比特币披萨日：反思比特币的演变和谜

今年的周年纪念日特别值得注意：自Laszlo Hanyecz做了第一个录制的现实世界比特币交易已有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.

由于今天的加密货币界庆祝比特披萨日，重点介绍了2010年的第一个记录的现实世界比特币交易，拉斯洛·汉尼克斯（Laszlo Hanyecz）交易了10,000个比特币，换了两个比萨饼，现在价值超过10亿美元，故事以超过10亿美元的价格产生了越来越多的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.

今年的周年纪念日特别值得注意：距Hanyecz的故事首次出现以来已经有15年了，他讲述了他与英国学生的偶然会议，该会议使用预付费签证卡从Papa Johns购买了两个披萨，导致一系列活动看到了比特币几次握手。

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.

强调了披萨事件，该事件看到硬币从一种点对点付款方式转移到另一种披萨，尽管它具有历史意义，但仍使交易“通常笨拙且不便”，哈拉夫指出，该故事强调了比特币的早期，很大程度上限于社会的兴趣。

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，尽管起步有争议，但由于犯罪和骗局的实例而乱七八糟，例如FTX丑闻，该丑闻看到了加密货币交易所的创始人因窃取了80亿美元的资金来资助非法投资和奢侈的支出而被判入狱25年，但比特币逐渐逐渐进入了主流。

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这样的机构现在在资产负债表上持有比特币，去年，美国金融监管机构批准的比特币ETP（交易所交易产品），使零售和专业投资者更容易获得对加密货币的暴露。

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.

在唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）规定的目标是使美国“地球的加密之都”的更广泛背景下，这一发展至关重要，这是在萨尔瓦多（El Salvador）的背景下，已经批准了比特币为法律招标，并宣布宣布建造比特币城市的计划。

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世纪的股票。

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,在很大程度上仅限于社会边缘。

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.

虽然今天有更多的媒体接受比特币，包括正在实验加密货币的地铁，但绝大多数却没有。消费者已经可以通过使用常规货币在付款码头上闪烁手机来购买产品。即使是那些接受比特币的人，几乎可以肯定会立即将其转换为常规货币。地铁不会向加密货币或其供应商支付其员工，因此，如果没有立即将其转换为“真实”的钱，它可以很快就会发现自己很快就会发现自己。消费者面临同样的问题。他们的账单和支出为英镑，欧元，美元，元，日元或卢比。如果加密货币频繁跌落，则持有大量花钱在比特币上的钱很可能会使消费者无法购买所需的商品和服务。

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.

随着时间的流逝，越来越多的企业，消费者和投资者可能会接受比特币。但这绝对可以确定，并且存在许多障碍，尤其是中央银行数字货币的潜在推出，这些货币可能会篡夺许多功能Crypto自豪。毋庸置疑，如果您要购买加密货币，请用少量的钱去做，而您可以损失，而不会对您的整体财富产生巨大影响。为了天哪，如果您本周末要购买外卖，请确保您不会为此付出太多。