唐納德·川普準備宣誓就任美國總統，比特幣觸及歷史新高，突破 109,000 美元

根據 Gatekeepers News 報道，在川普就職典禮之前，比特幣飆升至歷史最高點 109,241 美元，然後在格林尼治標準時間 0740 左右回落至 107,765 美元。

Bitcoin hit a record high above $109,000 on Monday as Donald Trump, who has signalled plans to deregulate the cryptocurrency sector, prepares to be sworn in as US president.

週一，隨著唐納德·川普(Donald Trump)準備宣誓就任美國總統，比特幣觸及109,000美元上方的歷史新高。

Gatekeepers News reports that Bitcoin surged to reach an all-time peak of $109,241 ahead of Trump’s inauguration ceremony, before falling back to $107,765 at around 0740 GMT.

根據 Gatekeepers News 報道，在川普就職典禮之前，比特幣飆升至歷史最高點 109,241 美元，然後在格林尼治標準時間 0740 左右回落至 107,765 美元。

The world’s biggest cryptocurrency has soared since Trump won the presidential election in November, with bitcoin surpassing $100,000 for the first time in early December.

自川普去年 11 月贏得總統大選以來，全球最大的加密貨幣價格一路飆升，比特幣在 12 月初首次突破 10 萬美元。

It came after he nominated cryptocurrency backer Paul Atkins to head the US securities regulator, reinforcing optimism the new president will deregulate the sector.

此前，他提名加密貨幣支持者保羅·阿特金斯(Paul Atkins)擔任美國證券監管機構負責人，這增強了新總統將放鬆對該行業監管的樂觀情緒。

Despite having once branded cryptocurrencies a “scam”, Trump changed his stance and was a major advocate of them during his election campaign.

儘管川普曾將加密貨幣稱為“騙局”，但他改變了立場，並在競選期間成為加密貨幣的主要倡導者。

Over the weekend, he launched his own cryptocurrency, appropriately called $TRUMP, sparking feverish buying that sent its market capitalisation soaring to several billion dollars.

週末，他推出了自己的加密貨幣，恰當地稱為“$TRUMP”，引發了狂熱的購買，使其市值飆升至數十億美元。

When bitcoin reached the landmark $100,000 level, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: “CONGRATULATIONS BITCOINERS!!! $100,000!!! YOU’RE WELCOME!!! Together, we will Make America Great Again!”

當比特幣達到具有里程碑意義的 10 萬美元水平時，川普在他的 Truth Social 平台上寫道：「恭喜比特幣！！！ 10萬美元！不客氣！我們將共同讓美國再次偉大！

Cryptocurrencies have made headlines since their creation, from their extreme volatility to the collapse of several industry giants, foremost among them the FTX exchange platform.

加密貨幣自誕生以來就一直成為頭條新聞，從其極端波動到幾個行業巨頭的倒閉，其中最重要的是 FTX 交易平台。

Bitcoin was conceived in 2008 by a person or group writing under the name Satoshi Nakamoto.

比特幣是由一位名叫中本聰（Satoshi Nakamoto）的個人或團體於 2008 年提出的。

It was pitched as a way to break free of mainstream financial institutions by establishing a decentralised platform for transactions.

它被宣傳為透過建立去中心化交易平台來擺脫主流金融機構的一種方式。

The digital currency is created — or “mined” — as a reward when powerful computers solve complex problems to validate transactions made on a meddle-proof register known as the blockchain.

當強大的電腦解決複雜問題以驗證在稱為區塊鏈的防干擾寄存器上進行的交易時，數位貨幣被創建或「開採」作為獎勵。

Bitcoin has long been criticised for being the currency of choice for making untraceable payments on the so-called dark web, a hidden part of the internet used for criminal activities.

長期以來，比特幣一直被批評為在所謂的暗網（用於犯罪活動的網路隱藏部分）上進行無法追蹤的支付的首選貨幣。

The asset has often come under attack for facilitating money laundering and allowing extortion through ransomware attacks.

該資產經常因促進洗錢和允許透過勒索軟體攻擊進行勒索而受到攻擊。

Its carbon footprint has also come under scrutiny because mining cryptocurrencies requires huge amounts of energy.

由於開採加密貨幣需要大量能源，因此其碳足跡也受到了密切關注。