怀疑论者重申现货黄金飙升助长比特币嘲笑

现货黄金价格飙升至历史新高，引发黄金投资者对比特币的新一轮嘲讽。尽管比特币有“数字黄金”的绰号，但黄金爱好者强调，与黄金缺乏电力消耗相比，比特币最近表现不佳，而且采矿过程需要能源密集型。黄金的复苏也导致追踪黄金的ETF下跌，而现货比特币基金则出现大量资金流入。

Spot Gold Prices Surge, Reigniting Bitcoin Derision

现货黄金价格飙升，重新引发对比特币的嘲笑

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.

在现货黄金价格空前飙升的情况下，贵金属投资者重新点燃了对比特币（BTC）的蔑视。 4 月 3 日，金价升至每盎司 2,304 美元的历史新高，年初至今涨幅高达 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.

这种上涨势头始于 2 月中旬，金价从每盎司约 2,000 美元上涨至 3 月底超过 2,200 美元。哈特福德基金(Hartford Funds)投资策略师纳内特·阿布霍夫·雅各布森(Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson)将这一飙升归因于全球紧张局势升级、潜在降息的不确定性以及去美元化担忧。

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."

黄金价格的历史峰值再次引发了黄金支持者和比特币怀疑者的嘲笑。黄金和比特币贬低者的坚定拥护者 Peter Schiff 在 4 月 3 日的一篇文章中表示，比特币在 2024 年第二季度下跌了 7%，而白银和黄金分别上涨了 8.7% 和 3.4%。他断言：“结果不言自明。”

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，第二季度是在希夫发帖前三天开始的，比特币随后今年上涨了 55%，比同期黄金的涨幅高出五倍。在随后的帖子中，希夫声称这可能是“出售比特币并以优惠价格购买一些黄金和白银的最后机会。如果你不采取行动，那就继续贫穷吧。”

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."

一些评论家强调了希夫言论的讽刺意味。加密货币交易员“Quasar”表示，“我没有另外 60 年的时间来等待金价再上涨 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 分析师兼研究员 Charlie Morris 在 4 月 3 日的一篇文章中也将矛头指向了比特币，他评论说，黄金在“不消耗电力的情况下”已达到历史新高，指的是比特币的能源密集型采矿过程。

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，环保人士、比特币 ESG 研究员 Daniel Batten 立即指出，黄金开采所需的能源主要来自化石燃料。他补充说，“[黄金]的环境影响和排放强度比比特币采矿高得多，比特币采矿是完全电气化的，并且不会在当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 联合创始人布雷迪·斯文森 (Brady Swenson) 表示，他对黄金支持者如何对金矿开采过程视而不见感到困惑。他说：“你怎么可能是一个金迷，却不了解金矿开采过程呢？我曾经参观过一个金矿，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.

与跟踪黄金的交易所交易基金（ETF）经历的资金流出相比，现货比特币基金出现了大幅流入。自年初至 2 月中旬，14 只领先的黄金 ETF 已损失 24 亿美元，而同期现货比特币基金则流入 38.9 亿美元。