2024 年回顧：Vitalik Buterin 收養 Moo Deng，James Howells 奮力奪回 8,000 個比特幣，加密貨幣駭客激增

2024 年的最後一周見證了加密貨幣世界的重大新聞，其中最突出的是 Vitalik Buterin 的慈善舉動和圍繞比特幣正在進行的法律鬥爭。

Significant news emerged in the cryptocurrency world during the final week of 2024, including Vitalik Buterin's philanthropic gesture and ongoing legal battles over Bitcoin.

2024 年最後一周，加密貨幣世界出現了重大新聞，包括 Vitalik Buterin 的慈善舉動和正在進行的比特幣法律鬥爭。

Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, adopted Moo Deng, a viral pygmy hippopotamus, through a generous donation of 88 Ether, valued at around $292,000 at the time. His contribution went to the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, which gained fame for Moo Deng's lively personality and captivating online presence. Buterin also hinted at the possibility of making further donations to the zoo.

以太坊聯合創始人 Buterin 慷慨捐贈了 88 個以太幣，收養了一隻病毒性侏儒河馬 Moo Deng，當時的價值約為 292,000 美元。他的捐款捐贈給了泰國的 Khao Kheow 開放動物園，該動物園因 Moo Deng 活潑的個性和迷人的線上形象而聞名。 Buterin 也暗示有可能向動物園進一步捐款。

In another development, James Howells, an IT engineer from Newport, Wales, continued his legal battle to regain access to a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoins, estimated to be worth around $773 million. The drive, which was accidentally discarded in 2013, holds cryptocurrency from the early days of Bitcoin.

另一項進展是，來自威爾斯紐波特的 IT 工程師 James Howells 繼續進行法律鬥爭，以重新獲得對包含 8,000 個比特幣的硬碟的存取權限，這些比特幣估計價值約 7.73 億美元。該硬碟於 2013 年被意外丟棄，裡面保存著比特幣早期的加密貨幣。

Newport City Council currently denies access due to environmental concerns. However, Howells remains optimistic, backed by a strong legal team and advanced AI technology, with plans to reinvest in the cryptocurrency community if he succeeds in recovering the Bitcoins.

由於環境問題，紐波特市議會目前拒絕進入。然而，在強大的法律團隊和先進的人工智慧技術的支持下，豪厄爾斯仍然保持樂觀，如果他成功收回比特幣，他計劃對加密貨幣社群進行再投資。

On the geopolitical front, South Korea sanctioned 15 North Korean individuals and one organization for their involvement in crypto-related cyber thefts. These actions are linked to activities that contribute to financing North Korea's missile development program.

在地緣政治方面，南韓對 15 名北韓個人和一個組織實施了製裁，因為他們參與了與加密貨幣相關的網路竊盜活動。這些行動與為北韓飛彈開發計畫提供資金的活動有關。

notably, North Korean hackers are blamed for over half of the cryptocurrency thefts in 2024, including the major Ronin network hack.

值得注意的是，2024 年一半以上的加密貨幣竊盜案都歸咎於北韓駭客，其中包括重大的 Ronin 網路駭客攻擊事件。

The year 2024 also saw a surge in crypto hacks, with losses exceeding $2.3 billion, a 40% increase over the previous year, largely attributed to security breaches in centralized exchanges. This increase corresponds with Bitcoin's rise past the $100,000 mark, indicating heightened hacker interest in crypto assets.

2024 年，加密貨幣駭客攻擊也激增，損失超過 23 億美元，比前一年增加 40%，主要歸因於中心化交易所的安全漏洞。這一增長與比特幣突破 10 萬美元大關相對應，顯示駭客對加密資產的興趣增加。

In a positive development for the crypto ecosystem, Solana's Jito staking pool reported over $100 million in monthly revenues from transaction tips and fees in the last two months of the year. This success highlights the growing profitability within the Solana network for its validators.

Solana 的 Jito 質押池報告稱，今年最後兩個月來自交易提示和費用的月收入超過 1 億美元，這對加密生態系統來說是一個積極的發展。這項成功凸顯了 Solana 網路中驗證者的獲利能力不斷增長。

Finally, market movements showed strength, with many of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization finishing the week in positive territory. Notably, Bitget Token and Virtuals Protocol coin emerged as significant gainers, indicating robust investor appetite in this rapidly evolving market landscape.

最後，市場走勢表現強勁，市值排名前 100 名的加密貨幣中的許多都在本週收盤。值得注意的是，Bitget Token 和 Virtuals Protocol 代幣成為顯著的贏家，顯示投資者在這個快速發展的市場格局中有著強勁的興趣。