不丹透過幣安兌現 367 個比特幣，價值 3,350 萬美元

利用近期比特幣（BTC）價格飆升的機會，不丹透過主要加密貨幣交易所兌現了 367 個比特幣，價值約 3,350 萬美元

Bhutan sold 367 Bitcoin (BTC) last Thursday through major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, cashing out about USD 33.5 million, as the world’s largest cryptocurrency continued to trade above the USD 90,000 mark.

上週四，不丹透過主要加密貨幣交易所幣安出售了 367 個比特幣 (BTC)，套現約 3,350 萬美元，全球最大的加密貨幣交易價格持續突破 9 萬美元大關。

Bitcoin price rose to more than USD 90,000 for 1 BTC on Friday. As of yesterday, 1 BTC was equivalent to USD 90, 799.

週五，比特幣價格升至 1 BTC 90,000 美元以上。截至昨天，1 BTC 相當於 90, 799 美元。

This latest sale marks the second significant Bitcoin sale for Bhutan in recent weeks after cashing out BTC worth about USD 66 million upon Bitcoins reaching USD 70,000 per BTC earlier this month. In recent weeks, Bhutan sold BTC worth almost USD 100 million.

這次最新的銷售標誌著不丹近幾週來第二次重大的比特幣銷售，繼本月初比特幣價格達到每比特幣 7 萬美元後，兌現了價值約 6,600 萬美元的比特幣。最近幾週，不丹出售了價值近1億美元的比特幣。

The Chief executive officer of the Druk Holding and Investments (DHI), Ujjwal Deep Dahal, said: “We hold assets in the form of Bitcoin and we started mining those assets in 2019 with our green hydropower.”

Druk Holding and Investments (DHI) 執行長 Ujjwal Deep Dahal 表示：“我們持有比特幣形式的資產，並於 2019 年開始透過綠色水力發電開採這些資產。”

The country continues to be one of the bigger government Bitcoin holders with 12, 206 Bitcoin under the DHI, now worth about USD 1.11 billion. This is equivalent to over 35 percent of the country’s 2023 GDP at USD 3.02 billion or Nu 249.39 billion.

該國仍然是最大的政府比特幣持有者之一，在 DHI 下擁有 12, 206 個比特幣，目前價值約 11.1 億美元。這相當於該國 2023 年 GDP 30.2 億美元或 2,493.9 億努元的 35% 以上。

As of September this year, Bhutan’s Bitcoin holdings was reported at 13, 011 BTC worth USD 780.49 million, the fourth largest Bitcoin holder globally. At that time, one BTC was equivalent to over USD 60,000.

截至今年9月，不丹的比特幣持有量為13, 011 BTC，價值7.8049億美元，是全球第四大比特幣持有者。當時，1 BTC 相當於 6 萬美元以上。

With the recent cash out, Bhutan is now ranked fifth among countries holding BTC, after the United States, China, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine.

隨著最近的兌現，不丹目前在持有比特幣的國家中排名第五，僅次於美國、中國、英國和烏克蘭。

Unlike other countries where BTC are more common from reported law enforcement asset seizures, Bhutan mines Bitcoin with abundant hydroelectric resources.

與執法部門扣押的比特幣更為常見的其他國家不同，不丹利用豐富的水力發電資源來開採比特幣。

Bhutan has established mining facilities at multiple locations, with the largest facility situated at the former Education City Project site. Bitcoin’s production cost is influenced by several factors, including electricity prices, project capital costs, and the difficulty rate of mining.

不丹在多個地點建立了採礦設施，其中最大的設施位於前教育城專案工地。比特幣的生產成本受多種因素影響，包括電價、專案資金成本、挖礦難度等。

The fourth Bitcoin halving was completed in April 2024 and the next Bitcoin halving is expected to occur in 2028, meaning miners receive 50 percent fewer bitcoins for verifying transactions. The block reward will drop to 1.5625 new BTC from 3.125 new BTC in 2028.

第四次比特幣減半於 2024 年 4 月完成，下一次比特幣減半預計將在 2028 年發生，這意味著礦工收到的用於驗證交易的比特幣減少了 50%。 2028 年，區塊獎勵將從 3.125 個新 BTC 降至 1.5625 個新 BTC。

Bitcoin halving occurs once every 210,000 blocks, roughly every four years until the maximum supply of 21 million Bitcoins has been generated by the network until around 2140.

比特幣每 21 萬個區塊減半一次，大約每四年一次，直到 2140 年左右網路產生 2,100 萬個比特幣的最大供應量。

In addition to the already Bitcoin mining centres in the country, Bhutan also aims to expand its mining capacity to 600 megawatts by 2025 in partnership with Bitdeer.

除了該國已有的比特幣挖礦中心外，不丹還計劃與 Bitdeer 合作，到 2025 年將其挖礦能力擴大到 600 兆瓦。

On May 3 last year, Bitdeer, a leading Nasdaq-listed technology company, and DHI announced a partnership for a USD 500 million project to develop environmentally sustainable, carbon-free digital asset mining operations.

去年5月3日，納斯達克上市領先科技公司Bitdeer與DHI宣布合作啟動5億美元的項目，開發環境永續、無碳的數位資產挖礦業務。

The first project, a 100MW Bicoin mine in Gedu began operations in mid-2023. A 500MW project at the Jigmeling Industrial Park in Gelephu is expected to be operational by mid-2025.

第一個項目是位於 Gedu 的 100MW 比特幣礦場，於 2023 年中期開始營運。位於Gelephu Jigmeling工業園區的500MW專案預計將於2025年中期投入營運。

According to a World Bank report, Bhutan has invested USD 539 million in cryptocurrency mining operations over the last two fiscal years, from July 2021 to June 2023. This substantial investment has contributed to a significant decline in the country’s reserves.

根據世界銀行的報告，不丹在過去兩個財年（2021年7月至2023年6月）中投資了5.39億美元用於加密貨幣挖礦業務。

During the period from July 2021 to June 2022, reserves dropped by 34.7 percent, falling from USD 1.27 billion to USD 832.9 million. By June 2023, reserves further decreased to USD 573 million, less than half of what they were in June 2021.

2021年7月至2022年6月期間，外匯存底下降34.7%，從12.7億美元降至8.329億美元。到2023年6月，外匯存底進一步減少至5.73億美元，不到2021年6月的一半。

In terms of trade, Bhutan imported IT equipment valued at Nu 4 billion in 2023 and Nu 11.91 billion in 2022. In 2021, the country imported IT equipment worth Nu 4.33 billion.

貿易方面，不丹2023年進口IT設備價值40億努，2022年進口119.1億努。

The Bank reported that DHI financed its cryptocurrency mining investments through loans from the Royal Monetary Authority to accelerate the country’s digital transformation and diversify its economy.

該銀行報告稱，DHI 透過皇家金融管理局的貸款為其加密貨幣挖礦投資提供資金，以加速該國的數位轉型並實現經濟多元化。