比特幣（BTC -2.46％）幾乎在每個投資者的投資組合中都贏得了一席之地。

比特幣正在全球採用，希望投資於菲亞特貨幣以及金融機構中的某些東西

Bitcoin (BTC -2.46%) has earned a place in almost every investor's portfolio. As the anchor for the entire cryptocurrency sector, the coin is also becoming increasingly integrated into the traditional world financial system. And, with a few major catalysts in progress, there's no time like the present for investors who are considering starting a new position.

比特幣（BTC -2.46％）幾乎在每個投資者的投資組合中都贏得了一席之地。作為整個加密貨幣行業的錨點，硬幣也越來越多地整合到傳統的世界金融體系中。而且，隨著一些主要的催化劑的進行，對於正在考慮開始新職位的投資者來說，沒有時間像現在這樣。

In fact, if you had to choose just one cryptocurrency out of all of them to invest in this year, there's a compelling argument for why it should be Bitcoin.

實際上，如果您只需要在今年中選擇一個加密貨幣來投資，那就有令人信服的論點，說明為什麼應該是比特幣。

Clearer regulations and new policies could drive a boom

清晰的法規和新政策可能會推動繁榮

Bitcoin is undergoing worldwide adoption among individuals looking to invest in something that's distinct from fiat currency, as well as among financial institutions looking to get exposure to cryptocurrency as an asset class or to provide financial products with that exposure for their customers. The main reason that those financial institutions are willing to dabble in the coin today is that its regulatory status is in the process of being clarified in major economies, particularly the U.S.

比特幣正在全球採用，希望投資於與法定貨幣不同的事物，以及希望獲得加密貨幣作為資產類別的金融機構，或者向其客戶提供這種曝光率的金融產品。這些金融機構願意涉足今天硬幣的主要原因是，其監管狀況是在主要經濟體中澄清的，尤其是美國

That process is likely to conclude relatively soon. The new leadership of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will probably take a pro-cryptocurrency stance and issue new guidelines for competition and conduct within the industry. Therefore, the capital from institutional investors and financial players now holding back is likely to flow into Bitcoin with gusto once that occurs.

該過程很快就會結束。美國證券交易委員會（SEC）的新領導層可能會採取親密貨幣立場，並針對行業內的競爭和行為頒布新指南。因此，一旦發生這種情況，機構投資者和財務參與者的資本很可能會帶著比特幣。

Another major green light to buy Bitcoin is that the U.S. government has resolved not to sell any of the coins that it accumulates from asset forfeitures, opting instead to hold them in the planned Strategic Bitcoin Reserve (SBR). If that policy is implemented and then maintained by future administrations, it would represent an ever-increasing portion of the coin's supply that's off the market, thereby leaving buyers to compete in the form of higher prices for the remaining supply. Over a long enough period, that probably will pay off for those who buy the coin today.

購買比特幣的另一個主要綠燈是，美國政府已決定不出售其從資產沒收中累積的任何硬幣，而是選擇將其固定在計劃中的戰略比特幣儲備（SBR）中。如果該政策是由未來的管理部門實施，然後維護的，則代表硬幣供應中不斷增加的部分，從而使買家以更高的價格競爭剩餘供應。在足夠長的時間內，這可能會給今天購買硬幣的人帶來回報。

It can deliver even if the best-case scenario doesn't play out

即使最好的場景不發揮作用，它也可以交付

Don't take the above to mean that Bitcoin prices won't gain if regulators don't produce the perfect set of policies, or if the government backtracks or bungles its plans for the SBR. These catalysts, although certainly nice to have, are necessary for the coin to pay off as an investment over the long term.

不要將上述內容表示，如果監管機構不制定完美的政策，或者政府迴避或爆炸了其SBR計劃，則比特幣價格將不會上漲。這些催化劑雖然肯定很高興擁有，但要使硬幣從長遠來看作為一項投資，這是必要的。

Thanks to its halving cycle, which occurs roughly every four years, Bitcoin's mining difficulty doubles at fairly regular intervals. That means investors have an incentive to buy it today, because in the future supply growth will slow as it become more difficult to produce new coins. The result may be less supply available to purchase at any given moment. As more investors awaken to that dynamic over time, new capital inflows may well send the price higher.

由於其減半週期大約每四年發生一次，比特幣的採礦難度在相當定期的間隔增加了一倍。這意味著投資者今天有動力購買它，因為在未來的供應增長會變慢，因為生產新硬幣變得越來越困難。結果可能在任何給定時刻購買的供應量較低。隨著隨著時間的流逝，越來越多的投資者喚醒了這種動態，新的資本流入很可能會使價格更高。

But why not invest in other cryptocurrencies that might have stronger growth drivers, like blockchain ecosystems or wider institutional adoption? In a word, risk. Bitcoin is the purest cryptocurrency play on the market; it isn't trying to be a home for decentralized finance (DeFi) or other cryptocurrency growth niches. That means it can avoid the risk of declining value as a result of losing a competitive fight on the basis of its technology or its user-friendliness.

但是，為什麼不投資其他可能具有更強大增長動力的加密貨幣，例如區塊鏈生態系統或更廣泛的機構採用呢？一言以際，風險。比特幣是市場上最純粹的加密貨幣遊戲。它並不是要成為分散融資（DEFI）或其他加密貨幣增長壁ni的家。這意味著它可以避免由於其技術或用戶友好性而失去競爭性戰鬥而導致價值下降的風險。

Furthermore, while other leading cryptos are exposed to similar sets of regulatory catalysts as well as their possible inclusion in the Digital Asset Stockpile, the (still unimplemented) sibling of the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, they're simply much smaller than Bitcoin and much more volatile. So, even if they might have a chance at growing faster, they're nowhere near as established.

此外，儘管其他領先的加密貨幣也暴露於類似的監管催化劑中，並可能包含在數字資產庫存中，而戰略比特幣儲備的兄弟姐妹（仍未實現）兄弟姐妹，它們比比特幣小得多，比特幣要小得多，而且更易變。因此，即使他們可能有機會更快地增長，它們也遠不及確定。

If you do end up making Bitcoin the only cryptocurrency you invest in this year, remember that you'll still need to use good investing practices. Set up a series of purchases and pursue dollar-cost averaging (DCA), wherein you're consistently buying a small amount of the coin over time rather than making a big lump-sum purchase. Don't buy unless you're ready to hold for years and years, and don't bother checking the price every day.

如果您最終將比特幣成為今年投資的唯一加密貨幣，請記住，您仍然需要使用良好的投資實踐。建立一系列購買並追求美元成本平均（DCA），其中您始終會隨著時間的推移購買少量硬幣，而不是進行大量的一次性購買。除非您準備好多年，否則不要購買，也不要打擾每天檢查價格。

Commit, and the odds are fairly good that you won't need to worry about buying other coins, provided you're patient enough.

提交，如果您足夠耐心，您就不必擔心購買其他硬幣。