選舉押注將加密貨幣市場價值推升至疫情高峰之上，比特幣打破紀錄

自 11 月 5 日美國大選以來，這一最大的代幣已上漲約 32%，週二觸及 89,599 美元的歷史新高。

Bitcoin hit a record high on Tuesday, continuing its rally as traders bet on a boom in cryptocurrencies under President-elect Donald Trump.

比特幣週二創下歷史新高，隨著交易員押注當選總統川普領導下的加密貨幣繁榮，比特幣繼續上漲。

Bitcoin rose to as high as $89,599 on Tuesday, hitting a new all-time high. The largest token has jumped about 32% since the US election on Nov 5.

比特幣週二升至 89,599 美元，創下歷史新高。自 11 月 5 日美國大選以來，最大的代幣已上漲約 32%。

Trump has vowed friendlier crypto rules and his Republican Party is set to expand its grip on Congress, boosting his odds of pushing through his agenda.

川普發誓要製定更友善的加密貨幣規則，他的共和黨將擴大對國會的控制力，從而提高他推動議程的可能性。

His other pledges include setting up a strategic bitcoin stockpile and fostering domestic mining of the token to make the US the crypto capital of the planet.

他的其他承諾包括建立戰略性比特幣儲備，並促進國內比特幣​​開採，使美國成為全球加密貨幣之都。

His stance is a sharp break from a US Securities and Exchange Commission crackdown on the divisive industry under President Joe Biden.

他的立場與美國證券交易委員會在喬·拜登總統領導下對分裂產業的鎮壓截然不同。

The change of tone has energised speculative buying of large and small tokens alike, raising the value of digital assets overall to about $3.1 trillion, CoinGecko data show.

CoinGecko 數據顯示，這種基調的變化刺激了大型和小型代幣的投機性購買，將數位資產的整體價值提高到約 3.1 兆美元。

Bitcoin is in “beast mode”, said Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone Group.

Pepperstone Group 研究主管 Chris Weston 表示，比特幣正處於「野獸模式」。

“The question for traders not already set is whether there is still room to chase this red-hot play or wait for a slight retracement and for some of the heat to come out of the impulsive trend.”

「對於尚未確定的交易者來說，問題是是否仍有空間追趕這種炙手可熱的走勢，還是等待小幅回調，以及等待衝動趨勢的一些熱量消散。”

Investors are lining up bets in the options market that bitcoin will pass $100,000 as soon at the end of the year, Deribit exchange data show.

Deribit 交易所數據顯示，投資人在選擇權市場上排隊押注比特幣將在今年底突破 10 萬美元。

Open interest — or outstanding contracts — for CME Group futures for bitcoin and second-ranked Ether scaled records on Monday, a sign of growing engagement by US institutional investors.

週一，芝商所比特幣和排名第二的以太幣期貨的未平倉合約（或未平倉合約）創下歷史新高，這表明美國機構投資者的參與度不斷提高。

Meanwhile, software firm MicroStrategy Inc — the largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin outside the exchange-traded fund (ETF) sector — bought about 27,200 bitcoin for about $2 billion between Oct 31 and Nov 10.

同時，軟體公司MicroStrategy Inc——交易所交易基金（ETF）領域之外最大的比特幣上市公司持有者——在10月31日至11月10日期間以約20億美元的價格購買了約27,200枚比特幣。

Traders for now are paying little heed to questions such as how quickly Trump will implement his agenda or whether a strategic stockpile is a realistic step.

目前，交易員很少關注川普將以多快的速度實施其議程，或者戰略儲備是否是一個現實的步驟等問題。

The febrile mood is illustrated by a recent doubling in the price of Dogecoin, a meme-crowd favourite promoted by Elon Musk, the billionaire who is one of Trump’s biggest cheerleaders.

最近狗狗幣的價格翻了一番就說明了這種狂熱的情緒，這是億萬富翁、川普最大的啦啦隊之一埃隆·馬斯克(Elon Musk)推崇的一種流行文化。

Bitcoin is up roughly 110% in 2024, helped by robust demand for dedicated US ETFs and interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

受益於美國專用 ETF 的強勁需求和聯準會降息，比特幣在 2024 年上漲了約 110%。

The token’s rise exceeds the returns from the likes of global stocks and gold. Turnover in BlackRock’s $39-billion iShares bitcoin Trust reached an all-time high on Monday.

該代幣的漲幅超過了全球股票和黃金等的回報。貝萊德 (BlackRock) 價值 390 億美元的 iShares 比特幣信託的營業額週一創下歷史新高。

Fairlead Strategies technical analyst Katie Stockton said “it would be natural to see a period of digestion after such a steep run-up” in bitcoin, recommending a “short-term neutral bias”.

Fairlead Strategies 技術分析師 Katie Stockton 表示，比特幣“在如此急劇的上漲之後，出現一段消化期是很自然的”，並建議“短期中性偏見”。

Digital-asset companies spent heavily during the US election campaign to boost candidates viewed as favourable to their interests.

數位資產公司在美國大選期間投入大量資金來支持那些被認為符合其利益的候選人。

Against that backdrop, Trump did an about-face, becoming a supporter of an industry he once labeled a scam.

在這種背景下，川普態度來了個大轉變，成為了這個他曾經標記為騙局的行業的支持者。

His backing turned bitcoin into one of a range of so-called Trump trades. Others include US stocks and the dollar, both of which have also been advancing given Trump’s focus on domestic economic growth, tax cuts and protectionist tariffs.

他的支持使比特幣成為一系列所謂的川普交易之一。其他包括美國股市和美元，鑑於川普關注國內經濟成長、減稅和保護主義關稅，這兩種貨幣也一直在上漲。