懷疑論者重申現貨黃金飆升助長比特幣嘲笑

現貨黃金價格飆升至歷史新高，引發黃金投資者對比特幣的新一輪嘲諷。儘管比特幣有「數位黃金」的綽號，但黃金愛好者強調，與黃金缺乏電力消耗相比，比特幣最近表現不佳，而且採礦過程需要能源密集。黃金的復甦也導致追蹤黃金的ETF下跌，而現貨比特幣基金則出現大量資金流入。

Spot Gold Prices Surge, Reigniting Bitcoin Derision

現貨黃金價格飆升，重新引發對比特幣的嘲笑

Amidst the unprecedented spike in spot gold prices, investors in the precious metal have reignited their disparagement towards Bitcoin (BTC). Gold ascended to an all-time high of $2,304 per ounce on April 3, registering an impressive 11.5% year-to-date gain.

在現貨黃金價格空前飆升的情況下，貴金屬投資者重新點燃了對比特幣（BTC）的蔑視。 4 月 3 日，金價升至每盎司 2,304 美元的歷史新高，年初至今漲幅高達 11.5%。

This upward momentum commenced in mid-February, with gold rising from approximately $2,000 per ounce to surpass $2,200 in late March. Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson, investment strategist at Hartford Funds, attributed this surge to escalating global tensions, uncertainty surrounding potential interest rate cuts, and de-dollarization concerns.

這種上漲勢頭始於 2 月中旬，金價從每盎司約 2,000 美元上漲至 3 月底超過 2,200 美元。哈特福德基金(Hartford Funds)投資策略師納內特·阿布霍夫·雅各布森(Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson)將這一飆升歸因於全球緊張局勢升級、潛在降息的不確定性以及去美元化擔憂。

Gold's historic price peak has ignited renewed mockery from gold proponents and Bitcoin skeptics. Peter Schiff, a staunch advocate of gold and Bitcoin detractor, stated in an April 3 post that Bitcoin has experienced a 7% decline in the second quarter of 2024, while silver and gold have gained 8.7% and 3.4%, respectively. He asserted, "The results speak for themselves."

黃金價格的歷史高峰再次引發了黃金支持者和比特幣懷疑者的嘲笑。黃金和比特幣貶低者的堅定擁護者 Peter Schiff 在 4 月 3 日的一篇文章中表示，比特幣在 2024 年第二季度下跌了 7%，而白銀和黃金分別上漲了 8.7% 和 3.4%。他斷言：“結果不言自明。”

However, it is important to note that the second quarter began three days prior to Schiff's post, and BTC has subsequently gained 55% this year, surpassing gold's gains over the same period by a factor of five. In a subsequent post, Schiff claimed that this might be "the last chance to sell your Bitcoin and buy some gold and silver at favorable prices. If you fail to act, have fun staying poor."

然而，值得注意的是，第二季度是在希夫發文前三天開始的，比特幣隨後今年上漲了 55%，比同期黃金的漲幅高出五倍。在隨後的帖子中，希夫聲稱這可能是“出售比特幣並以優惠價格購買一些黃金和白銀的最後機會。如果你不採取行動，那就繼續貧窮吧。”

Some commentators have highlighted the irony of Schiff's remarks. Crypto trader "Quasar" stated, "I don't have another 60 years to wait for gold to go up another $1,500."

一些評論家強調了希夫言論的諷刺意味。加密貨幣交易員“Quasar”表示，“我沒有另外 60 年的時間來等待金價再上漲 1,500 美元。”

Charlie Morris, an analyst and researcher at Bytetree, also took aim at Bitcoin in an April 3 post, commenting that gold has reached its all-time high "without electricity consumption," referring to Bitcoin's energy-intensive mining process.

Bytetree 分析師兼研究員Charlie Morris 在4 月3 日的一篇文章中也將矛頭指向了比特幣，他評論說，黃金在「不消耗電力的情況下」已達到歷史新高，指的是比特幣的能源密集型採礦過程。

However, Daniel Batten, an environmentalist and Bitcoin ESG researcher, promptly pointed out that the energy required for gold extraction primarily comes from fossil fuels. He added, "[Gold] has a much higher environmental impact and emission intensity than Bitcoin mining, which is fully electrified, and does not leave mercury or arsenic in the local land and water supply."

然而，環保人士、比特幣 ESG 研究員 Daniel Batten 立即指出，黃金開採所需的能源主要來自化石燃料。他補充說，“[黃金]的環境影響和排放強度比比特幣採礦高得多，比特幣採礦是完全電氣化的，並且不會在當地土地和供水中留下汞或砷。”

Brady Swenson, co-founder of Swan, expressed his befuddlement at how gold proponents could remain oblivious to the gold mining process. He said, "How can you be a gold bug and not understand the gold mining process[?] I visited a gold mine once, it was apocalyptic."

Swan 聯合創辦人 Brady Swenson 表示，他對黃金支持者如何對金礦開採過程視而不見感到困惑。他說：“你怎麼可能是個金迷，卻不了解金礦開採過程？我曾經參觀過一個金礦，那真是世界末日。”

In contrast to the outflows experienced by gold-tracking exchange-traded funds (ETFs), spot Bitcoin funds have witnessed significant inflows. The 14 leading gold ETFs have lost $2.4 billion since the start of the year to mid-February, while spot Bitcoin funds have seen an influx of $3.89 billion over the same period.

與追蹤黃金的交易所交易基金（ETF）經歷的資金流出相比，現貨比特幣基金出現了大幅流入。自年初至 2 月中旬，14 檔領先的黃金 ETF 已損失 24 億美元，而同期現貨比特幣基金則流入 38.9 億美元。