Iran Conflict Forces a Rethink of Bitcoin's Nature: Beyond Digital Gold to a Geopolitical Settlement Option

Iran Conflict Forces a Rethink of Bitcoin's Nature: Beyond Digital Gold to a Geopolitical Settlement Option

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2026-07-04 19:03:11
Bitcoin surged 12% during the Iran conflict while gold fell 10%. Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan reframes bitcoin as both 'digital gold' and an out-of-the-money call option on becoming a real currency, with Iran's bitcoin toll on Strait of Hormuz ships as a key example.

自2月28日美以空袭以来,比特币逆势上涨12%,而标普500下跌1%、黄金大跌10%。这一表现打破了传统风险资产逻辑,促使市场重新思考比特币的本质。Bitwise首席投资官Matt Hougan在X平台发文指出,比特币实际上同时押注两个方向:一是与38万亿美元储值市场争夺份额的“数字黄金”叙事,二是几乎被多数投资者视为无关紧要的“实际货币期权”。

比特币表现超越黄金:地缘冲突中的新常态?

伊朗冲突成为改变第二项押注概率的关键事件。伊朗宣布将对通过霍尔木兹海峡的船只每桶征收1美元比特币通行费,约合每日2000万美元。这是主权国家首次将比特币用于实物贸易结算的实际案例,尽管背景是制裁下的被迫选择。Hougan认为,这证明比特币正在成为超越政治的中立结算工具,其核心驱动力源于2022年美国将俄罗斯踢出SWIFT系统——法国财长当时称之为金融“核弹”。

期权框架解释比特币暴涨逻辑

Hougan引入期权定价模型:期权价值取决于达到行权价的概率和标的资产波动率。伊朗冲突同时提升了比特币成为货币的概率(主权使用案例)和全球货币秩序的波动率(各国金融武器化趋势)。若此框架成立,未来任何涉及美中金融体系夹缝中国家的地缘冲突,都可能推动比特币上涨。这意味着比特币的总可寻址市场远大于黄金市场。

反方观点:制裁驱动的权宜之计

批评者指出,伊朗使用比特币是制裁下的无奈之举,更多反映美元计价执法的局限性,而非比特币作为中立结算层的成熟。稳定币结算、跨境支付轨道和主权钱包基础设施仍处早期阶段。但无论如何,市场已开始对比特币进行差异化定价:本次冲突中比特币的走势与以往任何地缘政治冲击都不同,单纯“数字黄金”理论已无法解释。

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