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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.

美国著名经济学家、巴尔的摩约翰霍普金斯大学应用经济学教授史蒂夫·H·汉克（Steve H. Hanke）批评了加密货币持有者与普通大众相比的分析和科学思维水平。

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.

汉克引用了最近发表的加拿大研究，其中加密货币投资者被标记为精神病患者。他发布了多伦多大学研究的链接。

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

汉克总结了结论：“[加密货币]持有者表现出较低的分析和科学思维水平，并且比普通人群更有可能表现出精神病态。”

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."

该报告首先将加密货币定义为“一种由密码学保护的数字资产，它已成为一种流行的交易和投资媒介，以其匿名交易、不受监管的市场和波动的价格而闻名。”

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.

鉴于加密资产的日益普及和“交易者的流行亚文化”，研究人员研究了投资加密货币并长期持有加密货币的个人的政治、心理和社会特征。

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."

两年前，研究人员对 2000 多名美国成年人进行了调查，以研究加密货币所有权与“个人层面的政治、心理和社会特征”之间的潜在关联。

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.

他们的发现显示，加密货币持有者更有可能相信阴谋论，并拥有被称为“黑暗四联体”的“黑暗”人格特征：自恋、马基雅维利主义、精神病态和施虐狂。

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.

狗狗币创始人比利·马库斯批评了这项研究。在承认“黑暗四分体”特征的同时，他强调了该报告的发现，即加密货币持有者不信任传统媒体，更喜欢替代新闻平台。据《独立报》报道，这是个人是否持有加密货币的最强预测指标。