比特幣 16 歲生日：關於加密貨幣的 16 個有趣事實

雖然距離新年只有三天，但 1 月 3 日卻是一個重要的周年紀念日，也是加密貨幣世界正在慶祝的一天。

On Jan. 3, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto mined the genesis block of Bitcoin (BTC), forever changing the world of cryptocurrency. To celebrate the 16th birthday of Bitcoin, here are 16 fun facts about the cryptocurrency.

2009 年 1 月 3 日，中本聰開採了比特幣 (BTC) 的創世區塊，永遠改變了加密貨幣世界。為了慶祝比特幣誕生 16 週年，以下是有關該加密貨幣的 16 個有趣事實。

1. First Purchase: On May 22, 2010, history was made when Laszlo Hanyecz paid 10,000 Bitcoin for two pizzas from Papa John's International. The purchase of the two pizzas became the first goods transacted with Bitcoin.

1. 首次購買：2010 年 5 月 22 日，Laszlo Hanyecz 用 10,000 比特幣從棒約翰國際公司購買了兩塊披薩，創造了歷史。購買這兩個披薩成為第一批用比特幣交易的商品。

The pizzas cost around $41 at the time. The Bitcoin used to purchase the pizzas would be worth over $460 million today, based on the current price of the cryptocurrency. May 22 is celebrated as Bitcoin Pizza Day every year.

當時披薩的價格約為 41 美元。根據加密貨幣當前的價格，如今用於購買披薩的比特幣價值將超過 4.6 億美元。每年 5 月 22 日被定為比特幣披薩​​日。

2. Ethereum Co-Founder Ties To Bitcoin: Vitalik Buterin, one of the co-founders of Ethereum (ETH), took a side job in 2011 working for Bitcoin Weekly. As a writer, Buterin was paid five Bitcoin for each article written. Later that year, Buterin founded Bitcoin Magazine, where he was the lead writer.

2. 以太坊聯合創始人與比特幣的聯繫：以太坊（ETH）的聯合創始人之一維塔利克·布特林（Vitalik Buterin）於 2011 年在《比特幣周刊》兼職。身為作家，Buterin 每寫一篇文章就能獲得 5 比特幣的報酬。同年晚些時候，Buterin 創辦了《比特幣雜誌》，並擔任主筆。

Buterin launched the white paper for Ethereum in late 2013 and officially launched the cryptocurrency on July 30, 2015.

Buterin於2013年底推出以太幣白皮書，並於2015年7月30日正式推出該加密貨幣。

3. Expensive Missing Wallet: James Howells threw out a hard drive in 2013 that contained his digital wallet. The wallet contained 8,000 Bitcoins. Howells, who lives in Wales, is trying to get the local city council to allow him to excavate the landfill in a last-ditch effort to find the hard drive containing the Bitcoin.

3. 昂貴的遺失錢包：James Howells 在 2013 年扔掉了一個裝有他的數位錢包的硬碟。錢包裡有 8000 個比特幣。居住在威爾斯的豪厄爾斯正試圖讓當地市議會允許他挖掘垃圾掩埋場，以盡最後努力尋找包含比特幣的硬碟。

Howells offered a portion of the proceeds to the city if it allows him the chance to search. In 2024, Howells sued the local city council for not allowing him to excavate the landfill site. Howells’ ex-girlfriend also revealed in 2024 that it was her who threw the hard drive away. Today, the Bitcoin are worth over $700 million.

如果豪威爾斯有機會進行搜索，他會將部分收益捐給市政府。 2024年，豪厄爾斯起訴當地市議會不允許他挖掘垃圾掩埋場。豪厄爾斯的前女友也在 2024 年透露，是她扔掉了硬碟。如今，比特幣的價值超過 7 億美元。

4. Satoshi Nakamoto, Still Anonymous?: The creator of Bitcoin remains anonymous to this date. Craig Wright previously fought in a court case to claim that he created Bitcoin, but many in the cryptocurrency community doubt the claim. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has supported a theory that computer scientist Nick Szabo created Bitcoin. Szabo is one of a dozen or so names including Wright that are often linked to the identity of Nakamoto.

4. 中本聰，仍然匿名？克雷格·賴特 (Craig Wright) 此前曾在一場法庭訴訟中聲稱自己創造了比特幣，但加密貨幣社區的許多人對這一說法表示懷疑。特斯拉（納斯達克股票代碼：TSLA）執行長馬斯克（Elon Musk）支持電腦科學家尼克薩博（Nick Szabo）創造了比特幣的理論。薩博是包括賴特在內的十幾個經常與中本聰身份聯繫在一起的名字之一。

In 2024, a Bitcoin documentary titled "Money Electric: The Bitcoin Mystery" from investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback added to the mystery. The documentary said that Bitcoin engineer Peter Todd is most likely Satoshi Nakamoto, a claim which he denied.

2024 年，調查電影製片人卡倫霍巴克 (Cullen Hoback) 製作的一部名為《貨幣電子：比特幣之謎》的比特幣紀錄片增添了這個謎團。紀錄片稱比特幣工程師彼得·托德很可能就是中本聰，但他否認了這個說法。

The anonymous founder of Bitcoin is estimated to hold between 600,000 and 1.1 million Bitcoin.

比特幣的匿名創始人估計持有 60 萬至 110 萬個比特幣。

5. Bitcoin White Paper: Before the official genesis mint of Bitcoin, there was the idea of the concept that became the cryptocurrency. On Oct. 31, 2008, Satoshi Nakamoto released the white paper called “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” The white paper laid out themes like time-stamped transactions, proof-of-work, privacy and a simplified payment verification method.

5. 比特幣白皮書：在比特幣正式誕生之前，就有了成為加密貨幣的概念。 2008年10月31日，中本聰發布了《比特幣：一種點對點電子現金系統》白皮書。這份白皮書列出了時間戳交易、工作量證明、隱私和簡化的支付驗證方法等主題。

“A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a financial institution,” the opening sentence of the white paper read. Satoshi's white paper is considered required reading for anyone in the cryptocurrency space.

白皮書的開頭寫道：“純粹的點對點版本的電子現金將允許在線支付直接從一方發送到另一方，而無需通過金融機構。”中本聰的白皮書被認為是加密貨幣領域任何人的必讀之作。

6. Nakamoto Statues: Despite Nakamoto being anonymous, a statue was created to honor the Bitcoin founder and unveiled in September 2021. The Satoshi Nakamoto statue can be found in Graphisoft Park, located in Budapest, Hungary. The statue features Satoshi wearing a hoodie with the Bitcoin logo on its chest. The Nakamoto statue is free to visit 24 hours a day. The group behind the sculpture accepts donations made to their crypto wallets to increase awareness for the project.

6. 中本聰雕像：儘管中本聰是匿名的，但為了紀念這位比特幣創始人，人們還是創建了一座雕像，並於2021 年9 月揭幕。 。雕像中的中本聰穿著連帽衫，胸前印有比特幣標誌。中本雕像全天24小時免費參觀。該雕塑背後的團隊接受對其加密錢包的捐款，以提高對該項目的認識。

“The statue is made of bronze, the face is made of a special bronze-aluminum composite, thus every visitor can see their own face when looking at Satoshi. We are all Satoshi,” the statue's website reads.

「雕像由青銅製成，臉部由特殊的銅鋁複合材料製成，因此每個參觀者在看中本聰時都可以看到自己的臉。我們都是中本聰，」雕像的網站上寫道。

In 2024, a new Satoshi Nakamoto statue was unveiled in Lugano, Switzerland. The statue honors the anonymity of Nakamoto by appearing transparent from the front and changing the view based on the angle the statue is viewed.

2024 年，一座新的中本聰雕像在瑞士盧加諾揭幕。該雕像從正面看起來是透明的，並根據觀看雕像的角度改變視圖，以此紀念中本聰的匿名。

7. Coinbase Creation: Without the launch of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, many public companies of today that mine cryptocurrency or act as trading platforms might not exist. One of the companies that owes a lot to the creation of Bitcoin is Coinbase Global (NASDAQ:COIN) Inc.

7. Coinbase 創建：如果沒有比特幣和其他加密貨幣的推出，當今許多開採加密貨幣或充當交易平台的上市公司可能不存在。 Coinbase Global（納斯達克股票代碼：COIN）公司是對比特幣的創造做出巨大貢獻的公司之一。

Coinbase founder Brian Armstrong said he started the process of creating Coinbase after reading the Satoshi Nakamoto Bitcoin

Coinbase 創辦人 Brian Armstrong 表示，他在閱讀中本聰比特幣後開始創建 Coinbase