近日,股市和加密货币市场双双暴跌,让投资者无处可逃。
美国通胀率再创新高,使投资者担心美联储将继续加息,从而增加美国经济衰退的可能性。
周一,加密货币市场的总市值缩水约12%,降至9,800亿美元。目前,与2021年11月的最高值相比,整个加密货币行业的价值已损失超过2万亿美元。
上周日,加密货币贷款机构Celsius以“极端市场环境”为由,宣布暂停交易、取款和转账,此举对加密货币市场造成重创。全球最大的加密货币交易平台币安(Binance)也曾暂停取款,但后来恢复交易,称造成此次中断的原因是“一些轻微的硬件故障”。
这只是一连串坏消息的开始。周一对于加密货币市场而言是黑暗的一天。以下五个惊人事实显示出市场的糟糕程度。
1. 比特币价格处在2020年以来的最低水平
周一,全球领先的数字资产比特币下跌超过13%,跌破23,000美元,跌至2020年以来的最低水平。虽然比特币价格在2020年和2021年大幅上涨,但经过今年的下跌之后,与2017年12月上一波加密货币市场高峰时的最高点相比,比特币的价格只上涨了20%。
虽然支持者依旧在“趁跌买入”,但有行业分析师警告,情况在好转之前可能会进一步恶化。
2. 埃隆·马斯克和迈克尔·塞勒的比特币投资损失近15亿美元
特斯拉(Tesla)的埃隆·马斯克和MicroStrategy的迈克尔·塞勒感受到了今年加密货币市场寒冬的痛苦,之前有利可图的比特币交易现在已经损失数十亿美元。
特斯拉在2021年2月购买了约44,000枚价值15亿美元的比特币,在加密货币价格暴涨时,马斯克和特斯拉一度成为大赢家。但在周一的暴跌之后,现在变成了另外一番景象。尽管特斯拉的比特币投资去年3月获利1.28亿美元,但现在账面损失已达约5亿美元。自上一次向美国证券交易委员会递交申报文件以来,特斯拉可能已经卖掉了更多比特币。
与此同时,经过周一的下跌之后,塞勒购买的比特币同样处于亏损状态。塞勒一直宣传其商业情报公司MicroStrategy是一个准比特币交易所交易基金。
过去几年,塞勒花费约40亿美元购买了129,218枚比特币,但现在他所持有的比特币价值接近31亿美元。如果加密货币价格跌破21,000美元,塞勒购买比特币所使用的贷款,可能收到追加保证金通知。塞勒曾经说过,MicroStrategy没有出售比特币的计划。
3. 稳定币不稳定
许多加密货币投资者对最近稳定币TerraUSD的崩溃尚且记忆犹新,本周稳定币市场的持续动荡又成为一个令人担忧的信号。
周一,Tron Network的去中心化美元(USDD)代币一度未能守住与美元1比1挂钩的汇率,导致Tron去中心化自治组织或控制该代币的社区主导组织,支付了7亿美元代币(USDC),用于维持与美元的挂钩汇率。
Tron Network创始人孙宇晨还表示他将拿出20亿美元资金,用于在最糟糕的情况下稳定所谓的稳定币,他还表示,其加密货币Tron周一下跌15%,是卖空者统一行动的结果。
4. 随着比特币价格下跌,一些比特币挖矿机关闭
周一,比特币价格大幅下跌,迫使一些用旧电脑挖矿的公司选择关机,因为他们继续运营无法保证盈利。
据比特币挖矿平台Bitdeer表示,比特币价格跌破24,000美元之后,被广泛使用的两款比特币挖矿机Antminer S11和AvalonMiner 921正式达到了“停业价格”。受此影响,Riot Blockchain和Hut 8 Mining等比特币挖矿公司的股价分别下跌10%和12%。
5. 加密货币“恐惧贪婪”指数维持在“极端恐惧”
衡量市场情绪的加密货币“恐惧贪婪”指数,依旧维持在“极端恐惧”程度。
周一,该指数为11/100,仅比2020年3月疫情导致的恐慌期高出3个点。CoinShares的报告称,仅上周,加密货币市场流出资金就达到约1.02亿美元,这意味着未来可能会有更多黑暗的日子。(财富中文网)
译者:刘进龙
审校:汪皓
近日,股市和加密货币市场双双暴跌,让投资者无处可逃。
美国通胀率再创新高,使投资者担心美联储将继续加息,从而增加美国经济衰退的可能性。
周一,加密货币市场的总市值缩水约12%,降至9,800亿美元。目前,与2021年11月的最高值相比,整个加密货币行业的价值已损失超过2万亿美元。
上周日,加密货币贷款机构Celsius以“极端市场环境”为由,宣布暂停交易、取款和转账,此举对加密货币市场造成重创。全球最大的加密货币交易平台币安(Binance)也曾暂停取款,但后来恢复交易,称造成此次中断的原因是“一些轻微的硬件故障”。
这只是一连串坏消息的开始。周一对于加密货币市场而言是黑暗的一天。以下五个惊人事实显示出市场的糟糕程度。
1. 比特币价格处在2020年以来的最低水平
周一,全球领先的数字资产比特币下跌超过13%,跌破23,000美元,跌至2020年以来的最低水平。虽然比特币价格在2020年和2021年大幅上涨,但经过今年的下跌之后,与2017年12月上一波加密货币市场高峰时的最高点相比,比特币的价格只上涨了20%。
虽然支持者依旧在“趁跌买入”,但有行业分析师警告,情况在好转之前可能会进一步恶化。
2. 埃隆·马斯克和迈克尔·塞勒的比特币投资损失近15亿美元
特斯拉(Tesla)的埃隆·马斯克和MicroStrategy的迈克尔·塞勒感受到了今年加密货币市场寒冬的痛苦,之前有利可图的比特币交易现在已经损失数十亿美元。
特斯拉在2021年2月购买了约44,000枚价值15亿美元的比特币,在加密货币价格暴涨时,马斯克和特斯拉一度成为大赢家。但在周一的暴跌之后,现在变成了另外一番景象。尽管特斯拉的比特币投资去年3月获利1.28亿美元,但现在账面损失已达约5亿美元。自上一次向美国证券交易委员会递交申报文件以来,特斯拉可能已经卖掉了更多比特币。
与此同时,经过周一的下跌之后,塞勒购买的比特币同样处于亏损状态。塞勒一直宣传其商业情报公司MicroStrategy是一个准比特币交易所交易基金。
过去几年,塞勒花费约40亿美元购买了129,218枚比特币,但现在他所持有的比特币价值接近31亿美元。如果加密货币价格跌破21,000美元,塞勒购买比特币所使用的贷款,可能收到追加保证金通知。塞勒曾经说过,MicroStrategy没有出售比特币的计划。
3. 稳定币不稳定
许多加密货币投资者对最近稳定币TerraUSD的崩溃尚且记忆犹新,本周稳定币市场的持续动荡又成为一个令人担忧的信号。
周一,Tron Network的去中心化美元(USDD)代币一度未能守住与美元1比1挂钩的汇率,导致Tron去中心化自治组织或控制该代币的社区主导组织,支付了7亿美元代币(USDC),用于维持与美元的挂钩汇率。
Tron Network创始人孙宇晨还表示他将拿出20亿美元资金,用于在最糟糕的情况下稳定所谓的稳定币,他还表示,其加密货币Tron周一下跌15%,是卖空者统一行动的结果。
4. 随着比特币价格下跌,一些比特币挖矿机关闭
周一,比特币价格大幅下跌,迫使一些用旧电脑挖矿的公司选择关机,因为他们继续运营无法保证盈利。
据比特币挖矿平台Bitdeer表示,比特币价格跌破24,000美元之后,被广泛使用的两款比特币挖矿机Antminer S11和AvalonMiner 921正式达到了“停业价格”。受此影响,Riot Blockchain和Hut 8 Mining等比特币挖矿公司的股价分别下跌10%和12%。
5. 加密货币“恐惧贪婪”指数维持在“极端恐惧”
衡量市场情绪的加密货币“恐惧贪婪”指数,依旧维持在“极端恐惧”程度。
周一,该指数为11/100,仅比2020年3月疫情导致的恐慌期高出3个点。CoinShares的报告称,仅上周,加密货币市场流出资金就达到约1.02亿美元,这意味着未来可能会有更多黑暗的日子。(财富中文网)
译者:刘进龙
审校:汪皓
Investors had nowhere to hide on Monday as both the stock market and cryptocurrencies tumbled.
The rout followed yet another report of high inflation on Friday that has investors concerned the Federal Reserve will continue its aggressive interest rate hikes, thereby increasing the odds of a U.S. recession.
The cryptocurrency market saw its total market cap drop by roughly 12% on Monday to just $980 billion. The sector as a whole has now seen more than $2 trillion in losses since its November 2021 peak.
The crypto market was hit hard after crypto lender Celsius revealed it was suspending transactions, withdrawals, and transfers on its platform on Sunday citing “extreme market conditions.” The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, also briefly paused withdrawals, but has since resumed activity and called the interruption a result of “several minor hardware failures.”
All that is just the beginning of the bad news. It was a dark day for cryptocurrencies on Monday. Here are five shocking facts that explain just how bearish the market has become.
1. Bitcoin is now at its lowest level since 2020
The world’s leading digital asset, Bitcoin, fell over 13% on Monday to below $23,000, the lowest it’s been since 2020. Despite a monumental rise in 2020 and 2021, after this year’s rout, Bitcoin is just 20% above its highs from the previous crypto market peak in December 2017.
While supporters are still “buying the dip,” some industry analysts have warned things could get worse before they get better.
2. Elon Musk and Michael Saylor are nearly $1.5 billion underwater on their Bitcoin bets
Tesla’s Elon Musk and MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor have been feeling the pain during the crypto winter this year, losing billions on previously profitable trades.
Tesla bought $1.5 billion or roughly 44,000 Bitcoin in February 2021, and for a time Musk and company were big winners as the cryptocurrency saw a dramatic price jump. After Monday’s losses, however, it’s now a different story. Tesla is roughly $500 million underwater on its Bitcoin bet on paper, even after realizing gains of $128 million in March of last year. Although it is possible that Tesla has sold more Bitcoin since its last SEC filing.
Meanwhile, Saylor, who has marketed his business intelligence firm MicroStrategy as a type of quasi-Bitcoin ETF, is also underwater on his Bitcoin purchases after Monday’s drop.
Saylor spent almost $4 billion on 129,218 BTC over the past few years, but his holdings are now worth closer to $3.1 billion. And the CEO faces a margin call on loans he used to buy Bitcoin if the cryptocurrency sinks below $21,000. Saylor has famously said MicroStrategy has no plans to sell its Bitcoin holdings.
3. Stablecoins are showing signs of destabilization
With the recent blowup of the stablecoin TerraUSD fresh in the minds of many in the crypto space, continued turmoil in the stablecoin market this week has been a worrying sign.
The Tron Network’s decentralized USD (USDD) token briefly lost its one-to-one peg to the U.S. dollar on Monday, leading the Tron decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), or the community-led group that controls the currency, to put down 700 million in USD Coin (USDC) to defend the peg.
Founder Justin Sun also said he would deploy $2 billion to stabilize the so-called stablecoin in a worst-case scenario, and argued that the 15% downturn in his cryptocurrency Tron on Monday was the result of a concerted effort by short-sellers.
4. Some Bitcoin mining machines are shutting down as prices drop
The drop in Bitcoin has been so dramatic that companies using older computers to mine the cryptocurrency shut them down on Monday as they weren’t able to continue operating profitably.
The Antminer S11 and AvalonMiner 921—two widely used Bitcoin mining machines—officially hit their “shutdown price” after Bitcoin fell below $24,000, according to the Bitcoin mining platform Bitdeer. Bitcoin mining stocks like Riot Blockchain and Hut 8 Mining sank 10% and 12%, respectively, as a result.
5. The crypto ‘fear and greed’ index is stuck at an ‘extreme fear’ reading
Cryptocurrencies’ “fear and greed” index, which measures sentiment in the crypto market, also remains stuck at “extreme fear” levels.
On Monday it hit a level of just 11/100, only three points higher than during the COVID-induced panic of March 2020. And with investors pulling roughly $102 million out of cryptocurrencies last week alone, according to a CoinShares report, more dark days may lie ahead.