比特币（BTC）抢尽风头：调查发现美国人现在更喜欢比特币而不是黄金

大多数了解加密货币的人都知道，比特币由于其特性，通常被称为“数字黄金”。一项新的研究表明，越来越多的美国人更喜欢比特币而不是黄金。

A new study reveals that more and more people in the U.S. prefer Bitcoin to gold, with a recent survey showing that nearly 52% of respondents admitted they were selling gold or stocks to invest in BTC.

一项新研究显示，越来越多的美国人更喜欢比特币而不是黄金，最近的一项调查显示，近 52% 的受访者承认他们正在出售黄金或股票来投资比特币。

The survey, conducted by GameFi platform ChainPlay and Storible, asked 1,428 Americans about cryptocurrencies and investments in their lives. According to the report, over 68% of Americans now own some crypto, and 77% consider increasing their crypto investment in 2025.

这项调查由 GameFi 平台 ChainPlay 和 Storible 进行，询问了 1,428 名美国人有关加密货币及其生活中的投资的情况。根据该报告，超过 68% 的美国人现在拥有一些加密货币，77% 的人考虑在 2025 年增加加密货币投资。

Interestingly, the survey also found that 50% of crypto owners are baby boomers, while nearly 30% are millennials, and the rest are Gen Z. The report authors conclude that crypto owners get younger. However, it is not clear what digits were used as a reference point. The total lack of Gen X representatives in this report raises questions. Now that’s the real lost generation!

有趣的是，调查还发现，50% 的加密货币所有者是婴儿潮一代，近 30% 是千禧一代，其余的是 Z 世代。报告作者得出的结论是，加密货币所有者变得更年轻。然而，尚不清楚使用哪些数字作为参考点。本报告中完全缺乏 X 世代代表，这引发了疑问。这才是真正迷失的一代！

Unfortunately, the report doesn’t specify what the groups of respondents were and how ChainPlay and Storible chose who to survey. According to other sources, only 13% of Americans owned crypto as of November 2024. It seems that the number heavily depends on the methodology.

不幸的是，该报告没有具体说明受访者群体是什么，以及 ChainPlay 和 Storible 如何选择调查对象。根据其他消息来源，截至 2024 年 11 月，只有 13% 的美国人拥有加密货币。这个数字似乎在很大程度上取决于计算方法。

New crypto investment stats

新的加密货币投资统计数据

A survey revealed that Trump’s victory made a serious impact on people’s perception of cryptocurrencies, with 38% of respondents deciding to invest in crypto following the election outcome.

一项调查显示，特朗普的胜利严重影响了人们对加密货币的看法，38%的受访者在选举结果后决定投资加密货币。

A huge amount of these people, 84%, are first-time buyers who decided to try fortunes in crypto after the win of the pro-crypto candidate.

其中很大一部分人（84％）是首次购买者，他们在支持加密货币的候选人获胜后决定尝试加密货币。

Now, it’s time to talk more closely about the BTC investment insights found in the report. There are three main points. First, 51% of Americans allocate over 30% of their assets in meme coins. That’s an interesting statistic proving that a booming meme token market is no joke.

现在，是时候更深入地讨论报告中发现的 BTC 投资见解了。主要有以下三点。首先，51% 的美国人将超过 30% 的资产配置为模因币。这是一个有趣的统计数据，证明蓬勃发展的模因代币市场并不是开玩笑。

The second point notes that one-fifth of Americans allocate over 30% of their investment in crypto. And, finally, third–nearly 52% of responders admitted they were selling gold or stocks to invest in Bitcoin.

第二点指出，五分之一的美国人将超过 30% 的投资分配给了加密货币。最后，第三位——近 52% 的受访者承认他们正在出售黄金或股票来投资比特币。

The latter revelation illustrates the tectonic shift in people’s minds. Over half of all respondents believe now that Bitcoin is here to stay, and it is safer and probably more profitable than gold or stocks.

后一个启示说明了人们思想的结构性转变。超过一半的受访者认为，比特币将继续存在，它比黄金或股票更安全，而且可能更有利可图。

The preference for Bitcoin over gold or stocks was still a marginal mindset during the 2017 bull run. Nowadays, when various governments across the globe announce they will mine or stock bitcoins or use it for international payments, people look at Bitcoin without prejudice.

在 2017 年牛市期间，相对于黄金或股票，对比特币的偏好仍然是一种边缘心态。如今，当全球各国政府宣布将开采或储存比特币或将其用于国际支付时，人们都会不带偏见地看待比特币。

On top of that, the stats mean that these people not only decided to buy some BTC, but they have made an additional step of dumping their traditional assets to invest in BTC first. According to the survey, over 51% of such people are in America. It shows the unprecedented bullishness of digital gold.

最重要的是，统计数据意味着这些人不仅决定购买一些比特币，而且还采取了额外的措施，首先抛售传统资产，投资比特币。调查显示，超过51%的此类人在美国。它显示了数字黄金前所未有的看涨。

Bitcoin and gold

比特币和黄金

The “digital gold” name has its grounds, of course. Bitcoin bears certain similarities with gold. Both assets are scarce and deflationary. There will not be more gold or more Bitcoin in the future. The amount of both assets is finite and isn’t likely to increase.

当然，“数字黄金”的名称是有其根据的。比特币与黄金有某些相似之处。这两种资产都是稀缺且通货紧缩的。未来不会有更多的黄金或更多的比特币。这两种资产的数量都是有限的，并且不可能增加。

You have probably heard about the preset Bitcoin mining reward shrinks in two once every four years (so-called halving). The gold mining is decreasing too, however, the speed at which the gold mining drops is far behind Bitcoin’s increasing scarcity.

您可能听说过预设的比特币挖矿奖励每四年减少两次（所谓的减半）。金矿开采量也在减少，但是金矿开采量下降的速度远远落后于比特币日益稀缺的情况。

Experts speculate whether humanity reached the “gold peak” point (a moment after which gold mining will be constantly dropping). In the Bitcoin case, the Bitcoin peak was in the first years, and then, production has always gone down, making Bitcoin scarcer than gold. When gold mining drops by a couple of percent, Bitcoin may drop by 50%.

专家推测人类是否已经达到了“黄金顶峰”点（此后金矿开采量将不断下降）。就比特币而言，比特币的峰值出现在最初几年，然后产量一直在下降，使得比特币比黄金更稀缺。当金矿开采量下降几个百分点时，比特币可能会下降 50%。

More than that, after every coin is mined, Bitcoin may be going to the moon, and the gold diggers may literally start mining gold on the moon, increasing the total supply available for the Earth’s markets. While gold gets increasingly scarce due to its use in devices, jewelry, and other products, bitcoins get lost or blocked forever. The speed at which bitcoins get stuck has been so high that in 16 years of Bitcoin’s existence, around 20% of all units are considered lost.

更重要的是，在每枚硬币被开采出来之后，比特币可能会前往月球，而淘金者可能会真正开始在月球上开采黄金，从而增加地球市场的总供应量。虽然黄金由于在设备、珠宝和其他产品中的使用而变得越来越稀缺，但比特币却会丢失或永远被封锁。比特币陷入困境的速度如此之快，以至于在比特币存在的 16 年里，大约 20% 的单位被认为丢失了。

⚡️MARK CUBAN: “#Bitcoin – it became a store of value, it’s marketed that way and has been marketed for the last 15 years or whatever it is and it’s gotten to a point of acceptance just like gold.” pic.twitter.com/w3h2fjEnps

⚡️MARK CUBAN：“#比特币——它成为了一种价值储存手段，它以这种方式进行营销，并且已经在过去 15 年里进行了营销，它已经像黄金一样被接受了。” pic.twitter.com/w3h2fjEnps

According to businessman and TV personality Mark Cuban, Bitcoin became a store of value and reached an acceptance level comparable to gold. Both he and MicroStrategy’s frontman Michael Saylor point out that in contrast to gold, Bitcoin is easy to transport and generally control.

根据商人兼电视名人马克·库班的说法，比特币成为一种价值储存手段，并达到了与黄金相当的接受程度。他和 MicroStrategy 的主唱 Michael Saylor 都指出，与黄金相比，比特币易于运输且总体上易于控制。

Saylor once offered a thought experiment in which we should imagine

塞勒曾经提供了一个思想实验，我们应该想象