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The price of bitcoin has climbed above $60,000 for the first time in more than two years, as a lightning rally puts the world’s biggest cryptocurrency within touching distance of its all-time high.
比特币的价格两年多来首次突破6万美元，闪电般的上涨令这个全球最大的加密货币距离其历史最高点仅一步之遥。
Bitcoin rose as much as 12.6 per cent to hit $63,968 on Wednesday, before falling back to about $60,000. The rally has brought its gains to 42 per cent in the first two months of this year.
周三，比特币一度上涨12.6%，至63968美元，随后回落至6万美元左右。今年头两个月的涨幅已达42%。
The rapid ascent has revived memories of the crypto bull market that pushed the token to its record peak of nearly $69,000 in November 2021, as investors pile in amid “fear of missing out” on further price rises.
这一快速上涨唤起了人们对加密货币牛市的记忆。2021年11月，加密货币牛市将该代币推至近6.9万美元的创纪录峰值，投资者因为 “担心错过”(FOMO)进一步上涨而纷纷加入。
“This is insane,” said Timo Lehes, co-founder of blockchain company Swarm, adding that he expected more money to flow into the token.
“这太疯狂了，”区块链公司Swarm的联合创始人蒂莫•莱赫斯(Timo Lehes)说，并补充说，他预计会有更多的资金流入这种代币。
“When people see these kinds of increases in a short period of time . . . then it just draws in people and Fomo does kick in,” he said.
“如果人们在短时间内看到这种增长……然后它就会吸引人们，Fomo就会开始发挥作用，”他说。
In January, US regulators approved the launch of spot bitcoin exchange traded funds by mainstream asset managers including BlackRock and Invesco, paving the way for an influx of new cash from investors looking to speculate on the cryptocurrency through a regulated vehicle. The 11 funds now hold 303,000 bitcoins, according to K33 Research, worth $18bn and equivalent to about 1.5 per cent of the total bitcoin supply.
今年1月，美国监管机构批准了贝莱德(BlackRock)和景顺(Invesco)等主流资产管理公司推出现货比特币交易所交易基金(ETF)，为希望通过受监管工具投机比特币的投资者涌入新资金铺平了道路。K33 Research的数据显示，这11只基金目前持有30.3万枚比特币，价值180亿美元，相当于比特币总供应量的1.5%左右。
“We could see the all-time high being broken any day now,” said Simon Peters, an analyst at trading firm eToro. “The driving force behind it is without a doubt the [bitcoin funds].”
“我们现在随时都可能看到历史高点被打破。”交易公司eToro的分析师西蒙•彼得斯(Simon Peters)表示，“毫无疑问，背后的推动力是(比特币基金)。”
The surge in bitcoin price comes amid a wider rally in traditional financial markets. Chipmaker Nvidia’s blockbuster results have fed an investor frenzy over the potential of artificial intelligence technology, helping push US and European stocks to all-time highs in the past week.
在比特币价格飙升之际，传统金融市场出现了更广泛的反弹。芯片制造商英伟达(Nvidia)的惊人业绩，引发了投资者对人工智能技术潜力的狂热，推动美国和欧洲股市在过去一周创下历史高点。
Crypto trading platform Coinbase blamed traffic that was 10 times normal for disruptions to some users, including displays of a zero balance in their accounts.
加密货币交易平台Coinbase将一些用户受到的干扰——包括账户显示余额为零——归咎于流量是正常情况下的10倍。
“We appreciate your patience,” Coinbase said. “We’re beginning to see improvement in customer trading. Due to increased traffic, some customers may still see errors in login, sends, receives and with some payment methods. Rest assured your funds are safe.”
“感谢您的耐心等待，”Coinbase说。“我们开始看到客户交易情况改善。由于流量增加，一些客户在登录、发送、接收和某些支付方式时可能仍然会出现错误。请放心，你的资金是安全的。”
The price of bitcoin has soared despite US regulators’ clampdown on the biggest crypto companies and continued scepticism about the token. Last week, European Central Bank officials lambasted the cryptocurrency, saying “the fair value of bitcoin is still zero”.
尽管美国监管机构打击了最大的加密公司，人们对这种代币仍持怀疑态度，但比特币的价格仍在飙升。上周，欧洲央行官员猛烈抨击这种加密货币，称“比特币的公允价值仍然为零”。
“For society, a renewed boom-bust cycle of bitcoin is a dire perspective. And the collateral damage will be massive,” they wrote, adding that the token’s price “is not an indicator of its sustainability”.
“对于社会来说，比特币的新一轮繁荣-萧条周期是一个可怕的前景。附带损害将是巨大的，”他们写道，并补充说，这种代币的价格“不是其可持续性的指标”。
The crypto industry has been boosted by the belief that it is moving on from the scandals of recent years. The Securities and Exchange Commission hit Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, with a record $4.3bn fine in November for crimes including failing to protect against money laundering and breaching international sanctions.
人们相信，加密行业正在从近年来的丑闻中走出来，这推动了加密行业的发展。去年11月，美国证交会(SEC)对全球最大的加密货币交易所币安(Binance)处以创纪录的43亿美元罚款，罪名包括未能防范洗钱和违反国际制裁。
Binance’s rival, FTX, collapsed in 2022 and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on seven charges of fraud and money laundering. This week, his legal team argued for the former crypto tycoon to spend just a few years in prison, rather than the 100-year sentence he could face.
币安的竞争对手FTX于2022年倒闭，其创始人萨姆•班克曼-弗里德(Sam Bankman-Fried)因七项欺诈和洗钱指控被判有罪。本周，他的法律团队表示，这位前加密货币大亨只需服刑几年，而不是他可能面临的100年徒刑。