投資人押注川普獲勝，比特幣創下新高

比特幣在早盤交易中上漲近 8%，升至 75,000 美元以上，打破了 3 月創下的紀錄。

The price of bitcoin hit a new high Wednesday as investors bet that former Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election will be a boon for cryptocurrencies.

週三，比特幣價格創下新高，投資者押注前唐納德·川普在美國總統大選中的勝利將為加密貨幣帶來福音。

Bitcoin jumped nearly eight per cent in early trading, climbing above $75,000 US and smashing its previous record set in March. Other cryptocurrencies also soared, including ether, the world's second most popular cryptocurrency after bitcoin, which rallied eight per cent.

比特幣在早盤交易中上漲近 8%，升至 75,000 美元以上，打破了 3 月創下的紀錄。其他加密貨幣也大幅上漲，其中包括以太幣，這是僅次於比特幣的全球第二大加密貨幣，上漲了 8%。

Another token, dogecoin, rocketed as much as 18 per cent. It's the favourite cryptocurrency of billionaire Elon Musk, one of Trump's most prominent supporters.

另一種代幣狗狗幣的漲幅高達 18%。這是億萬富翁伊隆馬斯克（川普最著名的支持者之一）最喜歡的加密貨幣。

Crypto-related shares outran the rest of the stock market. Coinbase, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges, leaped 17 per cent. Online brokerage Robinhood Markets, which offers crypto trading, soared 12 per cent and MicroStrategy, which says it is the "largest corporate holder of bitcoin," jumped 10 per cent.

加密貨幣相關股票的表現超過了股市的其他股票。最大的加密貨幣交易所之一 Coinbase 股價上漲 17%。提供加密貨幣交易的線上經紀公司 Robinhood Markets 股價飆升 12%，而自稱為「最大的比特幣企業持有者」的 MicroStrategy 股價則上漲 10%。

Trump was previously a crypto skeptic, but changed his mind and embraced cryptocurrencies ahead of the election.

川普先前是加密貨幣懷疑論者，但在大選前改變了主意並接受了加密貨幣。

He has pledged to make America "the crypto capital of the planet" and create a "strategic reserve" of bitcoin. His campaign accepted donations in cryptocurrency and he courted crypto fans at a bitcoin conference in July. He also launched World Liberty Financial, a new venture with family members to trade cryptocurrencies.

他承諾讓美國成為“地球的加密之都”，並創建比特幣的“戰略儲備”。他的競選活動接受了加密貨幣捐款，並在 7 月的比特幣會議上吸引了加密貨幣粉絲。他還創辦了 World Liberty Financial，這是一家與家族成員一起交易加密貨幣的新企業。

Bitcoin is up 77 per cent this year.

比特幣今年上漲了 77%。

"Bitcoin is the one asset that was always going to soar if Trump returned to the White House," said Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, a British online investment platform. After touching its new high, the market is now speculating about "when, not if, it will smash through $100,000 US," he said.

英國線上投資平台 AJ Bell 的投資總監 Russ Mould 表示：“如果川普重返白宮，比特幣是一種總是會飆升的資產。”他表示，在觸及新高後，市場現在正在猜測「何時，而不是是否會突破 10 萬美元」。

"Trump has already declared his love of the digital currency and crypto traders now have a new narrative by which to get even more excited about where the price could go," Mould said.

莫爾德表示：“川普已經宣布了他對數位貨幣的熱愛，而加密貨幣交易者現在有了新的敘述方式，可以對價格的走向更加興奮。”

But other experts warned of the risks.

但其他專家警告了其中的風險。

"Investors should only dabble in crypto with money that they can be prepared to lose," said Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown. "Because we've seen these wild swings in the past."

Hargreaves Lansdown 貨幣和市場主管 Susannah Streeter 表示：“投資者應該只用可以準備損失的資金來涉足加密貨幣。” “因為我們過去見過這些劇烈的波動。”

Industry welcomes Trump

業界歡迎川普

Crypto industry players welcomed Trump's victory, in hopes that he would be able to push through legislative and regulatory changes that they've long lobbied for.

加密產業參與者對川普的勝利表示歡迎，希望他能推動他們長期以來一直遊說的立法和監管改革。

Trump had already promised that, if elected, he would remove the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gary Gensler, who has been leading the U.S. government's crackdown on the crypto industry.

川普已經承諾，如果當選，他將罷免美國證券交易委員會主席加里‧詹斯勒(Gary Gensler)，後者一直領導美國政府打擊加密貨幣產業。

"Tonight the crypto voter has spoken decisively — across party lines and in key races across the country," said Brian Armstrong, CEO of Coinbase, one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges.

最大的加密貨幣交易所之一 Coinbase 首席執行官布萊恩·阿姆斯特朗 (Brian Armstrong) 表示：“今晚，加密貨幣選民在全國各地的關鍵競選中跨越黨派界限，發表了果斷的言論。”

"Americans disproportionately care about crypto and want clear rules of the road for digital assets. We look forward to working with the new Congress to deliver it," Armstrong posted on X.

阿姆斯壯在 X 上發文稱：“美國人過分關心加密貨幣，並希望為數位資產制定明確的規則。我們期待與新一屆國會合作來實現這一目標。”

Streeter said Trump's administration would most likely pursue "light touch regulation" for the crypto industry.   

斯特里特表示，川普政府很可能會對加密產業實施「寬鬆監管」。

"Certainly that's what crypto fans would want," she said. "They want the sheen of legitimacy to be brought to crypto, but they don't want regulations to be too onerous to stop opportunities and innovation."

「這當然是加密貨幣粉絲想要的，」她說。 “他們希望為加密貨幣帶來合法性的光彩，但他們不希望監管過於繁瑣而阻礙機會和創新。”