上周末,由于股市拋售的影響外溢到虛擬幣市場,比特幣和以太幣的幣值都遭到了重大損失。
作為全球最知名的虛擬幣,比特幣的幣值本周早些時候一度接近6萬美元,有人預(yù)測今年年底甚至有望達到10萬美元。不過根據(jù)CoinMarketCap公司的數(shù)據(jù),上周末,全球五大虛擬幣的幣值全部出現(xiàn)暴跌,比特幣在24小時內(nèi)跌幅超過1萬美元,在上周六已經(jīng)跌破5萬美元。以太幣的幣值也遭到重創(chuàng),由4200美元跌至3636.56美元的低點,之后略有回升。
虛擬幣資產(chǎn)管理公司Eaglebrook Advisors的創(chuàng)始人、CEO克里斯·金指出,市場對奧密克戎毒株的恐慌,以及對美聯(lián)儲本月月末有可能縮減購債計劃的擔憂,是導(dǎo)致虛擬幣幣值本輪大跌的兩大主要原因。這些問題又被上周末虛擬幣市場的低流動性放大了,因為較低的流動性本來就容易導(dǎo)致幣值出現(xiàn)較大起伏。
克里斯·金對《財富》表示:“當全球市場出現(xiàn)下跌時,由于虛擬幣這一資產(chǎn)類別的流動性較低、波動性加大,加上它本質(zhì)上是一種高風(fēng)險資產(chǎn),所以它就會下跌得更加嚴重一些。”
對于虛擬幣來說,幣值下跌幾千美元并不是什么值得驚訝的事,尤其是在周末的時候。
克里斯·金指出,每逢周末,交易員就無法進行證券類或固定收益類的交易,但他們卻可以進行虛擬幣交易,因為虛擬幣是可以每周7天、每天24小時全天候交易的。雖然如此,一般來說,在周末進行虛擬幣交易的人也比平常少一些??死锼埂そ鸨硎?,這意味著幣圈的任何大規(guī)模拋售都有可能對市場造成重大影響。
克里斯·金表示:“如果交易是在星期二進行的,這對市場的影響就會小一些,因為市場另一端的人會更多,流動性也就會更強?!?/p>
此外,每逢周末,美國的交易員還會受到賬戶現(xiàn)有余額的限制。因為如果想要調(diào)用更多資金,他們還得通過銀行或其他金融機構(gòu),而這些機構(gòu)周六和周日一般是不上班的。
雖然上周末虛擬幣市場遭受了重大損失,但克里斯·金認為,這只是市場偶發(fā)的一次正常反應(yīng),從長遠來看無需擔心。
同時他也表示,Eaglebrook Advisor公司的很多客戶還借機抄底了一波,增加了對虛擬幣的投資。
本周一下午,虛擬幣市場已經(jīng)略微有所回彈,比特幣和以太幣雙雙上漲了1%左右。不過目前比特幣的幣值仍低于5萬美元,比7日內(nèi)最高點的59113.40美元低了大約20%,比30日內(nèi)最高點的68789.63美元低了將近30%。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:樸成奎
上周末,由于股市拋售的影響外溢到虛擬幣市場,比特幣和以太幣的幣值都遭到了重大損失。
作為全球最知名的虛擬幣,比特幣的幣值本周早些時候一度接近6萬美元,有人預(yù)測今年年底甚至有望達到10萬美元。不過根據(jù)CoinMarketCap公司的數(shù)據(jù),上周末,全球五大虛擬幣的幣值全部出現(xiàn)暴跌,比特幣在24小時內(nèi)跌幅超過1萬美元,在上周六已經(jīng)跌破5萬美元。以太幣的幣值也遭到重創(chuàng),由4200美元跌至3636.56美元的低點,之后略有回升。
虛擬幣資產(chǎn)管理公司Eaglebrook Advisors的創(chuàng)始人、CEO克里斯·金指出,市場對奧密克戎毒株的恐慌,以及對美聯(lián)儲本月月末有可能縮減購債計劃的擔憂,是導(dǎo)致虛擬幣幣值本輪大跌的兩大主要原因。這些問題又被上周末虛擬幣市場的低流動性放大了,因為較低的流動性本來就容易導(dǎo)致幣值出現(xiàn)較大起伏。
克里斯·金對《財富》表示:“當全球市場出現(xiàn)下跌時,由于虛擬幣這一資產(chǎn)類別的流動性較低、波動性加大,加上它本質(zhì)上是一種高風(fēng)險資產(chǎn),所以它就會下跌得更加嚴重一些。”
對于虛擬幣來說,幣值下跌幾千美元并不是什么值得驚訝的事,尤其是在周末的時候。
克里斯·金指出,每逢周末,交易員就無法進行證券類或固定收益類的交易,但他們卻可以進行虛擬幣交易,因為虛擬幣是可以每周7天、每天24小時全天候交易的。雖然如此,一般來說,在周末進行虛擬幣交易的人也比平常少一些??死锼埂そ鸨硎?,這意味著幣圈的任何大規(guī)模拋售都有可能對市場造成重大影響。
克里斯·金表示:“如果交易是在星期二進行的,這對市場的影響就會小一些,因為市場另一端的人會更多,流動性也就會更強?!?/p>
此外,每逢周末,美國的交易員還會受到賬戶現(xiàn)有余額的限制。因為如果想要調(diào)用更多資金,他們還得通過銀行或其他金融機構(gòu),而這些機構(gòu)周六和周日一般是不上班的。
雖然上周末虛擬幣市場遭受了重大損失,但克里斯·金認為,這只是市場偶發(fā)的一次正常反應(yīng),從長遠來看無需擔心。
同時他也表示,Eaglebrook Advisor公司的很多客戶還借機抄底了一波,增加了對虛擬幣的投資。
本周一下午,虛擬幣市場已經(jīng)略微有所回彈,比特幣和以太幣雙雙上漲了1%左右。不過目前比特幣的幣值仍低于5萬美元,比7日內(nèi)最高點的59113.40美元低了大約20%,比30日內(nèi)最高點的68789.63美元低了將近30%。(財富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:樸成奎
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.