金斯利·阿德瓦尼今年24岁，是加密货币的百万富翁。他一开始只投资了34000美元，在6个月内将其变成了7位数。这位24岁的年轻人去年秋天辞掉了工作，现在作为一名创业顾问和天使投资人环游世界。
In the summer of 2017, 24-year-old Kingsley Advani sold his worldly possessions — a laptop and headphones — and emptied thousands of dollars from his bank account.
在2017年的夏天，24岁的金斯利·阿德瓦尼卖掉了他的全部财产，一台笔记本电脑和耳机，并将他银行账户里的数千美元全部取出。
After seeing the once-in-a-lifetime returns that bitcoin has brought, he wanted in. Advani invested $34,000 in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and startups working on related technologies, and he watched his net worth balloon to low seven figures in six months.
在看到比特币带来的千载难逢的回报后，他想买入。阿德瓦尼用34000美元投资了像比特币这样的加密货币，也投资了一些与科技相关的新兴加密货币。在六个月内，他的净资产达到了7位数。
At an age when many people are trying to climb up the career ladder, Advani works as an advisor to cryptocurrency startups with a $0 salary. He travels between London, New York, and San Francisco, taking meetings and scouting startups working on what may be the next great blockchain technology.
在许多人都试图爬上职业阶梯的年龄，阿德瓦尼作为一名顾问，以一份0美元的薪水担任密码创业公司的顾问。他在伦敦、纽约和旧金山之间穿梭，参加会议，并物色可能成为下一个伟大的区块链技术的初创公司。
"I think at no point in human history have people in their twenties had such an opportunity to invest in such high-growth assets," Advani told Business Insider.
“我认为，在人类历史上，20多岁的人不会拥有像现在这样的机会投资如此高增长的资产，”阿德瓦尼告诉《商业内幕》。
Created in 2008, bitcoin is a payment system that allows people to buy things and send money with anonymity. There are no banks or middlemen. Transactions are recorded on a digital ledger called a blockchain, which stores the information with full transparency.
比特币创建于2008年，是一种支付系统，允许人们以匿名方式购买物品和汇款。没有银行或中间商。交易记录在一个名为区块链的数字分类账上，它以完全透明的方式存储信息。
In 2012, a friend introduced Advani to bitcoin, which at the time was largely used for buying and selling illegal drugs online. Advani saw the full potential of the technology.
2012年，一位朋友向阿德瓦尼介绍了比特币，当时比特币主要用于网上买卖非法毒品。阿德瓦尼当时看到了这项技术的全部潜力。
"It’s like a rebellion to traditional finance," Advani said. He believes its creation in 2008 — at the height of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression — was no coincidence. "You don’t need centralized banks to send money, you have these great pieces of tech send money for you through cryptography. So unlike banks, it’s faster, cheaper, and more secure," he said.
“比特币就像对传统金融的反叛，”阿德瓦尼说。他认为，比特币的出现是2008年，那时是大萧条以来金融危机最严重的时候，它的诞生并非巧合。“你不需要中央银行来汇钱，你有这些伟大的技术通过密码学给你寄钱。”所以与银行不同的是，它更快、更便宜、也更安全。
Advani started reading white papers on cryptocurrencies and watching the market more closely last summer. He decided he would not miss a second chance to take part. He invested all of his savings and part of his income from his job as a data scientist at a small software company.
去年夏天，阿德瓦尼开始阅读有关加密货币的白皮书，并更加密切地关注着市场。他决定不放过第二次机会。他把自己所有做数据科学家挣来的的积蓄和部分收入都投资于一家小型软件公司。
"Every month I was waiting for that paycheck and I put it straight in," Advani said.
阿德瓦尼说:“每个月等到发了工资，我都投进虚拟货币中。”
So far, his gamble has paid off. When Advani invested in bitcoin, it was worth about $4,000 per coin. As of February 1, the cryptocurrency has doubled in value. At its peak, Advani’s investment had grown to low seven figures, though it fluctuates with the swing of the market.
到目前为止，他的赌注得到了回报。阿德瓦尼投资比特币时，每枚硬币的价值约为4000美元。截至2月1日，加密货币的价值翻了一番。在其鼎盛时期，尽管它随着市场的波动而波动，阿德瓦尼的投资已经增长到7位数。
He quit his software gig in October and now travels the world as an advisor and angel investor. Advani invests mostly in startups spun out of top universities, like Stanford, Cornell, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that are working on high-speed blockchain technology.
他在10月份辞去了软件工作，现在作为顾问和天使投资人周游世界。阿德瓦尼主要投资于顶尖大学的初创公司，比如斯坦福大学、康奈尔大学和麻省理工学院，他们都在研发高速区块链技术。
The 24-year-old is currently crashing on a bunk bed in a San Francisco hacker house for young cryptocurrency entrepreneurs and plans to move to the city full-time.
这位24岁的年轻人与那些年轻的加密货币的创业者们一起挤在旧金山的上下铺的宿舍里，他计划要搬到这个城市做这份全职工作。
Advani said he doesn’t drink or party; instead, he spends most of his free time meditating and reading cryptocurrency research online. During our interview, he whipped out his phone to share data from Headspace, a meditation app. He hasn’t missed a session in over 400 days.
阿德瓦尼说他不喝酒也不聚会;相反，他把大部分空闲时间都花在思考和阅读网上的加密货币研究上。在我们的采访中，他迅速掏出手机，分享了一款冥想应用Headspace的数据，在过去的400多天的时间里，他没有错过里面的一次会议。
"I’ve decided to optimize time in front of the computer, because it’s so easy to get distracted. I order all my food online to the door. I don’t spend any time grocery shopping because I think it’s a waste of time," Advani said. He added, "I try to live in a ’bunker’ as much as possible."
阿德瓦尼说：“我决定充分利用电脑前的时间，因为做其他事太容易分神了。我从网上点外卖送到家门口。我不会花任何时间去杂货店购物，因为我认为这是浪费时间。他补充说，我尽量让自己在一个‘地堡’里生活。”
He believes the key to his success has been limiting the number of things he focuses on. He doesn’t read every news story on the value of bitcoin or pay close attention to its rise and fall.
他认为他成功的关键在于限制了他所关注事物的数量。他不会读任何关于比特币价值的新闻报道，也不会密切关注比特币的兴衰。
Instead, Advani reads the latest research on the underlying technology and possibilities of cryptocurrencies, and tries to map where they’re headed. He doesn’t recommend investing in cryptocurrencies for everyone, unless they’re willing to dig into the white papers like he has.
相反，阿德瓦尼阅读有关加密货币基础技术和可能性的最新研究，并试图绘制出它们的发展方向。他认为投资加密货币并不适合所有人，除非他们愿意像他那样钻研白皮书。
"only put in what you can afford to lose," Advani said.
阿德瓦尼表示：“你只能投资你能损失的起的数额在加密货币上。”
