加密貨幣是 2024 年最大的繁榮

正如 2023 年一樣，隨著 2024 年接近尾聲，加密貨幣投資者欣喜若狂，比特幣繼續擊敗更傳統的投資

Cryptocurrencies were the biggest boom of 2024. Just as in 2023, cryptocurrency investors are rejoicing as 2024 draws to a close, with Bitcoin continuing to beat more conventional investments such as equities, bonds, and gold.

加密貨幣是 2024 年最大的繁榮。

Bitcoin was the top investment of 2024 with a 140% gain in just 12 months. The OG token started the year at around $42,000 and reached an all-time high of $108,000.

比特幣是 2024 年的最佳投資，在短短 12 個月內就上漲了 140%。 OG 代幣年初價格約為 42,000 美元，最高達到 108,000 美元。

This return was far higher than both gold's 20% increase and global stocks' 10% gain. The traditional financial sector was stunned by the blossoming crypto-investment complex that Wall Street and the new White House helped build this year.

這回報率遠高於黃金20%的漲幅和全球股市10%的漲幅。華爾街和新白宮今年幫助建立的蓬勃發展的加密貨幣投資綜合體震驚了傳統金融領域。

The biggest digital asset in the world, Bitcoin, had already made a spectacular comeback in 2023, but the January approval of US Bitcoin exchange-traded funds gave it an extra boost. The original cryptocurrency broke the $100,000 mark during a record-breaking rally that began with Donald Trump's November triumph.

全球最大的數位資產比特幣在 2023 年已經捲土重來，而 1 月美國比特幣交易所交易基金的批准又為它帶來了額外的提振。隨著唐納德·川普 (Donald Trump) 11 月的勝利而開始，這種最初的加密貨幣在破紀錄的漲勢中突破了 10 萬美元大關。

More than $100 billion was invested in exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which allowed for the creation of comparable crypto-related investment instruments. On the other hand, there was a meteoric rise in the value of memecoins, which typically trade for pennies.

超過 1000 億美元投資於交易所交易基金 (ETF)，因此可以創建類似的加密貨幣相關投資工具。另一方面，模因幣的價值迅速上漲，通常以便士進行交易。

Trump, who was formerly skeptical of Bitcoin but is now an advocate and DeFi entrepreneur, rallied the digital-asset community with pledges to undo President Joe Biden's US crypto restrictions and establish America as the industry leader.

川普以前對比特幣持懷疑態度，但現在是比特幣的倡導者和DeFi 企業家，他團結了數位資產社區，承諾取消喬·拜登總統對美國加密貨幣的限制，並讓美國成為行業領導者。

Shortly after his re-election, he appointed industry supporter Paul Atkins to succeed crypto enemy Gary Gensler at the SEC and announced the creation of the czar position for artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.

連任後不久，他任命行業支持者保羅·阿特金斯(Paul Atkins) 接替美國證券交易委員會(SEC) 的加密貨幣敵人加里·詹斯勒(Gary Gensler)，並宣佈設立人工智能和加密貨幣沙皇職位。

Among the most talked-about and controversial trades of the recent upswing: MicroStrategy co-founder and Chairman Michael Saylor has amassed Bitcoin, which is now worth over $40 billion, through a mix of convertible bond offers and at-the-market stock sales. This is a wager on the volatility of Bitcoin shares.

最近上漲中最受關注和爭議的交易之一是：MicroStrategy 聯合創始人兼董事長 Michael Saylor 透過可轉換債券發行和市場股票銷售等方式累積了比特幣，目前價值超過 400 億美元。這是對比特幣股票波動性的賭注。

The more than fivefold spike in the company's shares this year has spurred investors' appetite for the stock. Bonds are also popular with hedge funds because they provide funding for winning wagers that take advantage of the underlying asset's increasing volatility.

今年該公司股價上漲逾五倍，刺激了投資人對該股的興趣。債券也很受對沖基金的歡迎，因為它們為利用標的資產波動性不斷增加的賭注提供資金。

At least for now, Saylor may feel justified in his four-year Bitcoin buying plan, which has given the TradFi community the impression that he is obsessed.

至少現在，塞勒可能覺得他的四年比特幣購買計劃是合理的，這給 TradFi 社區留下了他痴迷的印象。

Another factor contributing to crypto's success was global politics. The US dollar's global use has been a point of criticism for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He said this prompted other nations to seek alternatives, such as Bitcoin.

促成加密貨幣成功的另一個因素是全球政治。美元在全球的使用一直是俄羅斯總統普丁批評的焦點。他表示，這促使其他國家尋求替代品，例如比特幣。

"Who has the authority to ban Bitcoin, for instance?" Putin has lately expressed support for cryptos. The European Union progressed in regulatory frameworks like MiCA, while Poland and Italy reevaluated their crypto tax policies. Even China, which was once very skeptical about cryptocurrency, began to change its tune.

“例如，誰有權禁止比特幣？”普丁最近表達了對加密貨幣的支持。歐盟在 MiCA 等監管框架方面取得了進展，而波蘭和義大利則重新評估了其加密貨幣稅收政策。就連曾經對加密貨幣非常懷疑的中國也開始改變態度。