2024 年比特币令人惊叹的反弹为许多日常交易者带来了财富

其中一些人在与怀疑论者对峙多年后表示，他们已经使用加密货币购买劳力士手表、支付房屋费用、订婚戒指以及内心的平静。

Bitcoin's stunning rally in 2024 has minted fortunes for many everyday traders. Some of these traders, who got in on bitcoin before the hype, have used their gains to buy Rolexes, pay for homes, engagement rings, and more.

比特币在 2024 年的惊人上涨为许多日常交易者创造了财富。其中一些交易员在比特币炒作之前就买入了比特币，他们用自己的收益购买了劳力士手表、购房、订婚戒指等。

For many of these traders, the gains have been life-changing. But despite their newfound wealth, many of them say they plan to keep holding at least some of their bitcoin forever.

对于许多交易者来说，收益改变了他们的生活。尽管他们新获得了财富，但他们中的许多人表示，他们计划永远持有至少部分比特币。

Here are four stories from bitcoin traders who struck gold in 2024.

以下是比特币交易员在 2024 年淘金的四个故事。

‘I don't even care about my job right now'

“我现在甚至不关心我的工作”

Shaun, a retail trader who first bought bitcoin in 2013, estimates he's made over $300,000 from the crypto on a total investment of $25,000 over a decade.

Shaun 是一位零售交易员，他于 2013 年首次购买了比特币，他估计，十年来他从加密货币中获得了超过 30 万美元的收入，总投资额为 25,000 美元。

He first got into bitcoin when he funded a wallet to play online poker. But when he stopped playing, he had around $100 worth of bitcoin, which he forgot about until he stumbled across a news article about the token in 2016.

当他用钱包玩在线扑克时，他第一次接触了比特币。但当他停止玩游戏时，他拥有了价值约 100 美元的比特币，但他忘记了这些，直到 2016 年他偶然发现了一篇有关该代币的新闻文章。

He continued to buy more bitcoin, funneling several hundred dollars every time its price dipped. By 2017, the year bitcoin rocketed 1,338%, he realized he had struck gold.

他继续购买更多的比特币，每次价格下跌时他都会买入数百美元。到 2017 年，也就是比特币飙升 1,338% 的那一年，他意识到自己发现了黄金。

“I was like seeing myself retiring as this multimillionaire. Like, oh my god, I don't even care about my job right now,” he said. “It was somewhere in the mid-twenties, and I was like, oh my God, this is amazing.”

“我就像看到自己作为千万富翁退休一样。就像，天哪，我现在根本不关心我的工作，”他说。 “那是在二十多岁的时候，我当时想，天哪，这太棒了。”

In 2020, he cashed out around $25,000 to purchase a Rolex, his first big-ticket purchase. Several years later, he cashed out another $30,000 to purchase an engagement ring for his wife and more to help fund his wedding, which he said cost around $80,000.

2020 年，他花大约 25,000 美元兑现购买了一块劳力士，这是他第一次大额购买。几年后，他又拿出 30,000 美元为妻子购买了订婚戒指，并为他的婚礼提供了更多资金，他说这场婚礼花费了大约 80,000 美元。

For Shaun, the gains were staggering. Growing up, his family was lower-income, and he knew nothing about investing.

对于肖恩来说，收获是惊人的。从小到大，他的家庭收入较低，他对投资一无所知。

“My mom always jokes that one of the reasons I like luxury things now … it's because we grew up so poor. I now value the finer things in life, things I never would've.”

“我妈妈总是开玩笑说，我现在喜欢奢侈品的原因之一……是因为我们从小就很穷。我现在珍视生活中更美好的事物，那些我以前从未想过的事物。”

In November, as bitcoin was sprinting toward $100,000, Shaun sold another $200,000 for a down payment on a million-dollar investment property with his wife. He still holds around $100,000 worth of bitcoin.

11 月，当比特币冲向 10 万美元时，肖恩又卖掉了 20 万美元，作为与妻子一起购买价值百万美元的投资房产的首付。他仍然持有价值约 10 万美元的比特币。

“If it goes to zero, at least I was able to use it to buy something that will literally provide income forever,” he said.

“如果它为零，至少我能够用它来购买真正可以永远提供收入的东西，”他说。

‘It's more so a life insurance policy for me'

“这对我来说更像是一份人寿保险”

Some investors told BI that bitcoin has helped them feel more financially secure, particularly for retirement or for taking care of their families.

一些投资者告诉《BI》，比特币让他们在财务上更有保障，特别是在退休或照顾家人方面。

One bitcoin trader, who asked to remain anonymous for privacy reasons, said he made around $100,000 investing in bitcoin, which allowed him to pay off his car. Though he got into bitcoin relatively late— in 2022—his $16,000 investment ballooned to more than $120,000 by the end of 2024, statements viewed by BI show.

一位出于隐私原因要求匿名的比特币交易员表示，他投资比特币赚了大约 10 万美元，这让他可以还清汽车贷款。 BI 查看的声明显示，尽管他进入比特币的时间相对较晚（2022 年），但到 2024 年底，他的 16,000 美元投资激增至 120,000 美元以上。

“I could hear my mom saying that investments were meant to be sold when you need the money. So, I took some profits,” he said.

“我听到妈妈说投资应该在需要钱的时候出售。所以，我获得了一些利润，”他说。

The majority of the investment remains untouched. Still, it gave him enough financial security to travel and spend three years taking care of a sick family member full-time.

大部分投资保持不变。尽管如此，这还是给了他足够的经济保障，让他可以旅行并花三年时间全职照顾生病的家庭成员。

“It's more so a life insurance policy for me, where if I passed away, I can give it off to my immediate family,” he said.

“这对我来说更像是一份人寿保险，如果我去世了，我可以把它交给我的直系亲属，”他说。

Another trader who requested to remain anonymous but shared his account statements with BI said he was able to quit his job and retire early after he began investing in bitcoin in 2011. His total holdings were worth around $13.8 million when he spoke to BI.

另一位要求匿名但向 BI 分享账户报表的交易员表示，他在 2011 年开始投资比特币后就辞去了工作并提前退休。当他接受 BI 采访时，他持有的比特币总价值约为 1380 万美元。

He said he was recently able to quit his job and retire early. He now spends most of his time with his family and working on his hobbies.

他说他最近可以辞掉工作并提前退休。现在，他大部分时间都与家人在一起并从事自己的爱好。

“Refreshing and stress-free, knowing I don't need to deal with other people [and] work problems,” he said, when asked about how his quality of life since his windfall. “Secure knowing my family is financially covered and if anything happens to me, my wife doesn't need to worry.”

当被问及自从获得意外之财以来他的生活质量如何时，他说：“我感到精神焕发，没有压力，知道我不需要处理其他人[和]工作问题。” “我知道我的家人在经济上有保障，如果我发生任何事情，我的妻子不需要担心。”

‘I can put a substantial amount down for a house'

“我可以为买房子付一大笔钱”

A retail trader named Keaton has made around $100,000 on bitcoin since he first invested in the crypto after graduating from high school at the end of the 2010s.

一位名叫 Keaton 的零售交易员自 2010 年代末高中毕业后首次投资加密货币以来，已经通过比特币赚了大约 10 万美元。

He made a small investment after a friend

他在朋友之后做了一笔小投资