經(jīng)過四個月的上漲后,比特幣價格在5月份出現(xiàn)了下滑。
隨著加密貨幣市場在年初略有回升后出現(xiàn)縮水,全球最受歡迎的加密貨幣剛剛錄得今年首次月度虧損,月跌幅約為4.6%。據(jù)彭博社(Bloomberg)報道,過去四周,比特幣的表現(xiàn)遜于股票、債券和黃金。
2022年3月,比特幣的交易價格約為4.7萬美元,但年底時跌至1.6萬美元左右,這是自2020年11月疫情最嚴重時期以來的最低點。
2023年初,比特幣的價格似乎有所反彈,1月份錄得39%的月漲幅。本年度截至4月中旬為止,該加密貨幣的價格上漲了83%,但截至周三為止,隨著全球加密貨幣瀕臨跌出萬億市值資產(chǎn)類別的邊緣,這一數(shù)值下降到接近62%。
截至上周三上午,比特幣價格下跌了約3%至26950美元左右。第二受歡迎的加密貨幣以太幣(Ether)下跌了約2.5%至1850美元。
隨著比特幣不可替代代幣(NFT)Ordinals(通過它可以將媒體內(nèi)容銘刻在最小面額的比特幣上)的日益普及,比特幣網(wǎng)絡迎來了一波新的活動。盡管如此,區(qū)塊鏈技術在非金融領域應用上的迅速普及還是受到了鐵桿粉絲的抵制,他們認為比特幣正在偏離它最初被創(chuàng)造的初衷。其他人則抱怨道,由于記錄在區(qū)塊鏈上的交易量增加了,他們的網(wǎng)費也隨之漲高。
最近幾周,由于有跡象表明美聯(lián)儲(Federal Reserve)可能會繼續(xù)加息,比特幣受到?jīng)_擊。4月,美聯(lián)儲首選的通脹指標同比上漲4.4%,高于3月的年通貨膨脹率4.2%。周三,克利夫蘭聯(lián)邦儲備銀行(Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)行長洛蕾塔·梅斯特(Loretta Mester)在接受《金融時報》(Financial Times)采訪時表示,她無法“看出有什么令人信服的理由可以說明要暫停”加息。
數(shù)字資產(chǎn)管理公司3iQ研究主管馬克·康納斯(Mark Connors)表示,盡管比特幣錄得月度虧損,但由于基本面依然強勁,其價格年初迄今的漲幅還是達到了60%以上。
康納斯說,比特幣區(qū)塊鏈仍然擁有龐大的網(wǎng)絡流量,這在一定程度上得益于Ordinals等基于區(qū)塊鏈技術開發(fā)的新應用的興起。盡管如此,比特幣的流動性還是有所下降——部分原因是自去年以來許多零售商因為比特幣價格跳水而紛紛退出了加密貨幣市場,這可能會造成市場波動。
康納斯補充道:“盡管比特幣價格在下跌,但每個比特幣市場參與者都知道,比特幣價格從來都不是直線上升的。”(財富中文網(wǎng))
《財富》雜志的部分加密貨幣定價數(shù)據(jù)由幣安(Binance)提供。
譯者:中慧言-劉嘉歡
經(jīng)過四個月的上漲后,比特幣價格在5月份出現(xiàn)了下滑。
隨著加密貨幣市場在年初略有回升后出現(xiàn)縮水,全球最受歡迎的加密貨幣剛剛錄得今年首次月度虧損,月跌幅約為4.6%。據(jù)彭博社(Bloomberg)報道,過去四周,比特幣的表現(xiàn)遜于股票、債券和黃金。
2022年3月,比特幣的交易價格約為4.7萬美元,但年底時跌至1.6萬美元左右,這是自2020年11月疫情最嚴重時期以來的最低點。
2023年初,比特幣的價格似乎有所反彈,1月份錄得39%的月漲幅。本年度截至4月中旬為止,該加密貨幣的價格上漲了83%,但截至周三為止,隨著全球加密貨幣瀕臨跌出萬億市值資產(chǎn)類別的邊緣,這一數(shù)值下降到接近62%。
截至上周三上午,比特幣價格下跌了約3%至26950美元左右。第二受歡迎的加密貨幣以太幣(Ether)下跌了約2.5%至1850美元。
隨著比特幣不可替代代幣(NFT)Ordinals(通過它可以將媒體內(nèi)容銘刻在最小面額的比特幣上)的日益普及,比特幣網(wǎng)絡迎來了一波新的活動。盡管如此,區(qū)塊鏈技術在非金融領域應用上的迅速普及還是受到了鐵桿粉絲的抵制,他們認為比特幣正在偏離它最初被創(chuàng)造的初衷。其他人則抱怨道,由于記錄在區(qū)塊鏈上的交易量增加了,他們的網(wǎng)費也隨之漲高。
最近幾周,由于有跡象表明美聯(lián)儲(Federal Reserve)可能會繼續(xù)加息,比特幣受到?jīng)_擊。4月,美聯(lián)儲首選的通脹指標同比上漲4.4%,高于3月的年通貨膨脹率4.2%。周三,克利夫蘭聯(lián)邦儲備銀行(Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland)行長洛蕾塔·梅斯特(Loretta Mester)在接受《金融時報》(Financial Times)采訪時表示,她無法“看出有什么令人信服的理由可以說明要暫停”加息。
數(shù)字資產(chǎn)管理公司3iQ研究主管馬克·康納斯(Mark Connors)表示,盡管比特幣錄得月度虧損,但由于基本面依然強勁,其價格年初迄今的漲幅還是達到了60%以上。
康納斯說,比特幣區(qū)塊鏈仍然擁有龐大的網(wǎng)絡流量,這在一定程度上得益于Ordinals等基于區(qū)塊鏈技術開發(fā)的新應用的興起。盡管如此,比特幣的流動性還是有所下降——部分原因是自去年以來許多零售商因為比特幣價格跳水而紛紛退出了加密貨幣市場,這可能會造成市場波動。
康納斯補充道:“盡管比特幣價格在下跌,但每個比特幣市場參與者都知道,比特幣價格從來都不是直線上升的。”(財富中文網(wǎng))
《財富》雜志的部分加密貨幣定價數(shù)據(jù)由幣安(Binance)提供。
譯者:中慧言-劉嘉歡
After four months of gains, Bitcoin stumbled in May.
The world’s most popular cryptocurrency just recorded its first monthly loss of the year, about 4.6%, as the crypto market declined after recovering a bit to start the year. Bitcoin underperformed stocks, bonds, and gold over the past four weeks, according to Bloomberg.
The coin was trading around $47,000 in March 2022, but ended the year near $16,000, a low unseen since the height of the pandemic in November 2020.
In early 2023, the cryptocurrency looked like it was bouncing back, notching a 39% monthly increase in January. By mid-April it was up 83% year to date, but by Wednesday that figure was closer to 62% as the global crypto market cap teetered on the edge of losing its trillion-dollar asset-class designation.
As of Wednesday morning, Bitcoin was down about 3% to around $26,950. The second most popular cryptocurrency, Ether, was down about 2.5% to $1,850.
The Bitcoin network has received a flurry of new activity from the increasing popularity of its NFTs, called Ordinals, which inscribe media onto the smallest denomination of a Bitcoin. Still, the jump in popularity for non-financial uses of the blockchain has received pushback from hardcore fans who believe Bitcoin is straying from its original purpose. Others have complained about elevated network fees because of the increase in transactions being recorded on the blockchain.
In recent weeks, Bitcoin has taken a hit as signals have emerged that the Federal Reserve may continue hiking interest rates. The Fed's preferred inflation metric in April rose to 4.4% from a year earlier, and up from the 4.2% annual inflation in March. In an interview with the Financial Times on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said that she doesn’t "really see a compelling reason to pause" the hikes.
Despite the monthly loss, Mark Connors, head of research for the digital asset manager 3iQ, said Bitcoin's fundamentals remain strong, with it still up more than 60% since the start of the year.
Connors said the Bitcoin blockchain is still seeing strong network traffic, which was strengthened in part by the rise of Ordinals and other new applications being built on the blockchain. Still, the cryptocurrency has seen a drop in liquidity, which can lead to volatility, partly because many retail traders have exited the crypto market since last year amid slumping prices.
"Even though it's a decline," Connors added, "anyone who's been in it knows that [Bitcoin] doesn't go up in a straight line."