卡尔加里一名无家可归的男子收到一张他认为价值 13 万美元的比特币的纸条

布伦特·加罗 (Brent Garrow) 在卡尔加里的斯蒂芬大道 (Stephen Avenue) 度过了相当多的时间——由于假期，比平时更加​​忙碌。他在过去的六个月里经历了无家可归的经历，他说路过的人通常都很慷慨——递给他咖啡、食物，有时还有现金。

A homeless man in Calgary was given a note on Stephen Avenue that he initially mistook for a Bitcoin bill, which could be worth over $130,000.

卡尔加里的一名无家可归者在斯蒂芬大道上收到了一张纸条，他最初误以为这是一张比特币钞票，这张钞票可能价值超过 13 万美元。

Brent Garrow, who has been experiencing homelessness for the past six months, says he was approached by a man in a suit and tie who handed him the bill without saying anything and then walked away.

布伦特·加罗(Brent Garrow)在过去六个月里一直无家可归，他说，一名穿着西装、打着领带的男子走近他，他二话不说就把账单递给了他，然后就走开了。

“I nearly threw it out, but I took a couple steps and went back to get it and started looking at it. I couldn’t find any information on bills.”

“我差点把它扔掉，但我走了几步，又回去拿它并开始看它。我找不到任何有关账单的信息。”

Garrow, who spends a fair amount of time on Stephen Avenue, says people are usually generous, often handing him coffee, food and sometimes cash.

加罗在斯蒂芬大道上待了相当长的时间，他说人们通常很慷慨，经常递给他咖啡、食物，有时还递现金。

But this time was different. He says the man who gave him the bill looked like he was dressed for a special occasion and was walking purposefully.

但这一次不同。他说，给他账单的那个人看起来像是为了特殊场合而穿着的，并且是有目的地走路的。

“He was fairly well-dressed. He had a suit and tie on and he just walked up and handed me the bill and said ‘Happy holidays’ and turned his head and walked away.”

“他穿着相当得体。他穿着西装，打着领带，径直走上前，把账单递给我，说了声‘节日快乐’，然后转过头走开了。”

Garrow went back to get the note after nearly throwing it away, thinking it might be a lucky break.

加罗差点把这张纸条扔掉，然后又回去拿了它，认为这可能是一次幸运的突破。

“I know nothing about the Bitcoin industry, per se, but here’s hoping,” he said with a laugh.

“我对比特币行业本身一无所知，但这里有希望，”他笑着说。

The note appeared to be the value of one Bitcoin, which currently trades for more than $130,000 Canadian. It’s an amount that would change the lives of anyone who had possession of it — if it turned out to be real.

这张纸币的价值似乎是一枚比特币，目前的交易价格超过 13 万加元。如果它是真的的话，这个数额将改变任何拥有它的人的生活。

But his hopes were quickly dashed when he realized the note was only worth the paper it was printed on.

但当他意识到这张纸条只值它所打印的纸张时，他的希望很快就破灭了。

“What I was looking for on that bill was either a QR code or the data the QR code contains, which is 24 random words which is how crypto wallets keep your cryptocurrency secure,” said Dennis Kasukawa, CEO of Vancouver Bitcoin.

温哥华比特币首席执行官丹尼斯·卡苏川 (Dennis Kasukawa) 表示：“我在账单上寻找的是二维码或二维码包含的数据，即 24 个随机单词，这就是加密钱包确保加密货币安全的方式。”

“It’s like a password. If you lose that piece of paper, you lose access to your crypto.”

“这就像一个密码。如果你丢失了那张纸，你就无法访问你的加密货币。”

Kasukawa said cryptocurrency is managed online — through ‘wallets’ that give users access to the larger blockchain that holds Bitcoin, among many other currencies.

Kasukawa 表示，加密货币是通过“钱包”在线管理的，“钱包”让用户可以访问包含比特币和许多其他货币的更大的区块链。

“Sometimes users will print that information on paper, but this note was not one of them.”

“有时用户会将这些信息打印在纸上，但这张纸条不是其中之一。”

He said general acceptance and knowledge of cryptocurrency has exploded since he started his business in 2018.

他表示，自 2018 年创业以来，人们对加密货币的普遍接受度和知识呈爆炸式增长。

“But there’s still some stigma about the phenomenon — and the sudden wealth some people believe it could bring.”

“但这种现象仍然存在一些耻辱——一些人认为它可以带来突然的财富。”

“(Bitcoin) has value at this point because people give it value. There are use cases for it, but you can’t go to the grocery store and buy your groceries with Bitcoin. It’s more a storage of value, like gold.”

“（比特币）此时具有价值，因为人们赋予它价值。它有一些用例，但你不能去杂货店用比特币购买杂货。它更像是一种价值储存手段，就像黄金一样。”

Kasukawa said that like any other investment, people should spend their money wisely, and not treat it like a “get-rich-quick scheme.”

春川表示，与任何其他投资一样，人们应该明智地花钱，而不是将其视为“快速致富计划”。

“If you’re going to buy into crypto, do your research and understand the technology. Don’t just buy it because you think it will make you rich quickly. It might not.”

“如果你要购买加密货币，请进行研究并了解该技术。不要只是因为你认为它会让你快速致富而购买它。可能不会。”

Garrow said a lot less than $130,000 could change his whole life.

加罗表示，不到 13 万美元就可以改变他的一生。

“Maybe $500 for the first month (of rent), $500 for a damage deposit, and $500 for food to get by for that month.

“也许第一个月（租金）500 美元，损坏押金 500 美元，当月食物费 500 美元。

“That would give me a month where I’m not homeless and make me happy.”

“这会让我有一个月的时间不再无家可归，让我感到快乐。”