今年最恐怖的加密貨幣時刻：從駭客攻擊到逮捕和市場跳水

儘管 2024 年出現了一些真正令人印象深刻的發展，有助於提高加密貨幣的認知度和接受度，但同時也出現了許多突然的恐慌。

This year has been a rollercoaster ride for crypto enthusiasts, with moments of exhilaration and trepidation alike. As we approach the end of 2024, let's take a look back at some of the scariest moments that gripped the crypto world and sent shivers down the spines of investors.

今年對加密貨幣愛好者來說就像坐雲霄飛車一樣，有興奮的時刻，也有惶恐的時刻。隨著 2024 年接近尾聲，讓我們回顧一下加密貨幣世界中一些最可怕的時刻，這些時刻讓投資者感到不寒而慄。

1. DMM Bitcoin Hack: In May, DMM Bitcoin, one of the largest centralized exchanges in Japan, fell victim to a devastating crypto hack. The perpetrator swiftly transferred 4502.9 BTC ($308 million) from the exchange, leaving investors reeling from the massive loss. The stolen funds were then dispersed into numerous different wallet addresses in increments of 500 BTC each to conceal their identity.

1. DMM 比特幣駭客攻擊：5 月份，日本最大的中心化交易所之一 DMM 比特幣成為毀滅性加密貨幣駭客攻擊的受害者。犯罪者迅速從交易所轉移了 4502.9 BTC（3.08 億美元），讓投資者遭受了巨額損失。然後，被盜資金被分散到多個不同的錢包地址中，每個地址增量為 500 BTC，以隱藏其身分。

2. Pavel Durov Arrest: On August 24, Pavel Durov, the head of the popular messenger platform Telegram, was arrested at Le Bourget airport in France. Telegram is known for its use of encryption to protect user messages from third parties and unwanted onlookers.

2.帕維爾·杜羅夫被捕：8月24日，流行通訊平台Telegram的負責人帕維爾·杜羅夫在法國布爾歇機場被捕。 Telegram 以其使用加密來保護用戶訊息免受第三方和不受歡迎的旁觀者的侵害而聞名。

Durov was charged with facilitating illegal activities and failing to report scammers to authorities. This news sent off an alarm across the crypto industry, as the privacy offered by Telegram is very similar to that found in cryptocurrency through cryptography.

杜羅夫被指控協助非法活動以及未能向當局舉報詐騙者。這一消息給整個加密行業敲響了警鐘，因為 Telegram 提供的隱私與透過密碼學在加密貨幣中發現的隱私非常相似。

3. Stock Market Dive: The second week of August started on a pretty sour note for crypto investors when it was announced that the global stock market had taken a sudden downturn. Numerous factors contributed to this, including a less-than-satisfactory U.S. job report, a hike in interest rates, Japan’s Nikkei 25 falling in value, and slow growth in the EU and China.

3. 股市跳水：8 月第二週，當全球股市突然低迷的消息傳出時，加密貨幣投資人的心情就變得非常糟糕。造成這種情況的因素有很多，包括美國就業報告不盡人意、利率上調、日本日經25指數下跌、歐盟和中國經濟成長緩慢。

For a single day, the crypto community was thrown into a frenzy as prices began to plummet, accompanied by mass sell-offs. As the U.S. dollar began to weaken against other fiat currencies, stablecoin holders started to worry about the value and reliability of their tokens. Additionally, Bitcoin declined 8.5%, while Ethereum fell by a staggering 21.8% after the news broke.

一天之內，加密貨幣社群陷入了瘋狂，價格開始暴跌，並伴隨著大規模拋售。隨著美元兌其他法定貨幣開始走弱，穩定幣持有者開始擔心其代幣的價值和可靠性。此外，消息傳出後，比特幣下跌了 8.5%，而以太幣則下跌了 21.8%。

4. WazirX Compromised: On July 18, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, WazirX, was hacked, supposedly by the prominent North Korean cyberhacking entity Lazarus Group. This highly sophisticated breach involved breaking into a multi-sig wallet by modifying the required signatures needed to open it and gain access to the funds inside.

4. WazirX 遭到入侵：7 月 18 日，印度最大的加密貨幣交易所 WazirX 遭到駭客攻擊，據稱是由著名的北韓網路駭客實體 Lazarus Group 發起的。這個高度複雜的漏洞涉及透過修改打開多重簽名錢包並獲取內部資金所需的簽名來闖入多重簽名錢包。

5. Biden Vetoes Crypto Custody Bill: President Joe Biden took it upon himself to veto a crucial bill in May that would have allowed highly trusted financial institutions to custody Bitcoin and other cryptos. Biden made it clear early on in his presidency that he would take an anti-crypto stance, but this was an especially surprising and quite worrying development.

5. 拜登否決加密貨幣託管法案：總統拜登在 5 月親自否決了一項重要法案，該法案將允許高度信任的金融機構託管比特幣和其他加密貨幣。拜登在擔任總統之初就明確表示，他將採取反加密立場，但這是一個特別令人驚訝和相當令人擔憂的發展。

6. Ripple vs. SEC Approaches the Deadline: Speaking of the SEC and regulations, 2024 was intended to be the conclusion of the long running Ripple (XRP) vs SEC case with a planned deadline of October. While this has since been moved yet again to 2025, many investors were eagerly awaiting the results. Depending on who wins, the case itself will be instrumental in setting out the regulatory groundwork for crypto.

6. Ripple v. SEC 的最後期限臨近：說到 SEC 和法規，長期存在的 Ripple (XRP) 訴 SEC 案件預計在 2024 年結束，計劃截止日期為 10 月。儘管此後又再次推遲至 2025 年，但許多投資者仍在熱切等待結果。根據誰勝訴，該案本身將有助於為加密貨幣奠定監管基礎。

7. Bitcoin Halving: To ensure that Bitcoin doesn’t become inflated and lose its value, there is a Bitcoin halving every four years, which cuts the block rewards awarded to miners by half. By miners, I mean the individuals whose job is to verify incoming transactions entering the blockchain through a process known as mining in exchange for a few extra tokens.

7. 比特幣減半：為了確保比特幣不會膨脹並失去其價值，比特幣每四年減半一次，這會將獎勵給礦工的區塊獎勵減少一半。我所說的礦工，是指那些工作是透過稱為挖礦的過程來驗證進入區塊鏈的傳入交易以換取一些額外代幣的個人。

8. Tether Investigation: Only a few days before people could enjoy the Halloween festivities, investors were given an early scare when the Wall Street Journal reported that Tether (USDT) was under investigation. Tether is a stablecoin pegged to the USD currently held by over 300 million investors, making it the most popular of its kind.

8. Tether 調查：就在人們可以享受萬聖節慶祝活動的前幾天，《華爾街日報》報道 Tether (USDT) 正在接受調查，這讓投資者提前感到恐慌。 Tether 是一種與美元掛鉤的穩定幣，目前有超過 3 億投資者持有，使其成為同類產品中最受歡迎的。