卡加利一名無家可歸的男子收到一張他認為價值 13 萬美元的比特幣的紙條

布倫特·加羅 (Brent Garrow) 在卡加利的史蒂芬大道 (Stephen Avenue) 度過了相當多的時間——由於假期，比平時更加忙碌。他在過去的六個月裡經歷了無家可歸的經歷，他說路過的人通常都很慷慨——遞給他咖啡、食物，有時還有現金。

A homeless man in Calgary was given a note on Stephen Avenue that he initially mistook for a Bitcoin bill, which could be worth over $130,000.

卡加利的一名無家可歸者在史蒂芬大道上收到了一張紙條，他最初誤以為這是一張比特幣鈔票，這張鈔票可能價值超過 13 萬美元。

Brent Garrow, who has been experiencing homelessness for the past six months, says he was approached by a man in a suit and tie who handed him the bill without saying anything and then walked away.

布倫特·加羅(Brent Garrow)在過去六個月裡一直無家可歸，他說，一名穿著西裝、打著領帶的男子走近他，他二話不說就把賬單遞給了他，然後就走開了。

“I nearly threw it out, but I took a couple steps and went back to get it and started looking at it. I couldn’t find any information on bills.”

「我差點把它扔掉，但我走了幾步，又回去拿它並開始看它。我找不到任何有關賬單的信息。

Garrow, who spends a fair amount of time on Stephen Avenue, says people are usually generous, often handing him coffee, food and sometimes cash.

加羅在史蒂芬大道上待了相當長的時間，他說人們通常都很慷慨，經常遞給他咖啡、食物，有時還遞現金。

But this time was different. He says the man who gave him the bill looked like he was dressed for a special occasion and was walking purposefully.

但這次不同。他說，給他帳單的人看起來像是為了特殊場合而穿著的，並且是有目的地走路的。

“He was fairly well-dressed. He had a suit and tie on and he just walked up and handed me the bill and said ‘Happy holidays’ and turned his head and walked away.”

“他穿著相當得體。他穿著西裝，打著領帶，徑直走上前，把賬單遞給我，說了聲‘節日快樂’，然後轉過頭走開了。

Garrow went back to get the note after nearly throwing it away, thinking it might be a lucky break.

加羅差點把這張紙條扔掉，然後又回去拿了它，認為這可能是一次幸運的突破。

“I know nothing about the Bitcoin industry, per se, but here’s hoping,” he said with a laugh.

「我對比特幣產業本身一無所知，但這裡有希望，」他笑著說。

The note appeared to be the value of one Bitcoin, which currently trades for more than $130,000 Canadian. It’s an amount that would change the lives of anyone who had possession of it — if it turned out to be real.

這張紙幣的價值似乎是一枚比特幣，目前的交易價格超過 13 萬加元。如果它是真的的話，這個數字將改變任何擁有它的人的生活。

But his hopes were quickly dashed when he realized the note was only worth the paper it was printed on.

但當他意識到這張紙條只值它所印好的紙張時，他的希望很快就破滅了。

“What I was looking for on that bill was either a QR code or the data the QR code contains, which is 24 random words which is how crypto wallets keep your cryptocurrency secure,” said Dennis Kasukawa, CEO of Vancouver Bitcoin.

溫哥華比特幣執行長丹尼斯·卡蘇川(Dennis Kasukawa) 表示：「我在帳單上尋找的是二維碼或二維碼包含的數據，即24 個隨機單詞，這就是加密錢包確保加密貨幣安全的方式。

“It’s like a password. If you lose that piece of paper, you lose access to your crypto.”

「這就像一個密碼。如果你丟失了那張紙，你就無法訪問你的加密貨幣。

Kasukawa said cryptocurrency is managed online — through ‘wallets’ that give users access to the larger blockchain that holds Bitcoin, among many other currencies.

Kasukawa 表示，加密貨幣是透過「錢包」在線上管理的，「錢包」讓用戶可以存取包含比特幣和許多其他貨幣的更大的區塊鏈。

“Sometimes users will print that information on paper, but this note was not one of them.”

“有時用戶會將這些資訊列印在紙上，但這張紙條不是其中之一。”

He said general acceptance and knowledge of cryptocurrency has exploded since he started his business in 2018.

他表示，自 2018 年創業以來，人們對加密貨幣的普遍接受度和知識呈現爆炸性成長。

“But there’s still some stigma about the phenomenon — and the sudden wealth some people believe it could bring.”

“但這種現象仍然存在一些恥辱——一些人認為它可以帶來突然的財富。”

“(Bitcoin) has value at this point because people give it value. There are use cases for it, but you can’t go to the grocery store and buy your groceries with Bitcoin. It’s more a storage of value, like gold.”

「（比特幣）此時具有價值，因為人們賦予它價值。它有一些用例，但你不能去雜貨店用比特幣購買雜貨。它更像是一種價值儲存手段，就像黃金一樣。

Kasukawa said that like any other investment, people should spend their money wisely, and not treat it like a “get-rich-quick scheme.”

春川表示，與其他投資一樣，人們應該明智地花錢，而不是將其視為「快速致富計畫」。

“If you’re going to buy into crypto, do your research and understand the technology. Don’t just buy it because you think it will make you rich quickly. It might not.”

「如果你要購買加密貨幣，請進行研究並了解該技術。不要只是因為你認為它會讓你快速致富而購買它。可能不會。

Garrow said a lot less than $130,000 could change his whole life.

加羅表示，不到 13 萬美元就可以改變他的一生。

“Maybe $500 for the first month (of rent), $500 for a damage deposit, and $500 for food to get by for that month.

「也許第一個月（租金）500 美元，損壞押金 500 美元，當月食物費 500 美元。

“That would give me a month where I’m not homeless and make me happy.”

“這樣我就有一個月的時間不再無家可歸，而且讓我很開心。”