BlockTower Capital 押注 100 万美元，押注比特币明年 12 月价格将升至 5 万美元

知情人士告诉 Business Insider，加密货币对冲基金 BlockTower Capital 是此次押注的幕后黑手。

Kara Chin

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People familiar with the matter told Business Insider that a hedge fund trader or group of traders made a $1 million bet on bitcoin hitting $50,000 by next December on Wednesday.

知情人士告诉 Business Insider，一位对冲基金交易员或一群交易员对比特币下了 100 万美元的赌注，到明年 12 月周三，比特币价格将达到 5 万美元。

The traders bought call options on LedgerX, a cryptocurrency options exchange, that would allow them to buy 275 bitcoins at $50,000 a coin, should bitcoin reach that price by December 28, people familiar with the matter told Business Insider.

知情人士告诉 Business Insider，交易员在加密货币期权交易所 LedgerX 上购买了看涨期权，如果比特币在 12 月 28 日之前达到该价格，他们就可以以每枚 5 万美元的价格购买 275 枚比特币。

The Wall Street Journal reported the bet earlier this week, but it was unclear whether one entity was behind the options bet and whether it was made up of one or more trades.

《华尔街日报》本周早些时候报道了这一赌注，但尚不清楚是否有一个实体支持期权赌注，以及该赌注是否由一项或多笔交易组成。

The massive bet on bitcoin comes as the cryptocurrency has soared to new all-time highs in recent weeks, buoyed by a surge in interest from retail and institutional investors alike.

在散户和机构投资者兴趣激增的推动下，近几周加密货币飙升至历史新高，人们对比特币进行了大规模押注。

Bitcoin hit a record high of $20,089 on Wednesday on the GDAX exchange, before pulling back slightly to trade at around $19,444 on Thursday morning.

周三，比特币在 GDAX 交易所创下 20,089 美元的历史新高，周四上午小幅回落至 19,444 美元左右。

The cryptocurrency has since soared to new all-time highs, hitting $24,214 on December 14. It has since pulled back and was trading at around $14,144 on Thursday morning.

此后，该加密货币飙升至历史新高，于 12 月 14 日触及 24,214 美元。此后有所回落，周四上午交易价格约为 14,144 美元。

The huge price swings in bitcoin have attracted the attention of regulators, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission both said to be examining the recent volatility in the cryptocurrency markets.

比特币价格的巨大波动引起了监管机构的关注，据称美国证券交易委员会和商品期货交易委员会都在研究近期加密货币市场的波动情况。