比特幣披薩日：反思比特幣的演變和謎

今年的周年紀念日特別值得注意：自Laszlo Hanyecz做了第一個錄製的現實世界比特幣交易已有15年

As the cryptocurrency world celebrates Bitcoin Pizza Day today, highlighting the first recorded real-world Bitcoin transaction in 2010, where Laszlo Hanyecz traded 10,000 Bitcoins for two pizzas, now valued at over $1 billion, the story sparks a broader reflection on the evolution—and ongoing enigma—of Bitcoin, says AJ Bell’s Laith Khalaf.

由於今天的加密貨幣界慶祝比特披薩日，重點介紹了2010年的第一個記錄的現實世界比特幣交易，拉斯洛·漢尼克斯（Laszlo Hanyecz）交易了10,000個比特幣，換了兩個比薩餅，現在價值超過10億美元，故事以超過10億美元的價格產生了越來越多的nigruction-evolution-everning evolution nig evolution-和Bitco and of Bitcoin laith laith laith laith。

This year’s anniversary is especially noteworthy: it’s been 15 years since Hanyecz’s tale first emerged, recounting his serendipitous meeting with a British student who used a prepaid Visa card to purchase two pizzas from Papa Johns, leading to a chain of events that saw the Bitcoins changing hands several times.

今年的周年紀念日特別值得注意：距Hanyecz的故事首次出現以來已經有15年了，他講述了他與英國學生的偶然會議，該會議使用預付費簽證卡從Papa Johns購買了兩個披薩，導致一系列活動看到了比特幣幾次握手。

Highlighting the pizza incident, which saw the coins shifting from one peer-to-peer payment method to another, rendering the transaction "typically clumsy and inconvenient" despite its historical significance, Khalaf notes that the tale underscores the early days of Bitcoin, largely confined to the fringes of society.

強調了披薩事件，該事件看到硬幣從一種點對點付款方式轉移到另一種披薩，儘管它具有歷史意義，但仍使交易“通常笨拙且不便”，哈拉夫指出，該故事強調了比特幣的早期，很大程度上限於社會的興趣。

However, despite its controversial beginnings, littered with instances of criminality and scams, such as the FTX scandal, which saw the crypto exchange's founder sentenced to 25 years in jail for stealing $8 billion to fund illegitimate investments and lavish spending, Bitcoin has gradually moved into the mainstream.

然而，儘管起步有爭議，但由於犯罪和騙局的實例而亂七八糟，例如FTX醜聞，該醜聞看到了加密貨幣交易所的創始人因竊取了80億美元的資金來資助非法投資和奢侈的支出而被判入獄25年，但比特幣逐漸逐漸進入了主流。

Institutions, like Tesla and MicroStrategy, are now holding Bitcoin on their balance sheets, and last year, the US financial regulator approved Bitcoin ETPs (Exchange Traded Products), making it easier for retail and professional investors to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency.

Tesla和MicroStrategy這樣的機構現在在資產負債表上持有比特幣，去年，美國金融監管機構批准的比特幣ETP（交易所交易產品），使零售和專業投資者更容易獲得對加密貨幣的暴露。

This development is pivotal in the broader context of Donald Trump's stated goal to make the US "the crypto capital of the planet," set against the backdrop of El Salvador already having approved Bitcoin as legal tender and announcing plans to construct a Bitcoin city.

在唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）規定的目標是使美國“地球的加密之都”的更廣泛背景下，這一發展至關重要，這是在薩爾瓦多（El Salvador）的背景下，已經批准了比特幣為法律招標，並宣布宣佈建造比特幣城市的計劃。

As the narrative unfolds, highlighting the role of global digitalisation and the manipulation of major currencies through Quantitative Easing in fuelling Bitcoin's price escalation, which has reached $104,600 per coin, Khalaf points out that such extreme price appreciation usually spawns concern, evident in previous instances of tulip mania in the 17th century, South Sea companies in the 18th century, railroad stocks in the 19th century, or technology stocks in the 20th century.

As the narrative unfolds, highlighting the role of global digitalisation and the manipulation of major currencies through Quantitative Easing in fuelling Bitcoin's price escalation, which has reached $104,600 per coin, Khalaf points out that such extreme price appreciation usually spawns concern, evident in previous instances of tulip mania in the 17th century, South Sea companies in the 18th century, railroad stocks in the 19th century, or technology 20世紀的股票。

Returning to Hanyecz's story, which began with him responding to a request for pizza on a Bitcoin chat room, leading to a British student, Jeremy Sturdivant, buying two pizzas from Papa Johns using dollars on his credit card, and later converting the Bitcoin he received into dollars for travelling expenses on a trip around the US, rendering it "a closed loop transaction in fiat currency", the tale highlights the early days of Bitcoin, largely confined to the fringes of society.

Returning to Hanyecz's story, which began with him responding to a request for pizza on a Bitcoin chat room, leading to a British student, Jeremy Sturdivant, buying two pizzas from Papa Johns using dollars on his credit card, and later converting the Bitcoin he received into dollars for travelling expenses on a trip around the US, rendering it "a closed loop transaction in fiat currency", the tale highlights the early days of Bitcoin,在很大程度上僅限於社會邊緣。

While there are more outlets today which accept Bitcoin, including Subway which is experimenting with the cryptocurrency, the vast majority do not. Consumers can already buy products by flashing their mobile phone at a payment terminal using conventional currencies. Even those which accept Bitcoin almost certainly convert it into conventional currencies immediately. Subway won't pay its staff in crypto, or its suppliers, so by holding something as volatile as Bitcoin, it could quickly find itself out of pocket if it didn't convert it back into 'real' money immediately. Consumers face the same issue. Their bills and expenditure are in pounds, euros, dollars, yuan, yen or rupees. Holding large sums of spending money in Bitcoin might well leave consumers unable to buy the goods and services they want if the cryptocurrency takes one of its frequent tumbles.

雖然今天有更多的媒體接受比特幣，包括正在實驗加密貨幣的地鐵，但絕大多數卻沒有。消費者已經可以通過使用常規貨幣在付款碼頭上閃爍手機來購買產品。即使是那些接受比特幣的人，幾乎可以肯定會立即將其轉換為常規貨幣。地鐵不會向加密貨幣或其供應商支付其員工，因此，如果沒有立即將其轉換為“真實”的錢，它可以很快就會發現自己很快就會發現自己。消費者面臨同樣的問題。他們的賬單和支出為英鎊，歐元，美元，元，日元或盧比。如果加密貨幣頻繁跌落，則持有大量花錢在比特幣上的錢很可能會使消費者無法購買所需的商品和服務。

Over time, more businesses, consumers and investors may embrace Bitcoin. But it's by no means certain, and there are plenty of obstacles, not least the potential launch of central bank digital currencies which may usurp many of the functions crypto prides itself on. It goes without saying that if you are buying crypto, do so with a small amount of money which you are able to lose without it having a dramatic effect on your overall wealth. And for goodness' sake if you're buying a takeaway this weekend, make sure you don't pay too much for it.

隨著時間的流逝，越來越多的企業，消費者和投資者可能會接受比特幣。但這絕對可以確定，並且存在許多障礙，尤其是中央銀行數字貨幣的潛在推出，這些貨幣可能會篡奪許多功能Crypto自豪。毋庸置疑，如果您要購買加密貨幣，請用少量的錢去做，而您可以損失，而不會對您的整體財富產生巨大影響。為了天哪，如果您本週末要購買外賣，請確保您不會為此付出太多。