周五，比特币的价格急剧下跌加深，随着更广泛的加密货币市场途径促使其价值与最近的纪录高点相比，其价值超过四分之一。

周五，比特币的价格急剧下跌加深，因为更广泛的加密货币市场途径使其价值与最近的纪录高点相比，其价值超过四分之一。

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.

周五，比特币的价格下跌加深了，因为与最近的纪录高点相比，更广泛的加密货币市场途径将其价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.

周五早上，加密代币低于80,000美元（63,000英镑）的基准，这是自唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）赢得11月赢得美国大选以来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总统时，每比特币的顶峰约为109,000美元（86,000英镑），因为交易者预计，他的政策将进一步提高其价值。

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.

但是从那以后，加密货币投资者对他的承诺缺乏行动感到失望，其中包括醒目的会计前承诺，以创建国营的比特币战略储备。

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.

财务公司XTB的分析师凯瑟琳·布鲁克斯（Kathleen Brooks）表示：“我们认为，唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）上任时能使加密货币（Crypto）制度化，这是加密货币的大量资金。

“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，自特朗普接任总统职位以来，对加密货币的评论显然是显而易见的。这可能就是为什么投资者涌向出口的原因。”

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，他想让美国成为世界的“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.

加密是一种旨在在互联网上使用的数字货币。它在身体上不存在，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.

您可以与其他人一起发送和接收加密货币 - 经常在称为加密交易所的平台上以货币交易。

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.

比特币发明于2008年，是最大，最古老的令牌。下一个最大的是Ether，以Ether为基础，以Ethereum的功能为在线区块链网络而闻名。

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

在英国，很少有零售商接受加密货币作为付款方式，其现实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.

特朗普先生决定在上个月推出他所谓的模因硬币，这是一种加密货币，除了娱乐或财务投机之外，没有其他用途。

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

当时，特朗普先生说：“除了发起它，除了非常成功之外，我对此一无所知。”

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.

自短暂的早期尖峰以来，该名为特朗普的代币跌幅约为85％，即使是加密货币行业内部的人，也引起了广泛的反弹，在那里，评论员将其标记为特技。

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

比特币的价值仍然显着高于去年的这个时候，其价格约为60,000美元（48,000英镑）。

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

尽管如此，金融服务公司贸易国家的分析师戴维·莫里森（David Morrison）表示，加密货币部门正在“有些崩溃”。

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

“在十一月特朗普大选胜利之后，当肯定会享有更友好的监管环境之后，它肯定会取得比特币的收益。”