一把已有 316 年历史的小提琴，曾为叶卡捷琳娜大帝拥有，现已成为 NFT

这把价值超过 900 万美元的小提琴已被一家科技公司“代币化”，以“释放其价值”。

A 316-year-old Stradivarius violin, once owned by Catherine the Great, has been turned into an NFT (Non-Fungible Token) by tech company Galaxy Digital Holdings LP.

一把已有 316 年历史的斯特拉迪瓦里小提琴，曾为叶卡捷琳娜大帝所有，现已被科技公司 Galaxy Digital Holdings LP 转变为 NFT（不可替代代币）。

After being bought at auction for over $9 million last year by Hong Kong entrepreneur and investor Yat Siu, the violin itself and its NFT counterpart are now both being used as collateral for a multi million-dollar loan to Siu.

去年，香港企业家兼投资者 Yat Siu 在拍卖会上以超过 900 万美元的价格购买了这把小提琴，而这把小提琴本身及其 NFT 对应物现在都被用作向 Siu 提供数百万美元贷款的抵押品。

The tokenisation is the first of its kind, and will allow the instrument’s value to become more readily available. Galaxy Digital’s website states that the move “can enhance liquidity significantly”, and will ensure reliable record-keeping for the ownership of such a historic instrument.

代币化是同类中的首例，将使该工具的价值变得更容易获得。 Galaxy Digital 的网站称，此举“可以显着增强流动性”，并将确保这种历史性工具的所有权记录保持可靠。

Moreover, they say, “blockchain technology can merge the physical art world with the digital world, opening up new possibilities – from trading to lending, from asset management to fractional ownership of real world assets.”

此外，他们表示，“区块链技术可以将实体艺术世界与数字世界融合起来，开辟新的可能性——从交易到借贷，从资产管理到现实世界资产的部分所有权。”

This means that, if Siu decides it, it could become possible for others to invest in a part of the violin, although no formal plans currently exist as such. The violin itself will be kept securely by a custodian, in Hong Kong.

这意味着，如果萧决定这样做，其他人就有可能投资购买小提琴的一部分，尽管目前还没有正式的计划。小提琴本身将由香港的保管人妥善保管。

Siu himself has a background in music. Born in Vienna in 1973, Siu’s mother was an orchestral conductor and his father a performing musician. He attended Vienna’s Music and Arts University (formerly the Conservatory of Vienna), where he studied cello, flute, and piano.

萧先生本身就有音乐背景。萧先生1973年出生于维也纳，母亲是一名管弦乐指挥，父亲是一名表演音乐家。他就读于维也纳音乐艺术大学（前维也纳音乐学院），学习大提琴、长笛和钢琴。

He then went on to pursue a career in technology and computing, but today remains connected to the music world through his role on the advisory board of the BAFTAs and as a director of the Asian Youth Orchestra.

随后，他继续从事技术和计算机领域的职业，但如今，他通过担任英国电影和电视艺术学院 (BAFTA) 顾问委员会成员以及亚洲青年交响乐团 (Asian Youth Orchestra) 的总监，与音乐界保持着联系。

Siu said of his new venture: “As a technologist with a background in classical music, this is a very special moment for me. The 1708 Empress Caterina Stradivarius violin is the first instrument of such storied origin to undergo tokenization.

Siu 谈到他的新事业时说道：“作为一名具有古典音乐背景的技术专家，这对我来说是一个非常特别的时刻。 1708 年卡特琳娜女皇斯特拉迪瓦里 (Empress Caterina Stradivarius) 小提琴是第一把具有如此传奇起源且经过标记化的乐器。

“I am thrilled to help trailblaze this new economic model for unique assets while at the same time preserving and sharing a precious piece of history.”

“我很高兴能够帮助开拓这种独特资产的新经济模式，同时保存和分享一段珍贵的历史。”

Despite a strong musical background, Siu’s pales in comparison to that of the violin he has just tokenised. The ‘Empress Caterina’ was crafted by the Italian master luthier Antonio Stradivari during his ‘Golden Period’ in 1708.

尽管有着深厚的音乐背景，但萧的演奏与他刚刚标记的小提琴相比还是相形见绌。 “卡特琳娜皇后”是意大利制琴大师安东尼奥·斯特拉迪瓦里 (Antonio Stradivari) 在 1708 年的“黄金时期”制作的。

According to the 19th-century luthier Alfred Hill, of the prestigious W.E. Hill & Sons workshop, the violin can be traced back to the Russian Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, who left it to Catherine the Great – after whom it is now named.

根据著名的 WE Hill & Sons 工作室的 19 世纪制琴师阿尔弗雷德·希尔 (Alfred Hill) 的说法，这把小提琴的历史可以追溯到俄罗斯女皇伊丽莎白·彼得罗夫娜 (Elizabeth Petrovna)，她将其留给了叶卡捷琳娜大帝 (Catherine the Great)，现在以她的名字命名。

Since its ruling class roots, the violin has passed through the hands of Russian aristocrats, a collection of European violinists, a coffee impresario, radiologist, and a tropical fish expert, before finding itself in the Tarisio auction house, where it was bought by Siu.

自起源于统治阶级以来，这把小提琴先后经过俄罗斯贵族、欧洲小提琴家收藏、咖啡经理、放射科医生和热带鱼专家的手中，最后出现在塔里西奥拍卖行，被萧买下。 。