在唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）在一次重大加密货币峰会上的讲话之后，比特币（BTC）正在激增。

特朗普周四在纽约举行的数字资产峰会（DAS）上发表了讲话，到目前为止，比特币是最大的加密货币，从最近几个月来收回了其大部分损失。

Donald Trump's speech at a major cryptocurrency summit in New York saw bitcoin recover much of its losses from recent months.

唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）在纽约举行的重大加密货币峰会上的讲话看到，比特币从最近几个月中恢复了许多损失。

The president is set to speak at the Digital Asset Summit (DAS) in New York on Thursday (19 December).

总统将于12月19日（12月19日）在纽约举行的数字资产峰会（DAS）上发言。

Bitcoin, by far the largest cryptocurrency, went over $100,000 (£77,200) for the first time in December but has since crashed down to $79,000 (£61,000) amid wider fears of economic turmoil caused by the Trump administration.

到目前为止，比特币是最大的加密货币，在12月的第一次超过了100,000美元（77,200英镑），但此后，比特币跌至79,000美元（61,000英镑），因为人们担心特朗普政府造成的经济动荡。

However, ahead of Trump's speech, the currency climbed back up to $86,000 (£66,400).

但是，在特朗普的讲话之前，这种货币攀升至86,000美元（66,400英镑）。

Speaking via video link from the White House Trump promised to make the US a bitcoin "superpower" and the "undisputed crypto capital of the world."

通过来自白宫特朗普的视频链接发言，承诺将使美国成为比特币的“超级大国”和“无可争议的世界的加密之都”。

He highlighted his administration's actions on loosening regulations on the crypto industry, including ending what he called "operation chokepoint 2.0", which saw federal agencies encouraging banks to not operate in risky sectors, particularly the crypto industry.

他强调了政府对加密行业的释放法规的行动，包括结束他所谓的“ Copepoint 2.0”的行动，该公司鼓励银行不在风险的部门（尤其是加密货币行业）开展业务。

Trump said the operation went too far and acted as a form of "lawfare" against the industry.

特朗普说，这项行动走得太远了，并作为对该行业的“法律”形式。

The president has also instituted the US government's Crypto Federal Reserve which will hold certain cryptocurrencies when they are acquired by state operations rather than sell them.

总统还建立了美国政府的加密联邦储备，该加密储备将在国家运营收购而不是出售时持有某些加密货币。

Despite the losses of recent months bitcoin has been on an incredible run in recent years after hitting a low of $16,000 (£12,300) in 2022. A lot of the recent gains have been associated with an event known as the Bitcoin halving that happened on 20 April 2024.

尽管近几个月来，比特币在2022年达到了16,000美元（12,300英镑）的低点（12,300英镑）的近年来。

Halving is an event automatically triggered by the bitcoin network, which is designed to prevent inflation in the cryptocurrency but it can also trigger large price rises.

减半是由比特币网络自动触发的事件，该事件旨在防止加密货币的通货膨胀，但也可以触发大价格上涨。

The halving happens roughly every four years and after each halving the following one to two years often see bitcoin's price explode.

减半大约每四年发生一次，每次将随后的一到两年减半后，比特币的价格爆炸经常爆炸。

Aaron Peak, personal finance expert at credit reference company CredAbility, said: "Bitcoin is notoriously volatile: prices can surge or crash unpredictably, so investors should always be cautious.

信用参考公司可信度的个人理财专家亚伦·帕克（Aaron Peak）表示：“比特币众所周知：价格可能会涨幅或不可预测，因此投资者应该始终保持谨慎。

"Bitcoin’s price has been on a rollercoaster recently, and we've seen some major price swings in recent months.”

“比特币的价格最近一直在过山车上，最近几个月我们已经看到了一些主要的价格波动。”

What is Bitcoin halving?

比特币减半？

Bitcoin halving reduces the rewards of mining the cryptocurrency by 50%.

比特币减半使挖掘加密货币的回报减少了50％。

Crypto miners use high-end computing rigs to perform calculations and are rewarded with bitcoin but after each halving, the reward decreases.

加密矿工使用高端计算钻机来执行计算并获得比特币的奖励，但是在每次减半之后，奖励会减少。

Miners complete calculations required to verify transactions, using computers to make guesses to solve the puzzle and the first to solve it adds a new block to the blockchain – a digital ledger that records and verifies transactions across a network of computers.

矿工完成验证交易所需的计算，使用计算机做出猜测来解决难题，而第一个解决该拼图为区块链添加了一个新的块 - 一个数字分类帐，记录并验证了跨计算机网络的交易。

The dates of the halvings are not set, rather they occur every 210,000 blocks that are mined.

没有设定过份的日期，而是每210,000个街区发生。

Aaron Peak, personal finance expert at credit reference company CredAbility said: “Right now, miners – who verify bitcoin transactions – earn 6.25 bitcoins for each new block they add to the blockchain."

信用参考公司可信度的个人理财专家亚伦·帕克（Aaron Peak）说：“目前，矿工 - 验证比特币交易的矿工 - 为每个新区块添加到区块链中的每个新区块中赚取6.25个比特币。”

“After the next halving, their reward will drop to 3.125 bitcoins. This reduces the supply of new coins, which can affect bitcoin’s price.”

“下一次减半后，他们的奖励将降至3.125比特币。这减少了新硬币的供应，这可能会影响比特币的价格。”

Why does it matter?

为什么重要？

Bitcoin halving performs several important functions, restricting supply and limiting inflation, which helps to maintain the cryptocurrency’s value.

比特币减半执行几个重要功能，限制了供应和限制通货膨胀，这有助于维持加密货币的价值。

Peak explains: "Halving is important because it slows down how quickly new bitcoins are created. Historically, bitcoin halving has led to price increases. When fewer new bitcoins enter the market, but demand stays the same (or grows), the price often rises.

Peak解释说：“减半很重要，因为它减慢了新的比特币的创建速度。从历史上看，比特币的减半导致价格上涨。当更少的新比特币进入市场时，需求却保持不变（或增长），价格通常会上涨。

“It’s a bit like gold, if mining gold became twice as hard overnight, but people still wanted it, the price would likely go up. However, past performance doesn’t guarantee the same outcome every time, so there are no certainties."

“这有点像黄金，如果采矿黄金在一夜之间变得艰难，但是人们仍然想要它，价格可能会上涨。但是，过去的表现并不能保证每次都有相同的结果，因此没有确定性。”

When is the next Bitcoin halving?

下一个比特币什么时候减半？

The next bitcoin halving event is expected to happen in 2028, but it all depends on how quickly miners create new blocks, Peak explained.

Peak解释说，下一个比特币减半事件预计将在2028年举行，但这完全取决于矿工创建新块的速度。

Peak said: "It will happen after another 210,000 blocks have been added to the blockchain, which usually takes around four years.

Peak说：“这将在将210,000个区块添加到区块链中后，这将发生，这通常需要大约四年。

"This happens because bitcoin has a fixed supply – only 21 million bitcoins will ever exist. The process is built into bitcoin’s code to control inflation, a bit like how central banks manage the money supply, except no one can change bitcoin’s rules."

“发生这种情况是因为比特币具有固定的供应 - 只有2100万比特币将存在。该过程内置在比特币的代码中以控制通货膨胀，有点像中央银行如何管理货币供应，除非没有人可以更改比特币的规则。”

Bitcoin halvings are expected to continue until 2040.

预计比特币的临界值将持续到2040年。