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推测委内瑞拉政权将黄金变现后购入比特币作为影子储备。

中文翻译

当然,该网站依赖官方数据。马杜罗政权的持仓隐藏在复杂的洗钱网络中,因此数据不公开。 关于上述推测的佐证来源: 威尔逊中心《委内瑞拉的专制盟友》:2018年委内瑞拉超过40%的黄金储备(73吨)被抛售。 Grey Dynamics:一家情报公司报告称,2018年阿联酋公司Noor Capital、土耳其公司“Sardes Kiymetli Madenler A.S.”等之间出售了73.2吨黄金。 路透社/Argus Media:2019年广泛报道了约23.6吨黄金运往土耳其以及分别运往阿联酋的情况。 Entry Capital:27亿美元(经核实的2018年黄金出售价值)。2018年比特币交易价格在3,200至10,000美元之间,这可能相当于约40万枚BTC。 理论是,如果政权将资金保留为美元或欧元,会被制裁冻结。比特币是当时唯一流动性足够大且美国财政部无法“冻结”的资产类别。近期报告(如来自Whale Hunting)引用人力情报来源称,政权利用中间商将黄金收益转换为比特币以绕过银行系统。 “600亿美元”是持有该资产8年的数学结果,因此被推测为其影子储备。但再次强调,请将其视为推测。

英文原文

Sure, so this website relies on official data. Maduro regime's holdings were concealed in a complex laundering network, so the numbers are not public. Regarding corroborating sources for the speculation above: The Wilson Center "Venezuela's Authoritarian Allies" - More than 40 percent of Venezuela's gold reserves (73 tons) were sold off in 2018. Grey Dynamics: An intelligence firm reported that 73.2 tons of gold were sold between Emirati company Noor capial, Turkish firm "Sardes Kiymetli Madenler A.S.", and others in 2018. Reuters/Argus Media: Reported extensively in 2019 on the shipment of ~23.6 tons to Turkey and separate shipments to the UAE. Entry Capital: $2.7 Billion (The verified 2018 gold sale value). In 2018, Bitcoin traded between $3,200 and $10,000, which could be around 400,000 BTC. The theory is that if the regime had kept the money in US dollars or Euros, it would have been frozen by sanctions. Bitcoin was the only asset class liquid enough to hold billions that was "unfreezable" by the US Treasury at that time. Recent reports (e.g., from Whale Hunting) cite human intelligence sources claimed the regime used intermediaries to convert gold proceeds into Bitcoin during the time to bypass the banking system. The "$60 billion" is the mathematical result of holding that asset for 8 years, hence why it's speculated to be their shadow reserve. But again treat this is as speculation.

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