唐纳德·特朗普准备宣誓就任美国总统，比特币触及历史新高，突破 109,000 美元

据 Gatekeepers News 报道，在特朗普就职典礼之前，比特币飙升至历史最高点 109,241 美元，然后在格林尼治标准时间 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.

周一，随着唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)准备宣誓就任美国总统，比特币触及109,000美元上方的历史新高。唐纳德·特朗普已暗示计划放松对加密货币行业的监管。

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.

据 Gatekeepers News 报道，在特朗普就职典礼之前，比特币飙升至历史最高点 109,241 美元，然后在格林尼治标准时间 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.

自特朗普去年 11 月赢得总统大选以来，全球最大的加密货币价格一路飙升，比特币在 12 月初首次突破 10 万美元。

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，他提名加密货币支持者保罗·阿特金斯(Paul Atkins)担任美国证券监管机构负责人，这增强了新总统将放松对该行业监管的乐观情绪。

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

尽管特朗普曾将加密货币称为“骗局”，但他改变了立场，并在竞选期间成为加密货币的主要倡导者。

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

周末，他推出了自己的加密货币，恰当地称为“$TRUMP”，引发了狂热的购买，使其市值飙升至数十亿美元。

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!”

当比特币达到具有里程碑意义的 10 万美元水平时，特朗普在他的 Truth Social 平台上写道：“恭喜比特币！！！ 10万美元！！！不客气！！！我们将共同让美国再次伟大！”

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.

加密货币自诞生以来就一直成为头条新闻，从其极端波动到几个行业巨头的倒闭，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.

比特币是由一位名叫中本聪（Satoshi Nakamoto）的个人或团体于 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.

它被宣传为通过建立去中心化交易平台来摆脱主流金融机构的一种方式。

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.

当强大的计算机解决复杂问题以验证在称为区块链的防干扰寄存器上进行的交易时，数字货币被创建或“开采”作为奖励。

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.

长期以来，比特币一直被批评为在所谓的暗网（用于犯罪活动的互联网隐藏部分）上进行无法追踪的支付的首选货币。

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

该资产经常因促进洗钱和允许通过勒索软件攻击进行勒索而受到攻击。

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

由于开采加密货币需要大量能源，因此其碳足迹也受到了密切关注。