#数字资产动态追踪 The End of an Era: 95-Year-Old Buffett Steps Down as CEO, Marking the Closure of an Investment Age

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On New Year's Day 2026, the global investment community went into a frenzy. Warren Buffett officially stepped down from his role as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. What does this moment signify? The end of a 60-year dominance and the curtain falling on an era.

This elderly investor, who started trading stocks at age 12, transformed a nearly bankrupt textile mill into a trillion-dollar empire. The numbers speak volumes: stock prices soared by 5,500,000%, crushing the S&P 500's 39,000% over the same period. His heavy investments in Apple, Coca-Cola, and American Express became textbooks for generations of investors. His approach of "not understanding, not investing; hold tightly" has influenced how an entire generation views investing.

During the 2008 financial crisis, he became the "last firefighter," throwing money at giants like Goldman Sachs and Bank of America, earning over $10 billion. At the same time, he took philanthropy seriously, donating over $60 billion, truly embodying the idea that "the greatest use of money is to help people."

His successor is 63-year-old Greg Abel, personally chosen by Buffett. This guy has been involved in $15 billion worth of major mergers in the energy sector, invested $25 billion in clean energy, and poured significant capital into Japan's top five trading companies. The question is: with $381 billion in cash reserves, can he continue writing Berkshire Hathaway's story?

But there's a deeper question—does the golden rule of value investing still hold sway? As cryptocurrencies, AI, and other new technologies rewrite the rules of the game, do people still care about "long-term holding"? Or has the temptation of a bull market and steadfastness become a rare commodity?