2024 年比特幣令人驚嘆的反彈為許多日常交易者帶來了財富

其中一些人在與懷疑論者對峙多年後表示，他們已經使用加密貨幣購買勞力士手錶、支付房屋費用、訂婚戒指以及內心的平靜。

Bitcoin's stunning rally in 2024 has minted fortunes for many everyday traders. Some of these traders, who got in on bitcoin before the hype, have used their gains to buy Rolexes, pay for homes, engagement rings, and more.

比特幣在 2024 年的驚人上漲為許多日常交易者創造了財富。其中一些交易員在比特幣炒作之前就買入了比特幣，他們用自己的收益購買了勞力士手錶、購房、訂婚戒指等。

For many of these traders, the gains have been life-changing. But despite their newfound wealth, many of them say they plan to keep holding at least some of their bitcoin forever.

對許多交易者來說，收益改變了他們的生活。但儘管他們新獲得了財富，但他們中的許多人表示，他們計劃永遠持有至少部分比特幣。

Here are four stories from bitcoin traders who struck gold in 2024.

以下是比特幣交易者在 2024 年淘金的四個故事。

‘I don't even care about my job right now'

“我現在根本不關心我的工作”

Shaun, a retail trader who first bought bitcoin in 2013, estimates he's made over $300,000 from the crypto on a total investment of $25,000 over a decade.

Shaun 是一位零售交易員，他於 2013 年首次購買了比特幣，他估計，十年來他從加密貨幣中獲得了超過 30 萬美元的收入，總投資額為 25,000 美元。

He first got into bitcoin when he funded a wallet to play online poker. But when he stopped playing, he had around $100 worth of bitcoin, which he forgot about until he stumbled across a news article about the token in 2016.

當他用錢包玩線上撲克時，他第一次接觸了比特幣。但當他停止玩遊戲時，他擁有了價值約 100 美元的比特幣，但他忘記了這些，直到 2016 年他偶然發現了一篇有關該代幣的新聞文章。

He continued to buy more bitcoin, funneling several hundred dollars every time its price dipped. By 2017, the year bitcoin rocketed 1,338%, he realized he had struck gold.

他繼續購買更多的比特幣，每次價格下跌時都會買進數百美元。到了 2017 年，也就是比特幣飆升 1,338% 的那一年，他意識到自己發現黃金。

“I was like seeing myself retiring as this multimillionaire. Like, oh my god, I don't even care about my job right now,” he said. “It was somewhere in the mid-twenties, and I was like, oh my God, this is amazing.”

「我就像看到自己以千萬富翁退休一樣。就像，天哪，我現在根本不關心我的工作，」他說。 “那是在二十多歲的時候，我當時想，天哪，這太棒了。”

In 2020, he cashed out around $25,000 to purchase a Rolex, his first big-ticket purchase. Several years later, he cashed out another $30,000 to purchase an engagement ring for his wife and more to help fund his wedding, which he said cost around $80,000.

2020 年，他花大約 25,000 美元兌現購買了一塊勞力士，這是他第一次大額購買。幾年後，他又拿出 3 萬美元為妻子購買了訂婚戒指，並為他的婚禮提供了更多資金，他說這場婚禮花費了大約 8 萬美元。

For Shaun, the gains were staggering. Growing up, his family was lower-income, and he knew nothing about investing.

對肖恩來說，收穫是驚人的。從小到大，他的家庭收入較低，他對投資一無所知。

“My mom always jokes that one of the reasons I like luxury things now … it's because we grew up so poor. I now value the finer things in life, things I never would've.”

「我媽媽總是開玩笑說，我現在喜歡奢侈品的原因之一……是因為我們從小就很窮。我現在珍惜生活中更美好的事物，那些我以前從未想過的事物。

In November, as bitcoin was sprinting toward $100,000, Shaun sold another $200,000 for a down payment on a million-dollar investment property with his wife. He still holds around $100,000 worth of bitcoin.

11 月，當比特幣衝向 10 萬美元時，肖恩又賣掉了 20 萬美元，作為與妻子一起購買價值百萬美元的投資房產的首付。他仍然持有價值約 10 萬美元的比特幣。

“If it goes to zero, at least I was able to use it to buy something that will literally provide income forever,” he said.

「如果它為零，至少我能夠用它來購買真正可以永遠提供收入的東西，」他說。

‘It's more so a life insurance policy for me'

“這對我來說更像是一份人壽保險”

Some investors told BI that bitcoin has helped them feel more financially secure, particularly for retirement or for taking care of their families.

一些投資者告訴《BI》，比特幣讓他們在財務上更有保障，特別是在退休或照顧家人方面。

One bitcoin trader, who asked to remain anonymous for privacy reasons, said he made around $100,000 investing in bitcoin, which allowed him to pay off his car. Though he got into bitcoin relatively late— in 2022—his $16,000 investment ballooned to more than $120,000 by the end of 2024, statements viewed by BI show.

一位出於隱私原因要求匿名的比特幣交易員表示，他投資比特幣賺了大約 10 萬美元，這讓他可以還清汽車貸款。 BI 查看的聲明顯示，儘管他進入比特幣的時間相對較晚（2022 年），但到 2024 年底，他的 16,000 美元投資激增至 120,000 美元以上。

“I could hear my mom saying that investments were meant to be sold when you need the money. So, I took some profits,” he said.

「我聽到媽媽說投資應該在需要錢的時候出售。所以，我獲得了一些利潤，」他說。

The majority of the investment remains untouched. Still, it gave him enough financial security to travel and spend three years taking care of a sick family member full-time.

大部分投資不變。儘管如此，這還是給了他足夠的經濟保障，讓他可以旅行並花三年時間全職照顧生病的家庭成員。

“It's more so a life insurance policy for me, where if I passed away, I can give it off to my immediate family,” he said.

「這對我來說更像是一份人壽保險，如果我去世了，我可以把它交給我的直系親屬，」他說。

Another trader who requested to remain anonymous but shared his account statements with BI said he was able to quit his job and retire early after he began investing in bitcoin in 2011. His total holdings were worth around $13.8 million when he spoke to BI.

另一位要求匿名但向BI 分享帳戶報表的交易員表示，他在2011 年開始投資比特幣後就辭去了工作並提前退休。 1380 萬美元。

He said he was recently able to quit his job and retire early. He now spends most of his time with his family and working on his hobbies.

他說他最近可以辭去工作並提前退休。現在，他大部分時間都與家人在一起並從事自己的愛好。

“Refreshing and stress-free, knowing I don't need to deal with other people [and] work problems,” he said, when asked about how his quality of life since his windfall. “Secure knowing my family is financially covered and if anything happens to me, my wife doesn't need to worry.”

當被問及自從獲得意外之財以來他的生活品質如何時，他說：“我感到精神煥發，沒有壓力，知道我不需要處理其他人[和]工作問題。” “我知道我的家人在經濟上有保障，如果我發生任何事情，我的妻子不需要擔心。”

‘I can put a substantial amount down for a house'

“我可以為買房子付一大筆錢”

A retail trader named Keaton has made around $100,000 on bitcoin since he first invested in the crypto after graduating from high school at the end of the 2010s.

一位名叫 Keaton 的零售交易員自 2010 年代末高中畢業後首次投資加密貨幣以來，已經透過比特幣賺了大約 10 萬美元。

He made a small investment after a friend

他在朋友之後做了一筆小投資