今年是加密貨幣大漲的一年。截至5月10日收盤,比特幣(Bitcoin)已經(jīng)飆升了98%,略超過57000美元。相比之下,標(biāo)準(zhǔn)普爾500指數(shù)(S&P 500 Index)在同一時期內(nèi)上漲了30%。
但比特幣的巨大收益甚至還沒有接近加密領(lǐng)域的最高回報。實際上,第二大加密貨幣的發(fā)展速度要快得多。Coindesk的數(shù)據(jù)顯示,到目前為止,2021年以太坊(Ethereum)的漲幅為434%,達(dá)到了4000美元。
第二大加密貨幣以太坊的身價也暴漲四倍,瞄準(zhǔn)現(xiàn)在由比特幣把持的加密貨幣界頭把交椅。截至5月10日收盤,比特幣的市值(其所有數(shù)字貨幣的總價值)為1.1萬億美元。相比之下,以太坊的市值接近5000億美元。
為什么以太坊正在對比特幣奮起直追?一些投資者,例如馬克·庫班,正在呼吁人們關(guān)注,和比特幣相比,以太坊每秒能夠處理更多的交易。在數(shù)字世界中,速度是制勝之道。
需要再次強(qiáng)調(diào)的是,與狗狗幣(Dogecoin)比起來,比特幣和以太坊的收益都相形見絀,狗狗幣在今年的漲幅超過了10000%。這也讓狗狗幣成為第三大加密貨幣,市值為640億美元。
但是,加密貨幣在2021年的這種走勢能否持續(xù)下去?韋德布什證券(Wedbush Securities)的股票研究董事總經(jīng)理丹尼爾·艾夫斯告訴《財富》雜志,某些加密貨幣的價格“顯然有泡沫”。不過,他預(yù)計這種趨勢還會繼續(xù)保持下去。
艾夫斯告訴《財富》雜志:“我們認(rèn)為,加密貨幣在未來十年都會繼續(xù)繁榮,目前還處在初期。盡管需要制定監(jiān)管的目標(biāo),但我們認(rèn)為,整個加密貨幣領(lǐng)域的交易量才剛剛開始顯示出自己的威力。從純需求的角度來看,我們看到,以比特幣為首的加密貨幣價格正在上漲?!保ㄘ敻恢形木W(wǎng))
編譯:陳聰聰
今年是加密貨幣大漲的一年。截至5月10日收盤,比特幣(Bitcoin)已經(jīng)飆升了98%,略超過57000美元。相比之下,標(biāo)準(zhǔn)普爾500指數(shù)(S&P 500 Index)在同一時期內(nèi)上漲了30%。
但比特幣的巨大收益甚至還沒有接近加密領(lǐng)域的最高回報。實際上,第二大加密貨幣的發(fā)展速度要快得多。Coindesk的數(shù)據(jù)顯示,到目前為止,2021年以太坊(Ethereum)的漲幅為434%,達(dá)到了4000美元。
第二大加密貨幣以太坊的身價也暴漲四倍,瞄準(zhǔn)現(xiàn)在由比特幣把持的加密貨幣界頭把交椅。截至5月10日收盤,比特幣的市值(其所有數(shù)字貨幣的總價值)為1.1萬億美元。相比之下,以太坊的市值接近5000億美元。
為什么以太坊正在對比特幣奮起直追?一些投資者,例如馬克·庫班,正在呼吁人們關(guān)注,和比特幣相比,以太坊每秒能夠處理更多的交易。在數(shù)字世界中,速度是制勝之道。
需要再次強(qiáng)調(diào)的是,與狗狗幣(Dogecoin)比起來,比特幣和以太坊的收益都相形見絀,狗狗幣在今年的漲幅超過了10000%。這也讓狗狗幣成為第三大加密貨幣,市值為640億美元。
但是,加密貨幣在2021年的這種走勢能否持續(xù)下去?韋德布什證券(Wedbush Securities)的股票研究董事總經(jīng)理丹尼爾·艾夫斯告訴《財富》雜志,某些加密貨幣的價格“顯然有泡沫”。不過,他預(yù)計這種趨勢還會繼續(xù)保持下去。
艾夫斯告訴《財富》雜志:“我們認(rèn)為,加密貨幣在未來十年都會繼續(xù)繁榮,目前還處在初期。盡管需要制定監(jiān)管的目標(biāo),但我們認(rèn)為,整個加密貨幣領(lǐng)域的交易量才剛剛開始顯示出自己的威力。從純需求的角度來看,我們看到,以比特幣為首的加密貨幣價格正在上漲。”(財富中文網(wǎng))
編譯:陳聰聰
Cryptocurrencies are soaring this year. Already, Bitcoin is up 98% to just over $57,000 as of the end of the day on May 10. That compares to a 30% gain by the S&P 500 Index during the same span.
But Bitcoin's big gain isn't even close to the top return that can be found in the crypto world. In fact, the second-largest crypto is growing much faster. So far in 2021, Ethereum is up a staggering 434% to just over $4,000, according to Coindesk data.
That four-times-higher growth also means that the No. 2 crypto (Ethereum) is making ground on No. 1 crypto (Bitcoin). As of the end of the day May 10, the market capitalization of Bitcoin—the combined value of all its digital coins—stands at $1.1 trillion. That’s compared to Ethereum's nearly $500 billion market capitalization.
Why is Ethereum gaining ground on Bitcoin? Some investors, such as Mark Cuban, are calling attention to Ethereum for its ability to process more transactions per second than Bitcoin. In the digital world, speed wins.
Then again, the gains of both Bitcoin and Ethereum pale in comparison to that of Dogecoin, which is up over 10,000% this year. That has made Dogecoin the third-largest crypto, with a market cap of $64 billion.
But can this 2021 run on crypto be sustained? Daniel Ives, managing director of equity research at Wedbush Securities, tells Fortune that there is "clearly some froth" in some crypto prices; however, he foresees the run continuing.
"We believe the crypto boom is still in the early innings of playing out for the next decade," Ives told Fortune. "While regulatory goal posts need to put in place, we believe the use cases for crypto and transactions throughout the crypto universe are just starting to play out. From a pure demand perspective, we see crypto prices going higher, led by Bitcoin."