唐纳德·特朗普将审计诺克斯堡：“如果没有黄金，我们会非常沮丧”

Elon Musk raised concerns about whether Fort Knox is still holding $425 billion worth of gold. The posts reignited an old conspiracy theory about gone gold and sparked discussion about the advantages of Bitcoin. Donald Trump said he will audit “the fabled Fort Knox.”

作为政府效率部负责人，马斯克最近一直忙于审查政府机构。诺克斯堡是他大胆目光的另一个目标，马斯克发布了一篇 X 帖子，称“对诺克斯堡进行现场视频演练会很酷”。

Sen. Mike Lee fueled the discussion when he replied to Musk that despite being a senator, he was denied access to Fort Knox on multiple occasions without a proper cause. Musk replied that the American public was the true owner of gold stored in Fort Knox and asked if someone could confirm the gold was there.

讨论仍在继续，许多人表示支持对美国最大黄金储备进行公开审计的想法。诺克斯堡黄金储备库拥有 147 金衡盎司的黄金，比美国任何其他储备库都要多。

诺克斯堡黄金失踪是一个古老的阴谋论，其根源在于该储备库透明度极低。即使按照军事基地的标准，进入这个仓库也是很困难的。

The inability to make sure gold is present in the depository raises questions about accountability and transparency standards revision.

诺克斯堡是否定期接受审计？

定期进行审计。美国政府每月发布报告，详细说明每个仓库储存的黄金数量。黄金失踪理论的支持者不相信这些报告，他们想获得证据。然而，不允许游客进入诺克斯堡的限制性政策只会让人们更加怀疑。

您可能看到过这样一条引人注目的声明：诺克斯堡 50 年来从未接受过审计。这与事实相差无几。

事实上，诺克斯堡最后一次公开审计是在 1974 年 9 月 24 日，当时几名国会议员和记者获准进入仓库。他们进入仓库，检查黄金并拍照。诺克斯堡上一次进行这样的审计是在 1943 年。

1974 年访问的新闻稿宣称，这次活动标志着长期以来禁止访客政策的改变。据此，国会视察遵循了福特总统的新开放政策。然而，正如我们今天所知，访问结束后不久，诺克斯堡的大门就关闭了，并且在接下来的 40 多年里一直关闭。

During the previous Donald Trump presidency, in 2017, then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin managed to obtain permission to visit the bullion depository accompanied by Kentucky elected officials. Unlike the 1974 inspection, this event was pretty private, with no media present. 

Mnuchin received backlash for the inappropriate use of military aircraft to travel to Fort Knox, spending an additional $9k of the taxpayers’ money. 

The fact that the visitation took place on the very day of the total solar eclipse, which Mnuchin observed from the roof of Fort Knox, which is situated close to the Path of Totality, one of the best points to look at the eclipse, raised additional criticism. The photos of him and his peers in front of golden bricks were published in 2018. This tour to Fort Knox hardly adheres to the criteria for audit.

没有证据表明诺克斯堡金矿有任何部分失踪。然而，缺乏透明度和明确的责任制为猜测和替代解决方案创造了良好的氛围。

比特币进入讨论

黄金经常被拿来与比特币作比较，尤其是现在，国家黄金储备不像比特币储备那样热门。难怪无法验证黄金储备的一致性在加密社区引发讨论。

比特币支持者表示，无论诺克斯堡黄金是否安全，比特币这种资产都不会引发任何这些担忧。

More and more experts claim Bitcoin is better than gold. In light of the Fort Knox case, Bitcoin showcases higher transparency and ease of user and transportation. It’s much easier to cross the border with $5 million worth of Bitcoin than gold or cash. More than that, the ownership of Bitcoin is verifiable by any person with a device connected to the Internet. The Fort Knox situation reminds us that we don’t have such a possibility with gold.

More than that, more traditional assets like Bitcoin ETFs or ETPs are as transparent as Bitcoin. Bradley Duke of Bitwise took to X to remind everyone why Bitcoin is much more trustworthy than gold. He said why trust when you can verify?

伯恩斯坦分析称美国将需要黄金来购买比特币

比特币最大投资者可能担心金库中黄金短缺的原因之一是，美国政府最终会开始出售黄金以获取更多比特币。

伯恩斯坦分析师 Gautam Chhugani 表示，如果建立战略性比特币储备，美联储将不得不寻找资金来购买比特币。它可能会发行债券（这与设立战略性比特币储备的既定目标背道而驰）或出售部分黄金储备。

美国总统注意到了马斯克的担忧。2 月 20 日，马斯克发布了一段与特朗普的合影，称他们将视察“传说中的诺克斯堡，以确保黄金在那里”。特朗普微笑着补充道：“如果黄金不在那里，我们会非常沮丧。”