（新闻） - 比特币通常被称为数字黄金，在社交媒体上，这可能是现代的淘金热。

比特币是一种可以在线交易而不依赖传统银行的数字货币形式，自2009年不起眼以来，价值就飙升。

Bitcoin has skyrocketed in value since its humble beginnings in 2009, sparking interest among those looking to make money.

自2009年不起眼以来，比特币的价值飙升，引发了希望赚钱的人的兴趣。

Newcomers may wonder: Is it too late to get in on the action?

新移民可能会想知道：采取行动为时已晚吗？

Claim: It’s not too late to make money with Bitcoin.

要求：用比特币赚钱还为时不晚。

The Bottom Line: While Bitcoin offers interesting possibilities, its newness, volatility and lack of backing by physical assets make it a risky investment, even as its price has soared in recent months.

最重要的是：尽管比特币提供了有趣的可能性，其新颖性，波动性和缺乏物理资产的支持使其成为冒险的投资，即使近几个月来价格飙升。

Bitcoin is a form of digital currency that can be traded online without relying on traditional banks. It began circulating in 2009 and its value has soared in recent years.

比特币是一种数字货币形式，可以在不依赖传统银行的情况下在线交易。它从2009年开始流传，近年来它的价值飙升。

One Bitcoin is currently changing hands for around $110,000 — roughly quadruple its value just two years ago.

目前，一个比特币以110,000美元左右的价格易手，大约是两年前其价值四倍。

Earlier in 2024, the cryptocurrency briefly touched $150,000, a level it hasn’t reached since November 2021.

2024年初，加密货币短暂触及了150,000美元，这是自2021年11月以来就没有达到的水平。

At times, Bitcoin’s price movements have appeared to be more influenced by crypto-enthusiasm on social media than by so-called “market fundamentals.”

有时，比特币的价格变动似乎比社交媒体上的加密兴趣比所谓的“市场基本面”更具影响力。

Those are the tangible economic indicators investors use to gauge the stock market, such as inflation, interest rates and employment data.

这些是投资者用来评估股票市场的切实经济指标，例如通货膨胀，利率和就业数据。

In that sense, making money with Bitcoin requires more attention than simply ‘set it and forget it’ investing.

从这个意义上讲，用比特币赚钱需要更多的关注，而不是简单地“设置它并忘记它”投资。

Where Bitcoins come from and how trading works:

比特币的来源以及交易的工作原理：

The Bitcoin protocol was created by an unknown person or group called Satoshi Nakamoto.

比特币协议是由一个名为satoshi nakamoto的不知名的人或小组创建的。

The currency’s existence began with a 2008 white paper titled “Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.”

该货币的存在始于2008年的白皮书“比特币：点对点电子现金系统”。

That paper was published on the Cryptography Mailing List, a forum for academics and researchers interested in cryptography.

该论文发表在《密码邮件列表》上，该邮件列表是一个对密码学有兴趣的学者和研究人员的论坛。

Later that year, the Bitcoin software was released as open-source code and the first Bitcoins were mined.

那年晚些时候，比特币软件以开源代码发布，并开采了第一比特币。

Miners use powerful computers to solve complex math problems, which are then recorded in blocks on the blockchain.

矿工使用强大的计算机来解决复杂的数学问题，然后将其记录在区块链上的块中。

It’s a decentralized, secure digital ledger that isn’t controlled by banks or governments.

这是一个分散的，安全的数字分类帐，不受银行或政府控制。

“There is truly revolutionary technology underlying these cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, that allow money and value to flow outside of a government-sponsored fiat currency,” said Jennifer Schulp, director of financial regulation studies at the Libertarian-leaning Cato Institute.

“包括比特币在内的这些加密货币，有真正革命性的技术，可以使金钱和价值以政府赞助的法定货币的流逝，”自由主义者倾向卡托学院金融监管研究主管詹妮弗·舒尔普（Jennifer Schulp）说。

However, Schulp said she worries that viewing it all as, ‘how do you make a buck in the quickest way possible’ is not beneficial to the long-term innovation that can be seen from this space.

但是，舒尔普说，她担心将其全部视为“您如何以最快的方式赚钱”对从这个领域可以看出的长期创新无益。

Bitcoin is the biggest name in town when it comes to cryptocurrencies.

在加密货币方面，比特币是镇上的最大名称。

It’s also more valuable than Costco, Walmart and Netflix combined, with a market cap of over $2 trillion as of this writing.

它也比Costco，Walmart和Netflix的总和更有价值，截至撰写本文时，市值超过2万亿美元。

Like stocks, the value of Bitcoin fluctuates from one day to the next.

像股票一样，比特币的价值从一天到另一天都波动。

You can purchase a Bitcoin (or fractions of a Bitcoin) with U.S. dollars through an online cryptocurrency exchange like Coinbase or a more traditional investment broker like Robinhood.

您可以通过在线加密货币交易所（例如Coinbase）或Robinhood（例如Robinhood）等在线加密货币交易所（Robinhood）（例如Coinbase）购买一美元的比特币（或比特币分数）。

That transaction is then recorded on the blockchain.

然后将该交易记录在区块链上。

Unluckily for those looking to get rich quick, there are no Bitcoin scams on TikTok despite the platform’s popularity among crypto-enthusiasts.

对于那些希望快速致富的人来说，不幸的是，尽管该平台在加密助人的狂热者中很受欢迎，但在Tiktok上没有比特币骗局。

At least, none that weren’t quickly shut down.

至少没有一个不会很快关闭。

Earlier in 2024, TikTok banned crypto content in a bid to prevent scams and quickly went viral. The move sparked outrage among those in the crypto community.

2024年早些时候，Tiktok禁止加密内容防止骗局并迅速流行。此举引起了加密社区中人们的愤怒。

After backlash, TikTok reversed course and said it would allow content related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.

反弹后，Tiktok扭转了课程，并表示将允许与加密货币和区块链技术有关的内容。

Still, the platform updated its community guidelines to prohibit content that promotes scams or claims to offer "unrealistic" investment advice.

尽管如此，该平台还是更新了其社区指南，以禁止促进骗局或声称提供“不切实际”投资建议的内容。

It remains to be seen how those rules will be enforced in practice.

在实践中将如何执行这些规则还有待观察。

As for crypto-influencers, they can be helpful to the extent that they educate people about the technology.

至于加密影响者，他们可以在教育人们有关该技术的范围内会有所帮助。

However, Schulp said she’s not sure if it’s a good thing for digital assets to have so much attention focused on them as a get-rich-quick scheme.

但是，舒尔普说，她不确定数字资产将重点放在它们作为一种富裕的计划上是否有很多关注是一件好事。

"I think it’s beneficial to have people thinking about the underlying technology and less attention on, 'what’s the quickest way to make a buck?'" she said.

她说：“我认为让人们思考基础技术并减少关注是有益的，'赚钱的方法是什么？'”

Why making money with Bitcoin is harder than it seems:

为什么用比特币赚钱比看起来要困难：

The price of Bitcoin could go up or down. Nobody knows.

比特币的价格可能会上升或下降。没人知道。

That’s true of other investments like stocks or gold, but Bitcoin has a few additional risks.

对于其他投资（例如股票或黄金）来说，这是正确的，但是比特币有一些额外的风险。

It’s largely unclaimed and if it were lost, it couldn’t be printed by a central bank to bail out the system.

它在很大程度上是无人认领的，如果丢失了，中央银行无法打印它来救助系统。

Historically, it’s also been more volatile than traditional asset classes.

从历史上看，它比传统资产类别更加动荡。

If you bought Bitcoin at its November 2021 high, for example, your investment would have been worth roughly half as much about three months later.

例如，如果您在2021年11月高的比特币购买比特币，那么大约三个月后，您的投资将大约是一半。

On the other hand, buying in early Feb. 2024 would have resulted in a significant gain after only a month — about 60%.

另一方面，在2024年2月初购买将仅在一个月后获得可观的收益，约为60％。

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