週五，比特幣的價格急劇下跌加深，隨著更廣泛的加密貨幣市場途徑促使其價值與最近的紀錄高點相比，其價值超過四分之一。

週五，比特幣的價格急劇下跌加深，因為更廣泛的加密貨幣市場途徑使其價值與最近的紀錄高點相比，其價值超過四分之一。

Bitcoin's price slide deepened on Friday, as a wider cryptocurrency market rout saw its value crater by more than a quarter from recent record highs.

週五，比特幣的價格下跌加深了，因為與最近的紀錄高點相比，更廣泛的加密貨幣市場途徑將其價值火山口提高了四分之一以上。

The crypto token fell below the $80,000 (£63,000) benchmark on Friday morning, seeing most of the gains it had made since Donald Trump won the US election in November wiped out.

週五早上，加密代幣低於80,000美元（63,000英鎊）的基準，這是自唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）贏得11月贏得美國大選以來所取得的大部分收益。

It had peaked at about $109,000 (£86,000) per Bitcoin when Mr Trump was sworn in as president in January, as traders anticipated that his policies would boost its value even further.

特朗普在一月份宣誓就任總統時，每比特幣的頂峰約為109,000美元（86,000英鎊），因為交易者預計，他的政策將進一步提高其價值。

But since then, crypto investors have been disappointed by a perceived lack of action on his promises, including an eye-catching pre-inauguration pledge to create a state-run strategic reserve of Bitcoin.

但是從那以後，加密貨幣投資者對他的承諾缺乏行動感到失望，其中包括醒目的會計前承諾，以創建國營的比特幣戰略儲備。

Kathleen Brooks, an analyst at finance firm XTB, said: “We think that a lot of money went into crypto on the hope that Donald Trump would institutionalise crypto when he got to office.

財務公司XTB的分析師凱瑟琳·布魯克斯（Kathleen Brooks）表示：“我們認為，唐納德·特朗普（Donald Trump）上任時能使加密貨幣（Crypto）制度化，這是加密貨幣的大量資金。

“However, comments about crypto since Mr Trump took over the presidency have been conspicuous by their absence. This could be why investors are flooding to the exits.”

“但是，自特朗普接任總統職位以來，對加密貨幣的評論顯然是顯而易見的。這可能就是為什麼投資者湧向出口的原因。”

Mr Trump had previously said he wanted to make the US the world’s “crypto capital”.

特朗普先生此前曾表示，他想讓美國成為世界的“加密首都”。

Crypto is a type of digital money designed to be used over the internet. It does not exist physically, such as dollars or pounds.

加密是一種旨在在互聯網上使用的數字貨幣。它在身體上不存在，例如美元或磅。

You can send and receive crypto with other people - and it is frequently traded for money on platforms called crypto exchanges.

您可以與其他人一起發送和接收加密貨幣 - 經常在稱為加密交易所的平台上以貨幣交易。

Invented in 2008, Bitcoin is the biggest and oldest token. The next biggest is Ether, better known for the online blockchain network it powers, called Ethereum.

比特幣發明於2008年，是最大，最古老的令牌。下一個最大的是Ether，以Ether為基礎，以Ethereum的功能為在線區塊鍊網絡而聞名。

Very few retailers accept crypto as a payment method in the UK, and its real world uses remain limited.

在英國，很少有零售商接受加密貨幣作為付款方式，其現實世界的使用仍然有限。

The slump in value has not been helped by Mr Trump's decision to launch his so-called meme coin last month, a type of crypto with no use other than for fun or financial speculation.

特朗普先生決定在上個月推出他所謂的模因硬幣，這是一種加密貨幣，除了娛樂或財務投機之外，沒有其他用途。

Mr Trump said at the time: "I don't know much about it other than I launched it, other than it was very successful."

當時，特朗普先生說：“除了發起它，除了非常成功之外，我對此一無所知。”

The token, called Trump, has plunged about 85% since a brief early spike, prompting widespread backlash even from those within the crypto industry, where commentators labelled it a stunt.

自短暫的早期尖峰以來，該名為特朗普的代幣跌幅約為85％，即使是加密貨幣行業內部的人，也引起了廣泛的反彈，在那裡，評論員將其標記為特技。

Bitcoin's value remains significantly above levels seen even this time last year, when its price was around $60,000 (£48,000).

比特幣的價值仍然顯著高於去年的這個時候，其價格約為60,000美元（48,000英鎊）。

Nonetheless, David Morrison, an analyst at finance services firm Trade Nation, said the crypto sector is "suffering a bit of a meltdown".

儘管如此，金融服務公司貿易國家的分析師戴維·莫里森（David Morrison）表示，加密貨幣部門正在“有些崩潰”。

“It has certainly unwound most of Bitcoin’s gains following Trump’s election win in November, when a much friendlier regulatory environment was promised.”

“在十一月特朗普大選勝利之後，當肯定會享有更友好的監管環境之後，它肯定會取得比特幣的收益。”