比特幣 (BTC) 交易價格約為 10.4 萬美元，加密貨幣在聯準會會議之前回落

隨著聯準會即將結束今年的最後一次會議，加密貨幣在昨天大幅上漲後回調

Cryptocurrency prices pulled back slightly on Wednesday morning, as traders awaited the conclusion of the Federal Reserve's final meeting of the year and anticipated further interest rate cuts.

週三上午，加密貨幣價格小幅回落，交易者等待聯準會今年最後一次會議的結束，並預計進一步降息。

Bitcoin was trading at around $104,170 at 11:53 a.m. ET.

美國東部時間上午 11:53，比特幣交易價格約為 104,170 美元。

The world's third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP, saw its price decline by over 5% since late Tuesday afternoon.

自周二下午晚些時候以來，全球第三大加密貨幣 XRP 的價格下跌了 5% 以上。

Meme tokens Dogecoin and Shiba Inu also faced losses, with their prices trading down 4.3% and 4.6%, respectively.

Meme 代幣狗狗幣和柴犬也面臨損失，其價格分別下跌 4.3% 和 4.6%。

Both tokens had a slight uptick in the morning, but quickly reversed course.

兩個代幣早上都有小幅上漲，但很快就逆轉了走勢。

Cryptocurrency prices have surged this week, especially following President-elect Donald Trump's statement that he would like to create a strategic Bitcoin reserve, similar to the country's oil reserve.

加密貨幣價格本週飆升，特別是在當選總統唐納德·川普聲明他希望建立類似於該國石油儲備的戰略比特幣儲備之後。

A strategic reserve involves the government stockpiling a specific resource, such as a commodity, which can then be used to influence supply or be drawn upon during emergencies.

戰略儲備涉及政府儲存某種特定資源，例如商品，然後可以用來影響供應或在緊急情況下使用。

While the government currently has about 200,000 bitcoins, valued at around $21 billion, that could be used to launch a strategic reserve, it is still unclear how such a reserve would operate.

雖然政府目前擁有約 20 萬枚比特幣（價值約 210 億美元），可用於啟動戰略儲備，但目前尚不清楚此類儲備將如何運作。

Other events, such as MicroStrategy joining the Nasdaq 100 index and Trump's policies, have also pushed the crypto past $107,000.

其他事件，例如 MicroStrategy 加入納斯達克 100 指數和川普的政策，也推​​動加密貨幣突破 107,000 美元。

However, traders may have locked in some gains earlier today in anticipation of the Fed concluding its last meeting of the year.

然而，交易員今天早些時候可能已經鎖定了一些漲幅，因為他們預計聯準會將結束今年最後一次會議。

Heading into the meeting, nearly all investors expected the Fed to lower interest rates by 25 basis points.

會議召開前，幾乎所有投資者都預期聯準會將降息 25 個基點。

But there is likely more focus on the Fed's messaging, which could turn hawkish considering the labor market is still strong, inflation is still above the Fed's preferred 2% target, and Trump policies like tariffs could stoke inflation.

但人們可能會更關注聯準會的訊息，考慮到勞動力市場仍然強勁、通膨仍高於聯準會首選的2% 目標，而川普的關稅等政策可能會加劇通膨，聯準會的信息可能會變得強硬。

This may put further rate cuts next year at risk, and Bitcoin along with crypto in general have largely moved higher on news of such cuts.

這可能會使明年進一步降息面臨風險，而比特幣和加密貨幣總體上在此類降息的消息中大幅走高。

In more token-specific news, Ripple, the company behind XRP, launched its highly anticipated stablecoin RLUSD this week, which is pegged to the U.S. dollar.

在更具體的代幣新聞中，XRP 背後的公司 Ripple 本週推出了備受期待的與美元掛鉤的穩定幣 RLUSD。

"Each RLUSD token is fully backed by U.S. dollar deposits, U.S. government bonds, and cash equivalents -- designed to ensure its stability, reliability, and liquidity," Ripple said earlier this week.

Ripple 本週稍早表示：“每個 RLUSD 代幣均得到美元存款、美國政府債券和現金等價物的充分支持，旨在確保其穩定性、可靠性和流動性。”

XRP price data by YCharts.

XRP 價格數據由 YCharts 提供。

RLUSD can be used on either the Ethereum blockchain or the XRP ledger.

RLUSD 可以在以太坊區塊鏈或 XRP 帳本上使用。

Since it will generate more traffic on the XRP ledger, investors also purchased XRP tokens earlier this week in anticipation of the stablecoin, according to Fortune.

根據《財星》雜誌報道，由於它將在 XRP 分類帳上產生更多流量，因此投資者在本週稍早也購買了 XRP 代幣，以期獲得穩定幣。

The price of XRP went up yesterday but has struggled today along with the broader sector.

XRP 的價格昨天上漲，但今天與更廣泛的行業一起陷入困境。

Much of what's driving movement in the crypto sector today appears to be related to the macro environment. Many believe Bitcoin is a hedge against inflation. However, the broader sector has largely performed like growth stocks, performing better in risk-on environments and worse in the face of rising interest rates and inflation. That's why the trajectory of interest rates next year will likely impact most cryptocurrencies.

如今推動加密產業發展的大部分因素似乎與宏觀環境有關。許多人認為比特幣是對沖通貨膨脹的工具。然而，更廣泛的行業的表現在很大程度上與成長型股票相似，在風險環境中表現更好，在利率和通膨上升的情況下表現更差。這就是為什麼明年的利率軌跡可能會影響大多數加密貨幣。

XRP is one of the few tokens I own, and I think it has strong potential due to its fixed supply and efficient network. Its ties to Ripple and RLUSD may also prove bullish.

XRP 是我擁有的少數代幣之一，我認為由於其固定的供應和高效的網絡，它具有強大的潛力。它與 Ripple 和 RLUSD 的關係也可能被證明是看漲的。

I currently have no interest in Dogecoin and Shiba Inu because they lack utility and don't yet have any ability to hedge inflation. Most altcoins are extremely volatile, so you shouldn't invest too heavily in any individual token.

我目前對狗狗幣和柴犬沒有興趣，因為它們缺乏實用性，而且還沒有任何對沖通貨膨脹的能力。大多數山寨幣的波動性極大，因此您不應該對任何單一代幣進行過多投資。