比特币是要成为交换媒介，价值存储的媒介，还是两者兼而有之？

这个问题仍然是严重辩论的主题，尤其是在核心比特币圈子中。 Twitter联合创始人和Block Inc. XYZ首席执行官杰克·多尔西（Jack Dorsey）的陈述现在已经重新辩论了辩论。

Is Bitcoin meant to be a medium of exchange, a store of value, or maybe both? This question continues to be the subject of serious debate, especially in core Bitcoin circles.

比特币是要成为交换媒介，价值存储的媒介，还是两者兼而有之？这个问题仍然是严重辩论的主题，尤其是在核心比特币圈子中。

The debate has now been rehashed by statements from Twitter co-founder and Block Inc (NYSE:SQ) XYZ CEO Jack Dorsey.

Twitter联合创始人和Block Inc（NYSE：SQ）XYZ首席执行官Jack Dorsey的声明重新辩论。

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Dorsey has asserted that Bitcoin will fail if it becomes nothing more than a store of value. He said this while speaking with Haley Berkoe, product marketing manager of Block subsidiary and Bitcoin-focused development firm Spiral, on a "Presidio Bitcoin" podcast episode last week. According to him, Bitcoin succeeds through payments.

多尔西（Dorsey）断言，如果比特币成为价值存储，将失败。他在上周的“ Presidio Bitcoin”播客中与Block子公司和以比特币为中心的开发公司Spiral的产品营销经理Haley Berkoe进行了交谈时说。据他说，比特币通过付款成功。

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Dorsey’s statements come at a time when the leading narrative for Bitcoin is that it has the potential to become a store of value on par with gold due to its limited supply. This thesis has left many, including the Winklevoss twins, largely uninterested in spending their coins in hopes that the asset’s value will continue to grow.

Dorsey的陈述是在比特币的主要叙述是由于其供应有限而成为与黄金相当的价值存储的可能性。这篇论文留下了许多人，包括Winklevoss双胞胎，在很大程度上对花硬币的花费不感兴趣，希望资产的价值将继续增长。

But in Dorsey’s telling, the current store of value focus presents a path to “irrelevance.”

但是在多尔西的讲述中，当前的价值焦点存储为“无关”的途径提出了途径。

“I think it has to be payments for it to be relevant on the every day. Otherwise, it’s just something you kind of buy and forget and only use in emergencies situations or when you want to get liquid again. So I think if it doesn't transition to payments and find that every day use case, it just gets increasingly irrelevant. And that's failure to me,” he said.

“我认为每天都必须付款。否则，这只是您购买和忘记的东西，只有在紧急情况情况下或您想再次获得液体时才使用。因此，我认为如果它不过渡到付款并发现每天使用的情况下，那就越来越无关紧要。”

Addressing scaling and volatility concerns, Dorsey advocated for a focus on creating simple and accessible payment solutions that prioritize speed, privacy, and security. He argued that with time, greater accessibility, and a renewed focus on the ideals that birthed the cryptocurrency, the issue of volatility will also eventually be addressed.

解决扩展和波动性问题，Dorsey倡导着重于创建优先级速度，隐私和安全性优先级的简单可访问的支付解决方案。他认为，随着时间的流逝，更大的可访问性以及对孕育加密货币的理想的重新关注，最终也将解决波动性的问题。

Dorsey appeared to hold the view that Bitcoin had currently veered away from its original vision.

Dorsey似乎认为比特币目前已经脱离了其原始愿景。

“There's tons of stuff we need to do to really get back to the white paper, which is, you know, a system for electronic peer-to-peer digital cash like we have not seen that yet,” asserted Dorsey.

多尔西（Dorsey）表示：“我们需要做很多事情才能真正回到白皮书，那就是我们还没有看到的电子点对点数字现金系统。”

Dorsey's statements have unsurprisingly sparked pushback.

Dorsey的陈述毫不奇怪地引发了推动力。

For example, Bitcoin Keeper Lead Developer Ben Kaufman contended that contrary to Dorsey’s statements, Bitcoin was more needed as a store of value than a means of payment.

例如，比特币守护者首席开发人员本·考夫曼（Ben Kaufman）争辩说，与多尔西的陈述相反，比特币更需要作为价值存储而不是付款方式。

“Bitcoin has value because it is needed. It is needed to store value as governments erode the value of their currencies. It is needed for payments to circumvent financial censorship. Currency devaluation affects everyone, while payment censorship affects small groups,” he wrote.

他写道：“比特币具有价值。由于政府侵蚀其货币价值，需要存储价值。付款需要规避金融审查制度。货币贬值会影响每个人，而付款审查会影响小集体。”

Interestingly, “Satoshi Nakamoto,” the pseudonymous creator of the cryptocurrency, did appear to envision a future for Bitcoin as a store of value, widely quoted as saying, “It might make sense just to get some in case it catches on.”

有趣的是，加密货币的化名创作者“萨托·纳卡摩”（Satoshi Nakamoto）确实设想了比特币作为价值存储的未来，并被广泛引用：“以防万一抓住一些东西，这可能是有道理的。”

Time will tell which narrative will prevail or whether both can coexist. In the meantime, however, speculators appear to have the upper hand as the asset trades like a tech stock.

时间会说明哪种叙述将占上风，或者两者是否可以共存。然而，与此同时，投机者似乎像技术股一样占上风。