選舉希望推動比特幣飆升至 81,000 美元以上的歷史新高

全球最大、最知名的加密貨幣目前已較今年低點 38,505 美元上漲了一倍多，最新價格為 81,572 美元，觸及歷史高點 81,899 美元。

Bitcoin scaled a record peak above $81,000 on Monday, as expectations of a booming cryptocurrency landscape under a favorable regulatory environment following the election of pro-crypto candidates to Congress had traders betting on digital-currency deregulation.

週一，比特幣創下歷史新高，突破 81,000 美元，原因是在支持加密貨幣的候選人當選國會後，加密貨幣格局將在有利的監管環境下蓬勃發展，交易員押注數位貨幣放鬆管制。

The world's biggest and best-known cryptocurrency has now more than doubled from the year's low of $38,505 and was last trading up 1.2% at $81,572, having touched a record high of $81,899.

全球最大、最著名的加密貨幣目前已較今年低點 38,505 美元上漲了一倍多，最新交易價格上漲 1.2% 至 81,572 美元，觸及歷史高點 81,899 美元。

Trump embraced digital assets during his campaign, promising to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the planet" and to amass a national stockpile of bitcoin.

川普在競選期間擁抱數位資產，承諾使美國成為“地球的加密之都”，並累積全國比特幣儲備。

Other so-called "Trump trades" - from U.S. stocks to shorting bonds - have lost some steam since the election, but cryptocurrencies haven't paused for breath.

自大選以來，其他所謂的「川普交易」——從美國股票到做空債券——已經失去了一些動力，但加密貨幣並沒有停下來喘口氣。

"Bitcoin's Trump-pump is alive and well ... with Republicans on the cusp of taking the house to confirm a red wave in Congress, it seems the crypto crowd is betting on digital-currency deregulation," said Matt Simpson, senior market analyst at City Index, referring to Republican control of both houses.

高級市場分析師馬特辛普森(Matt Simpson) 表示：「比特幣的川普助推器依然活躍…隨著共和黨人即將拿下眾議院以確認國會的紅色浪潮，加密貨幣人群似乎正在押注數位貨幣放鬆管制。

While Simpson warned that Trump's near-term priorities will likely lie elsewhere, crypto investors see an end to stepped-up scrutiny under U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, whom Trump said he would fire.

儘管辛普森警告說，川普的近期優先事項可能會在其他地方，但加密貨幣投資者認為，美國證券交易委員會主席加里·詹斯勒(Gary Gensler)將不再加強審查，川普表示將解僱他。

The cryptocurrency industry spent more than $119 million backing pro-crypto congressional candidates and has, by and large, succeeded.

加密貨幣產業花費了超過 1.19 億美元支持支持加密貨幣的國會候選人，並且總體上取得了成功。

In Ohio, one of the crypto industry's biggest foes in Congress - Senate Banking Committee Chair Sherrod Brown - was ousted, while pro-crypto candidates from both the Democratic and Republican parties won in Michigan, West Virginia, Indiana, Alabama and North Carolina.

在俄亥俄州，國會中加密行業最大的敵人之一——參議院銀行委員會主席謝羅德·布朗(Sherrod Brown)被趕下台，而來自民主黨和共和黨的支持加密貨幣的候選人在密西根州、西弗吉尼亞州、印第安納州、阿拉巴馬州和北卡羅來納州獲勝。

Trump also unveiled a new crypto business, World Liberty Financial, in September, and although details about the business have been scarce, investors have taken his personal interest in the sector as a friendly signal.

川普也在 9 月推出了新的加密貨幣業務 World Liberty Financial，儘管有關該業務的細節很少，但投資者將他個人對該行業的興趣視為友好信號。

Billionaire Elon Musk, a major Trump ally, is also a proponent of cryptocurrencies.

億萬富翁伊隆馬斯克是川普的主要盟友，也是加密貨幣的支持者。

Eric Trump, one of the president-elect's sons and executive vice president of his private conglomerate, The Trump Organization, is a keynote speaker at a Bitcoin conference in Abu Dhabi next month, the event organizers said.

活動組織者稱，候任總統的兒子之一、私人企業集團川普集團的執行副總裁埃里克·川普(Eric Trump) 是下個月在阿布達比舉行的比特幣會議的主旨發言人。

Gains in cryptocurrencies were broad. Ether rose above $3,200 for the first time in over three months on Monday and was last fetching $3,192. Dogecoin, an alternative cryptocurrency that began as a satirical critique of the 2013 crypto frenzy, was at a three-year high.

加密貨幣的收益廣泛。週一，以太幣價格三個月來首次突破 3,200 美元，最新價格為 3,192 美元。狗狗幣是一種另類加密貨幣，最初是對 2013 年加密貨幣熱潮的諷刺，目前已達到三年來的最高點。