比特幣十六年:從創世區塊到十萬美元




生態系統

從創世到全球:比特幣自區塊0以來的演變

比特幣的旅程跨越了16年的韌性、增長和創新,從歷史性的創世區塊到價值10萬美元的比特幣。

比特幣的第一個創世區塊——著名的區塊0——於2009年1月3日被挖掘。在過去的16年中,超過11.3億筆交易已在大約80萬個區塊上永久記錄於去中心化的比特幣區塊鏈上。

比特幣創造者中本聰在創世區塊中嵌入了一條來自英國報紙《泰晤士報》的標題:“《泰晤士報》03/01/2009 財政大臣面臨第二次銀行救助的邊緣。”這條信息對2008年全球金融危機期間的傳統金融系統和政府救助進行了批評。

比特幣主流採納成為必然

當比特幣推出時,它被視為一種晦澀的數字貨幣實驗。然而,隨著不穩定經濟體開始將比特幣視為對抗法定貨幣通脹和對美元日益依賴的避險工具,中本聰的願景在十年後開始成形。

隨著機構、政府和個人越來越認識到比特幣作為價值儲存和交換媒介的潛力,薩爾瓦多在2021年成為第一個將比特幣作為法定貨幣的國家。除了讓公民自由進入比特幣經濟外,該國政府還累積了超過6000個比特幣,按當前價格計算約值5.7億美元。

目前,包括美國、中國、英國和烏克蘭在內的幾個國家持有大量比特幣。

跟上不斷增長的技術需求

隨著比特幣的採納增長,網絡的計算需求也急劇上升。網絡難度——一個相對於挖掘新區塊的難度指標——已達到110萬億的高位。

為了在不斷增加的難度和運營成本中保持盈利,比特幣礦工如Bitfarms、Hut 8和Hive Digital在2024年花費大量時間升級他們的挖礦設備。儘管由於比特幣的四年一次減半事件,BTC的區塊獎勵有所下降,但礦工們在2024年仍獲得了豐厚的回報,因為比特幣首次突破了10萬美元的標誌。

如上所示,哈希率呈上升趨勢,這要求礦工每幾年就必須升級設備,以保持在確認區塊鏈交易時的盈利性和競爭力。

展望未來

在過去的16年中,比特幣區塊鏈的大小增長至627GB,這引發了對完整節點存儲和同步的擔憂。

為了解決這些問題,開發者提出並實施了幾種策略,包括修剪節點以僅保留必要的最新交易進行驗證、減少最大區塊大小、壓縮區塊鏈數據、進行鏈外交易和定期快照。

然而,這些解決方案在安全性、去中心化和複雜性方面存在權衡。持續的研究和社區共識對於克服這些挑戰至關重要。

在比特幣的發展過程中,我們看到了一個全新的金融生態系統的崛起,這不僅是技術創新,更是對傳統金融體系的挑戰。比特幣的成功不僅在於其價格的上升,更在於它如何改變了人們對貨幣、價值儲存及交易方式的認知。隨著越來越多的國家開始接受比特幣,未來的金融格局將可能出現根本性的變化。這一切都表明,數字貨幣的採納已經不再是一個選擇,而是一個必然的趨勢。

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