國各地進行巡回，他的線上粉絲在過去的兩個月里大漲。他的身影不斷出現在媒體報道中，幫助他提升了選情，大熱的喬·羅根播客也對他進行了采訪。楊安澤最近宣布，他已經跨過了民主黨全國委員會要求的65000名捐助者門檻，有權參加第一輪辯論。（財富中文網）

譯者：Agatha

There’s one Democratic presidential candidate who’s got the back of the crypto community.

Andrew Yang, an entrepreneur who is running as a Democrat in the 2020 presidential race and who recently unveiled a digital-asset platform, said he’d like to see greater regulatory frameworks for the community and its underlying blockchain technology, which he thinks could help spur new innovation.

“I believe that blockchain needs to be a big part of our future,” Yang told a crowded room at the Consensus conference in New York, where he gave a keynote address Wednesday. “If I’m in the White House, oh boy are we going to have some fun in terms of the crypto currency community.”

The crypto community embraced Yang after he published a bare framework for regulation, in which he calls for clear token definitions and tax rules. He is also advocating for clarity over which agencies have regulatory capabilities, among other things.

“We just need to provide rules of the road,” Yang said in an interview on the sidelines of the conference. “We need to figure out which agency is going to be interacting with individual currencies. It would be unfortunate if every time a new currency comes out we then have to decide which framework applies,” adding that the consumer protection aspect of his platform could loosely be based on existing security law.

Yang does not directly own any cryptocurrencies but invests in at least one vehicle that has some holdings, he said. His campaign accepts crypto donations.

The upstart candidate is best known for his stance on universal basic income, a guaranteed $1,000 per month for citizens 18 and older, in an attempt to cushion the blow of job losses due to new technologies and automation, and to stave off another crisis.

The under-the-radar candidate has been gaining steam in an increasingly crowded field of contenders. Yang’s online following has boomed over the past two months as he’s made his rounds around the country. His bid is bolstered by his perpetual media appearances, including on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast. He announced recently that’s he’s crossed the Democratic National Committee’s threshold of 65,000 donors to participate in the first debates.