上周末,由于股市抛售的影响外溢到虚拟币市场,比特币和以太币的币值都遭到了重大损失。
作为全球最知名的虚拟币,比特币的币值本周早些时候一度接近6万美元,有人预测今年年底甚至有望达到10万美元。不过根据CoinMarketCap公司的数据,上周末,全球五大虚拟币的币值全部出现暴跌,比特币在24小时内跌幅超过1万美元,在上周六已经跌破5万美元。以太币的币值也遭到重创,由4200美元跌至3636.56美元的低点,之后略有回升。
虚拟币资产管理公司Eaglebrook Advisors的创始人、CEO克里斯·金指出,市场对奥密克戎毒株的恐慌,以及对美联储本月月末有可能缩减购债计划的担忧,是导致虚拟币币值本轮大跌的两大主要原因。这些问题又被上周末虚拟币市场的低流动性放大了,因为较低的流动性本来就容易导致币值出现较大起伏。
克里斯·金对《财富》表示:“当全球市场出现下跌时,由于虚拟币这一资产类别的流动性较低、波动性加大,加上它本质上是一种高风险资产,所以它就会下跌得更加严重一些。”
对于虚拟币来说,币值下跌几千美元并不是什么值得惊讶的事,尤其是在周末的时候。
克里斯·金指出,每逢周末,交易员就无法进行证券类或固定收益类的交易,但他们却可以进行虚拟币交易,因为虚拟币是可以每周7天、每天24小时全天候交易的。虽然如此,一般来说,在周末进行虚拟币交易的人也比平常少一些。克里斯·金表示,这意味着币圈的任何大规模抛售都有可能对市场造成重大影响。
克里斯·金表示:“如果交易是在星期二进行的,这对市场的影响就会小一些,因为市场另一端的人会更多,流动性也就会更强。”
此外,每逢周末,美国的交易员还会受到账户现有余额的限制。因为如果想要调用更多资金,他们还得通过银行或其他金融机构,而这些机构周六和周日一般是不上班的。
虽然上周末虚拟币市场遭受了重大损失,但克里斯·金认为,这只是市场偶发的一次正常反应,从长远来看无需担心。
同时他也表示,Eaglebrook Advisor公司的很多客户还借机抄底了一波,增加了对虚拟币的投资。
本周一下午,虚拟币市场已经略微有所回弹,比特币和以太币双双上涨了1%左右。不过目前比特币的币值仍低于5万美元,比7日内最高点的59113.40美元低了大约20%,比30日内最高点的68789.63美元低了将近30%。(财富中文网)
译者:朴成奎
上周末,由于股市抛售的影响外溢到虚拟币市场,比特币和以太币的币值都遭到了重大损失。
作为全球最知名的虚拟币,比特币的币值本周早些时候一度接近6万美元,有人预测今年年底甚至有望达到10万美元。不过根据CoinMarketCap公司的数据,上周末,全球五大虚拟币的币值全部出现暴跌,比特币在24小时内跌幅超过1万美元,在上周六已经跌破5万美元。以太币的币值也遭到重创,由4200美元跌至3636.56美元的低点,之后略有回升。
虚拟币资产管理公司Eaglebrook Advisors的创始人、CEO克里斯·金指出,市场对奥密克戎毒株的恐慌,以及对美联储本月月末有可能缩减购债计划的担忧,是导致虚拟币币值本轮大跌的两大主要原因。这些问题又被上周末虚拟币市场的低流动性放大了,因为较低的流动性本来就容易导致币值出现较大起伏。
克里斯·金对《财富》表示:“当全球市场出现下跌时,由于虚拟币这一资产类别的流动性较低、波动性加大,加上它本质上是一种高风险资产,所以它就会下跌得更加严重一些。”
对于虚拟币来说,币值下跌几千美元并不是什么值得惊讶的事,尤其是在周末的时候。
克里斯·金指出,每逢周末,交易员就无法进行证券类或固定收益类的交易,但他们却可以进行虚拟币交易,因为虚拟币是可以每周7天、每天24小时全天候交易的。虽然如此,一般来说,在周末进行虚拟币交易的人也比平常少一些。克里斯·金表示,这意味着币圈的任何大规模抛售都有可能对市场造成重大影响。
克里斯·金表示:“如果交易是在星期二进行的,这对市场的影响就会小一些,因为市场另一端的人会更多,流动性也就会更强。”
此外,每逢周末,美国的交易员还会受到账户现有余额的限制。因为如果想要调用更多资金,他们还得通过银行或其他金融机构,而这些机构周六和周日一般是不上班的。
虽然上周末虚拟币市场遭受了重大损失,但克里斯·金认为,这只是市场偶发的一次正常反应,从长远来看无需担心。
同时他也表示,Eaglebrook Advisor公司的很多客户还借机抄底了一波,增加了对虚拟币的投资。
本周一下午,虚拟币市场已经略微有所回弹,比特币和以太币双双上涨了1%左右。不过目前比特币的币值仍低于5万美元,比7日内最高点的59113.40美元低了大约20%,比30日内最高点的68789.63美元低了将近30%。(财富中文网)
译者:朴成奎
Bitcoin and Ethereum took substantial losses over the weekend as a selloff in the equities market spilled over into crypto.
Earlier this week, Bitcoin, the world’s top cryptocurrency, was flirting with a $60,000 valuation, with some predicting a run to $100,000 as early as the end of the year. But in the weekend rout that hit the top five cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin fell $10,000 in 24 hours and dropped below $50,000 on Saturday. Ether also took a hit the same day, falling from about $4,200 per coin to a low of $3,636.56 before recovering slightly, according to CoinMarketCap.
Worries about the Omicron variant and the possibility that the Federal Reserve will taper its bond-buying program later this month were two contributing causes, according to Chris King, founder and CEO of Eaglebrook Advisors, a crypto asset manager for financial advisers. These issues were magnified by the lower liquidity of the crypto market on the weekend, which tends to exaggerate movements either up or down, he added.
“When these global markets fall, crypto falls a little bit more given the lower liquidity of the asset class, the volatility, and all of those things as crypto is a risk-on asset,” King told Fortune.
Cryptocurrency is no stranger to price drops in the thousands of dollars, especially on weekends.
Traders can’t deal in equities or fixed income over the weekend, but they can deal in crypto, which trades 24/7. But even then, crypto has fewer people trading overall on the weekends, as opposed to weekdays. That means that any big selloffs of a cryptocurrency can drastically move the market, King said.
“If they did it on a Tuesday, it would affect the market less because there would be more people on the other end of the market and there’d be more liquidity,” King said.
U.S.-based traders on the weekend are also limited to the amount of money they currently have in their accounts, because to get more they would need to use banks or other financial institutions, which usually aren’t open on Saturday and Sunday.
Despite the substantial losses the crypto market took over the weekend, King said the selloffs were merely a knee jerk reaction that happens from time to time, and not something to worry about in the long term.
King said a number of Eaglebrook Advisor clients took advantage of the price dip to increase their investments in crypto.
Bitcoin and Ether were both up about 1% on Monday afternoon as crypto recovered slightly after the weekend rout. But with Bitcoin below $50,000, it is still about 20% lower than its seven-day high of $59,113.40 and nearly 30% lower than its 30-day high of $68,789.63.