彼得提爾：比特幣可能是中國對抗美國的金融武器
彭博社 7 日報導，Paypal 共同創辦人彼得提爾（Peter Thiel）在一場虛擬圓桌會議表示，比特幣可能是中國對抗美國的金融武器。
身為虛擬貨幣主要投資人的提爾，呼籲美國政府應考慮對加密貨幣採取更嚴格的管制。
MarketWarch 7 日報導，提爾在尼克森基金會舉辦的虛擬會議表示，比特幣危及法定貨幣特別是美元。
提爾指出，中國希望看到兩種全球儲備貨幣，而不是讓美元單獨成為既定儲備貨幣，但中國不希望人民幣扮演儲備貨幣角色。他說，北京當局過去曾試圖將歐元當成對抗美元的武器、但並未奏效，因此現在正試圖提升比特幣地位。
Strategy Risks 執行長 Isaac Stone 2 月 19 日在 Barron’s 指出，劍橋大學比特幣電力消耗指數顯示，截至 2020 年 4 月，中國佔比特幣挖礦 65%，36% 出自新疆。
美國財政部長葉倫（Janet L. Yellen）2 月 10 日表示，「濫用加密貨幣和虛擬資產」是日益嚴重的問題，加密貨幣被線上毒販用來洗錢並當成資助恐怖主義的工具。
特斯拉 7 日下跌 2.99% 收 670.97 美元，較宣布持有比特幣的前一個交易日 2 月 5 日收盤價下跌 21.3%。
CNBC 報導，聖路易斯聯邦儲備銀行總裁 James Bullard 2 月 16 日受訪時表示，在可預見的未來，黃金或比特幣價格的漲跌都不會改變美元對全球經濟的影響力。
Thomson Reuters 報導，達拉斯聯邦儲備銀行總裁 Robert S. Kaplan 去年 8 月曾表示，聯準會（FED）的資產購買不是免費，最終可能會危及美元的儲備貨幣地位。
華爾街日報 7 日報導，曾在高盛（Goldman Sachs）任職 23 年的 Kaplan 6 日受訪時表示，目前看來、中國推出數位貨幣不會危及美元的世界儲備貨幣地位，但數年後就很難說了。
Kaplan 強調，美國不應將世界儲備貨幣地位視為理所當然。
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