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Prominent US economist and professor of applied economics at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Steve H. Hanke, has criticized cryptocurrency holders' levels of analytical and scientific thinking compared to the general population.

美國著名經濟學家、巴爾的摩約翰霍普金斯大學應用經濟學教授史蒂夫·H·漢克（Steve H. Hanke）批評了加密貨幣持有者與普通大眾相比的分析和科學思維水平。

Hanke cited recently published Canadian research in which crypto investors were labeled as psychopaths. He published a link to the University of Toronto's research.

漢克引用了最近發表的加拿大研究，其中加密貨幣投資者被標記為精神病患者。他發布了多倫多大學研究的連結。

Hanke summarized the conclusion: "[Cryptocurrency] holders display lower levels of analytic and scientific thinking and are likelier to exhibit psychopathy than the general population."

漢克總結了結論：“[加密貨幣]持有者表現出較低的分析和科學思維水平，並且比普通人群更有可能表現出精神病態。”

The report begins by defining cryptocurrency as "a digital asset secured by cryptography that has become a popular medium of exchange and investment known for its anonymous transactions, unregulated markets, and volatile prices."

該報告首先將加密貨幣定義為“一種由密碼學保護的數位資產，它已成為一種流行的交易和投資媒介，以其匿名交易、不受監管的市場和波動的價格而聞名。”

Given the growing popularity of crypto assets and the "popular subculture of traders," researchers studied the political, psychological, and social characteristics of individuals who invest in cryptocurrencies and hold them for extended periods.

鑑於加密資產的日益普及和“交易者的流行次文化”，研究人員研究了投資加密貨幣並長期持有加密貨幣的個人的政治、心理和社會特徵。

Two years ago, the researchers surveyed over 2,000 American adults to examine potential associations between crypto ownership and "individual level political, psychological, and social characteristics."

兩年前，研究人員對 2000 多名美國成年人進行了調查，以研究加密貨幣所有權與「個人層面的政治、心理和社會特徵」之間的潛在關聯。

Their findings revealed that cryptocurrency holders are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories and possess "dark" personality traits known as the "Dark Tetrad": narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism.

他們的發現顯示，加密貨幣持有者更有可能相信陰謀論，並擁有被稱為「黑暗四聯體」的「黑暗」人格特質：自戀、馬基雅維利主義、精神病態和施虐狂。

Dogecoin founder Billy Markus criticized the research. While acknowledging the "Dark Tetrad" traits, he highlighted the report's finding that crypto holders mistrust legacy media and prefer alternative news platforms. According to Independent, this is the strongest predictor of whether individuals hold cryptocurrencies.

狗狗幣創始人比利馬庫斯批評了這項研究。在承認「黑暗四分體」特徵的同時，他強調了該報告的發現，即加密貨幣持有者不信任傳統媒體，更喜歡替代新聞平台。根據《獨立報》報道，這是個人是否持有加密貨幣的最強預測指標。