比特幣昨天下跌，因為交易員警告稱，由於比特幣和以太衍生品的未平倉合約大量到期，未來一天市場可能會出現波動。

即使加密貨幣庫存商 MicroStrategy 計劃發行更多股票，此舉也使其能夠購買更多代幣。

Bitcoin fell sharply on Friday as traders warned that markets could turn volatile in the coming day on massive expiries of open interest in bitcoin and ether derivatives.

比特幣週五大幅下跌，交易員警告稱，由於比特幣和以太衍生品的未平倉合約大量到期，市場可能在未來一天變得波動。

The digital asset dropped as much as 3.2 percent to US$95,143 (HK$741,253) by 7.12am in New York on Friday. It was last down around 3 percent at US$95,420.

截至週五紐約上午 7 點 12 分，該數位資產跌幅高達 3.2%，至 95,143 美元（741,253 港元）。最後下跌約 3%，至 95,420 美元。

This came even with cryptocurrency stockpiler MicroStrategy planning to issue more shares, a move that would allow it to buy even more tokens.

即使加密貨幣庫存商 MicroStrategy 計劃發行更多股票，此舉也使其能夠購買更多代幣。

MicroStrategy is seeking permission to increase the number of authorized shares of Class A common stock and preferred stock. Such a move would provide the company, which has transformed itself from a software maker into a bitcoin accumulator, more firepower.

MicroStrategy 正在尋求增加 A 類普通股和優先股授權股份數量的許可。此舉將為該公司提供更多火力，該公司已從軟體製造商轉型為比特幣蓄能器。

Earlier this week, MicroStrategy had announced that it was planning to raise up to US$1 billion from the sale of new Class A common stock. The company said that it planned to use the net proceeds from the offering to buy more bitcoin.

本週早些時候，MicroStrategy 宣布計劃透過發行新的 A 類普通股籌集最多 10 億美元。該公司表示，計劃利用此次發行的淨收益購買更多比特幣。

MicroStrategy had purchased an additional US$561 million of the digital token at an average price near last week’s record high. That marked the seventh week in a row of purchases.

MicroStrategy 以接近上週歷史高點的平均價格額外購買了 5.61 億美元的數位代幣。這標誌著連續第七週的購買。

Bitcoin has risen 135 percent so far this year, easily exceeding returns from traditional investments such as global stocks and gold.

今年迄今為止，比特幣已上漲 135%，輕鬆超過全球股票和黃金等傳統投資的回報。

Some traders cautioned that markets could turn volatile in the coming day on massive expiries of open interest in bitcoin and ether derivatives. Today, a record US$43 billion of open interest including US$13.95 billion in bitcoin options and US$3.77 billion in ether options will expire on derivatives exchange Deribit.

一些交易員警告稱，由於比特幣和以太衍生品的未平倉合約大量到期，未來一天市場可能會出現波動。今天，創紀錄的 430 億美元未平倉合約將在衍生性商品交易所 Deribit 到期，其中包括 139.5 億美元的比特幣選擇權和 37.7 億美元的以太坊期權。

Meanwhile, analysts earlier urged the US government to boost bitcoin reserves to offset its debt, after US billionaire Elon Musk again warned that the government could go bankrupt.

同時，在美國億萬富翁伊隆馬斯克再次警告政府可能破產後，分析師早些時候敦促美國政府增加比特幣儲備以抵消債務。

US debt surpassed US$36 trillion (HK$280.8 trillion) last month, and the current interest payments now account for about 23 percent of the government’s total revenue. Musk said that this figure continues to rise, and if action is not taken soon, the increasing interest payments will consume the entire government budget.

上個月美國債務超過36兆美元（280.8兆港元），目前利息支出目前約佔政府總收入的23%。馬斯克表示，這個數字還在持續上升，如果不盡快採取行動，不斷增加的利息支出將消耗整個政府預算。

Last week, the US Congress passed spending legislation in a down-to-the wire burst of activity that will avert a destabilizing government shutdown ahead of the busy holiday travel season.

上週，美國國會在一場緊張的活動中通過了支出立法，這將避免在繁忙的假期旅行季節之前導致不穩定的政府關閉。