Bitwise首席执行官：持有加密货币的美国人比狗还多

Bitwise 首席执行官 Hunter Horsley 援引 Bitwise 首席投资官 Matt Hougan 的话说，在美国拥有加密货币的人比狗还多。但事实真的是这样吗？

Benzinga checked the facts on a surprising claim made by Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley in a recent post on X (NYSE:PARA) (formerly known as Twitter):

Benzinga 对 Bitwise 首席执行官 Hunter Horsley 最近在 X（NYSE：PARA）（以前称为 Twitter）上发表的一篇文章中提出的令人惊讶的说法进行了事实核查：

"There are more people in the US that own crypto than own dogs."

“在美国，拥有加密货币的人比养狗的人还要多。”

"Bitcoin & crypto are the most popular asset that people still think is unpopular."

“比特币和加密货币是最受欢迎的资产，但人们仍然认为不受欢迎。”

Overheard from @Matt_Hougan

从@Matt_Hougan 无意中听到

The Bitwise CEO was apparently quoting his colleague, Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan, in the post.

Bitwise 首席执行官在帖子中显然引用了他的同事、首席投资官 Matt Hougan 的话。

The crypto skeptic narrative has been pushed back against in recent times, with Hougan himself noting that Bitcoin is now “too big to fail.”

最近，加密货币怀疑论的说法遭到了反击，Hougan 本人指出，比特币现在“太大而不能倒”。

But is Hougan’s claim about crypto being more popular than dogs actually true? Let's put on our detective hats and find out.

但 Hougan 关于加密货币比狗更受欢迎的说法真的是真的吗？让我们戴上侦探帽来一探究竟。

According to a 2024 report by Forbes Advisor, 66% of U.S. households, which equates to 86.9 million homes, own a pet. Among these households, dogs are the most popular pets, with an estimated 65.1 million households having at least one dog, followed by 46.5 million households with cats and 11.1 million households with freshwater fish.

根据福布斯顾问 2024 年的一份报告，66% 的美国家庭（即 8690 万户家庭）拥有宠物。在这些家庭中，狗是最受欢迎的宠物，估计有6510万户家庭至少拥有一只狗，其次是4650万户养猫和1110万户养淡水鱼。

This fact might explain why Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) are the leading meme coins, considering both are dog-themed (or, to be more precise, Shiba Inu-themed) cryptocurrencies.

这一事实可能解释了为什么狗狗币（CRYPTO：DOGE）和柴犬（CRYPTO：SHIB）是领先的模因币，考虑到两者都是以狗为主题（或者更准确地说，以柴犬为主题）的加密货币。

Coinweb's research indicates that 48.8 million U.S. adults own cryptocurrencies, which represents 14.36% of the adult population.

Coinweb的研究表明，4880万美国成年人拥有加密货币，占成年人口的14.36%。

Based on these numbers, it appears that more U.S. households own a dog than adults who own cryptocurrencies. However, what about comparing individual dog owners to crypto owners?

根据这些数字，拥有狗的美国家庭似乎比拥有加密货币的成年人还要多。然而，如果将个人狗主人与加密货币所有者进行比较呢？

According to Statista, the average American household had 2.51 members in 2023. Dividing the 65.1 million households with dogs by 2.51 people per household gives us 25.93 million household members who own a dog. Even if we factor in minors owning dogs, this number still falls short of the 48.8 million adults who own crypto.

根据 Statista 的数据，到 2023 年，美国家庭平均拥有 2.51 名成员。将 6510 万个养狗家庭除以每户 2.51 人，得出拥有狗的家庭成员数量为 2593 万。即使我们考虑到养狗的未成年人，这个数字仍然低于拥有加密货币的 4880 万成年人。

But wait, there's more!

但是等等，还有更多！

The 48.8 million U.S. adults who own crypto also outnumber the 46.5 million households that own cats. Could this be a reason why cat-themed coins, such as Popcat (CRYPTO: POPCAT), cat in a dogs world (CRYPTO: MEW) and Mog Coin (CRYPTO: MOG), are less popular than dog coins?

拥有加密货币的 4880 万美国成年人也超过了拥有猫的 4650 万家庭。这是否就是以猫为主题的硬币，如 Popcat (CRYPTO: POPCAT)、cat in a dogs world (CRYPTO: MEW) 和 Mog Coin (CRYPTO: MOG) 不如狗硬币受欢迎的原因？

While correlation doesn't necessarily imply causation, it's interesting to note that there are no fish-themed meme coins in the market, considering only 11.1 million households have fish as pets.

虽然相关性并不一定意味着因果关系，但有趣的是，考虑到只有 1110 万家庭养鱼作为宠物，市场上没有以鱼为主题的模因币。

With over 6 million unique Dogecoin addresses and 1.4 million unique SHIB holders, it's clear that dogs are making their presence felt in the crypto world.

拥有超过 600 万个独特的狗狗币地址和 140 万个独特的 SHIB 持有者，很明显，狗正在加密世界中展现自己的存在。

The Verdict: Based on Benzinga's not-so-scientific research, it appears that Matt Hougan’s (alleged) claim that more Americans hold crypto than dogs is correct.

结论：根据 Benzinga 的非科学研究，Matt Hougan（据称）声称拥有加密货币的美国人多于狗的说法似乎是正确的。