时隔一年半，比特币终又升破4万美元！

财联社12月4日讯（编辑 黄君芝）北京时间周一早上，比特币价格自2022年5月以来首次达到4万美元，由于预期利率下调和来自交易所交易基金（ETF）的需求增加，比特币作为最大的数字资产延续了今年的反弹。

This year's rebound was sustained by Bitcoin as the largest digital asset due to the expected downward interest rate and increased demand from the Exchange Trading Fund (ETF).

截至发稿，比特币的交易价格为40,068.70美元，今年迄今的涨幅137.01%。比特币的价格上一次达到4万美元，还是在TerraUSD稳定币崩溃之前，这导致了数字资产的溃败和加密行业的一连串崩溃。

By the time of publication, the transaction price of Bitcoin was $40,068.70, an increase of 137.01% so far this year. The price of Bitcoin last reached $40,000, or before TerraUSD’s steady currency collapse, which led to the collapse of digital assets and a chain of encryption.

随着通胀降温，投资者越来越相信美联储已经结束加息，将焦点转向明年可能的降息幅度。背景的变化推动了全球市场的反弹，根据CME美联储观察工具，市场目前普遍预计到明年年底，基准利率将降至4%-4.25%。

As inflation cools, investors increasingly believe that the Fed has ended its interest hike, shifting its focus to a possible reduction in interest rates next year. Changes in the context have driven global markets to rebound, which, according to the CME Federal Reserve Watch tool, are now generally expected to reduce base rates to 4-4.25% by the end of next year.

与此同时，数字资产行业也在等待贝莱德（BlackRock Inc.）等公司申请推出首批美国现货比特币ETF的结果。彭博情报（Bloomberg Intelligence）预计，一批比特币基金将在明年1月前获得美国证券交易委员会（SEC）的批准。

At the same time, the digital asset industry is waiting for the results of companies like Black Rock Inc. to apply for the launch of the first available US-based Bitcoin ETF. Bloomberg Intelligence projects that a batch of Bitcoin funds will be approved by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) by January next year.

IG Australia Pty的市场分析师Tony Sycamore在一份报告中写道：“比特币继续受到美国SEC批准ETF和美联储明年降息的乐观情绪的支持。”他补充称，技术图表形态指向42,330美元为下一个值得关注的水平。

In a report, IG Australia Pty's market analyst Tony Sycamore wrote: “Bitcoin continues to be supported by optimism that the United States SEC has approved ETF and the Federal Reserve to cut interest next year.” He added that the technical chart form of

比特币自去年的加密崩盘中反弹后，经历一些波折，例如Sam Bankman-Fried因在FTX的欺诈行为而入狱。对于乐观主义者来说，遏制行业内不确定性做法的努力和最近ETF申请的热潮表明，加密货币行业正在成熟，有可能被更广泛地采用。

Bitcoin has experienced a number of swings since it rebounded from last year’s encryption crash, such as Sam Bankman-Fried’s imprisonment for fraud at FTX. For optimists, efforts to contain uncertainty in the industry and the recent surge in ETF applications suggest that the encryption money industry is maturing and is likely to be used more widely.

全球持有比特币最多的上市公司MicroStrategy上个月又买入了价值5.93亿美元的比特币，使其总额达到约65亿美元。Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd．创始人Michael Novogratz上周三表示，比特币一年后可能会达到2021年的峰值，那时一度冲到6.9万美元。

The world’s largest listed company, MicroStrategy, bought another $593 million worth of bitcoins last month, bringing it to about $6.5 billion. Michael Novogratz, founder of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd., said last Wednesday that Bitcoins might reach its peak of 2021 a year later, when it hit $690 million.