The last several years have been immensely important for the crypto industry when it comes to firmly planting cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in the public conscience.

在将加密货币和区块链技术牢牢植入公众意识方面，过去几年对于加密行业来说非常重要。

Between Bitcoin (BTC) making headlines after soaring in 2017 and 2021, FTX and other scandals shedding light on persistent issues in 2022, and the resurgence and cleanup efforts of 2023, most people have now heard of digital assets.

比特币 (BTC) 在 2017 年和 2021 年飙升后成为头条新闻，FTX 和其他丑闻揭示了 2022 年持续存在的问题，以及 2023 年的复苏和清理工作，大多数人现在都听说过数字资产。

Therefore, it does not come as a surprise that a poll conducted between November 27 and 29, 2023, and commissioned by Grayscale, one of the hopeful applicants for a spot BTC exchange-traded fund (ETF), found that as many as 70% of American voters want a candidate who is knowledgeable about cryptocurrencies and other innovative technologies.

因此，毫不奇怪的是，2023 年 11 月 27 日至 29 日期间，由现货 BTC 交易所交易基金 (ETF) 的希望申请人之一 Grayscale 委托进行的一项民意调查发现，多达 70%的美国选民希望候选人了解加密货币和其他创新技术。

When it comes to other such technologies, the poll specifically highlighted artificial intelligence (AI) – a technology that came into the spotlight with the launch of OpenAI’s flagship platform, ChatGPT, in November 2022.

当谈到其他此类技术时，该民意调查特别强调了人工智能 (AI)——这项技术随着 OpenAI 旗舰平台 ChatGPT 于 2022 年 11 月推出而成为人们关注的焦点。

Given the investment boom this technology sector has seen, the endless coverage of dangers and issues pertaining to it possibly turning into Skynet from Terminator, the quality of its training data, and the impact on copyright it may have, as well as of hopes for what can be achieved with the help of artificial intelligence, this highlight is also, arguably, not surprising.

鉴于这一技术领域的投资热潮，无休止地报道了与它可能从终结者变成天网有关的危险和问题、其训练数据的质量、它可能对版权产生的影响，以及对未来的希望。可以借助人工智能来实现，这一亮点可以说也不足为奇。

The importance of crypto in 2024 election

加密货币在 2024 年选举中的重要性

The Grayscale poll also found that cryptocurrencies will have unprecedented importance in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. In total, approximately 40% of investors say they expect to hold crypto in their portfolios in the future, while 19% currently own cryptocurrencies.

灰度民意调查还发现，加密货币在 2024 年美国总统大选中将具有前所未有的重要性。总共约 40% 的投资者表示，他们预计未来会在投资组合中持有加密货币，而 19% 的投资者目前拥有加密货币。

As many as 46% of polled voters claim that they are waiting for clearer regulations before they start engaging with the crypto market. 

多达 46% 的受访选民表示，他们正在等待更明确的监管规定，然后再开始涉足加密货币市场。

There is also a clear generational divide, with 31% of Generation Z voters holding cryptocurrencies compared to only 6% of Baby Boomers. Additionally, about one-half of younger voters in whose portfolios crypto is the largest asset class claim they will consider a candidate’s position on digital assets and blockchain technology before casting their ballot.

代际差异也很明显，Z 一代选民中有 31% 持有加密货币，而婴儿潮一代的这一比例仅为 6%。此外，大约一半的年轻选民（其投资组合中加密货币是最大的资产类别）声称，他们在投票之前会考虑候选人在数字资产和区块链技术上的立场。

Other key issues for U.S. voters per the Grayscale poll

根据灰度民意调查，美国选民面临的其他关键问题

The Grayscale poll also included questions not directly related to cryptocurrencies or AI. When discussing values relevant to modern voters, it was found that financial stability is second in importance only to personal health and safety.

灰度民意调查还包括与加密货币或人工智能不直接相关的问题。在讨论与现代选民相关的价值观时，人们发现金融稳定的重要性仅次于个人健康和安全。

Additionally, most American voters believe that inflation was the most pressing issue affecting the U.S. at the time the poll was conducted several weeks ago. Gun violence, the state of the economy, climate change, and political polarization in that order also proved to be important issues.

此外，大多数美国选民认为，几周前进行民意调查时，通货膨胀是影响美国的最紧迫问题。枪支暴力、经济状况、气候变化和政治两极分化也被证明是重要的问题。

In terms of the poll itself, it used a sample size of 1,759 adults – generally considered adequate, assuming other relevant criteria were met – and has a confidence level of 95% and is believed to be accurate within a 2.7% range.

就民意调查本身而言，它使用了 1,759 名成年人的样本量（假设其他相关标准得到满足，通常被认为是足够的），置信度为 95%，据信准确度在 2.7% 的范围内。