Bitcoin Price Hits $10,000 - 比特币价格点击$ 10,000

Bitcoin has finally surmounted the greatest psychological barrier of all, passing $10,000 and showing no signs of stopping. Following a week of consolidating at all-time high levels around $8,000, Bitcoin found the strength to move up powerfully over the Thanksgiving weekend.

Black Friday saw the currency hit new highs in the upper $8,000s before surmounting the $9,000 level Saturday and immediately charging toward the $10,000 mark Sunday. These price increase come on unusually high volume, with fear of missing out (FOMO) bringing new investors in rapidly.

Bitcoin has had a stunning year, by anyone’s accounting. Having started the year at just under $1,000, the price jump to over $10,000 represents some incredible changes. This growth is not a flash-in-the-pan either, but is supported by growing mainstream adoption and massive trading volume. In just the past 24 hours Bitcoin’s trading volume has exceeded $5 bln.

比特币终于超越了所有人的最大心理障碍，通过了1万美元，并没有停止的迹象。比特币在8,000美元的历史高位整理一周后，发现比特币在感恩节周末有力地上升。

黑色星期五，该货币在8,000美元上方创下新高，之后周六突破了9000美元的水平，并立即冲向周日的10000美元大关。这些价格上涨的幅度非常高，担心错过（FOMO）迅速带来新的投资者。

任何人的会计，比特币都有惊人的一年。刚开始的时候价格不到1000美元，价格跳到10000美元以上代表了一些令人难以置信的变化。这种增长也不是一蹴而就的，而是受到越来越多的主流采用和大量交易量的支撑。在过去的24小时里，比特币的交易额已经超过了50亿美元。

Major announcements

The year has been filled with major announcements that signal the widespread acceptance and growth of Bitcoin. Extensive coverage by mainstream analysts was followed by huge growth in Bitcoin hedge funds and institutional investors.

Now the launch of regulated futures markets is imminent, and Bitcoin has become the investment du jour of the financial community. Whether they love it or hate it, big bankers can’t keep their mouths shut about Bitcoin.

The attention Bitcoin has garnered from mainstream media has been astounding. Only a year ago, news would spread of a local newspaper mentioning Bitcoin, and the community would be thrilled. Now, major publications mention Bitcoin daily, and no one is surprised. Bitcoin has literally gone viral.

Further, the growth in hedge funds that invest in cryptocurrencies has exploded as well. As early as August, the news that 70 new funds could be starting was a headline. Now, the existence of 120 new or modified crypto related funds barely warrants a head nod.

Another major contributing factor for Bitcoin’s sizeable gains is the reality that Bitcoin futures will soon be traded on major regulated markets. Two of the world’s largest futures markets, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE), will soon launch Bitcoin futures.

重大公告

今年已经充满了重大的公告，标志着比特币的广泛接受和发展。比特币对冲基金和机构投资者的大幅增长使得主流分析师广泛报道。

受监管的期货市场即将启动，比特币已成为金融界的投资热点。无论他们喜欢还是讨厌它，大银行家都不能闭口不谈比特币。

比特币从主流媒体获得的关注令人震惊。就在一年前，当地的报纸提到比特币的消息就会传播开来，社区会感到兴奋。现在，主要出版物每天都提到比特币，没有人会感到惊讶。比特币已经从字面上消失了。

此外，投资于加密货币的对冲基金的增长也出现了爆炸性增长。早在八月份，70个新资金即将启动的消息就成为头条新闻。现在，120个新的或修改过的加密相关基金的存在几乎不需要点头。

比特币大幅上涨的另一个主要因素是比特币期货即将在主要的监管市场上交易。芝加哥商业交易所（CME）和芝加哥期权交易所（CBOE）两个全球最大的期货市场即将推出比特币期货。

Network growth

As adoption increases, the network is forced to keep pace. However, Bitcoin has continued to maintain a huge transaction volume as the price has increased. As shown below, the daily transaction volume is now over $2 bln.

网络增长

随着采纳量的增加，网络被迫跟上。但是，随着价格的上涨，比特币继续保持巨大的交易量。如下图所示，日交易量现在超过20亿美元。

As transactions continue to proliferate, Bitcoin mining has become increasingly profitable as well. Miners today make $1.5 mln in fees alone, not including block rewards. Consider the chart below, as the market has increased, the mining returns have increased exponentially as well.

随着交易量的不断增加，比特币矿业也越来越有利可图。矿工们今天只收取150万美元的费用，不包括区块奖励。考虑下面的图表，随着市场的增加，矿业回报也呈指数增长。

Global adoption

All this growth in adoption is not localized either. The entire global community has begun to embrace Bitcoin, from Venezuela to Zimbabwe, and from South Korea to Switzerland. The international transactions numbers have been steadily rising since Bitcoin’s inception.

全球采用

所有这些采用的增长都不是本地化的。整个国际社会已经开始接受比特币，从委内瑞拉到津巴布韦，从南韩到瑞士。自比特币成立以来，国际交易数量一直在稳步上升。

The numbers are staggering, but what is most encouraging is that the growth in markets has not been geographically localized. A simple perusal of charts from various countries around the world indicates that adoption is not localized, but global, and nearly uniform.

Regions with greater access to technology have, of course, seen the most consistent adoption curves. For example, consider the European adoption graph below, and note that the adoption has steadily grown, but the huge jumps are not the norm.

However, other nations with substantially less democratized technology are just now catching up. Venezuela is a great example; as the Bolivar has devalued, the adoption of Bitcoin has risen exponentially.

数字是惊人的，但最令人鼓舞的是，市场的增长并没有在地理上本地化。对来自世界各地的图表进行简单的细读表明，采用不是本地化的，而是全球性的，几乎是统一的。

获得技术更多的地区当然会看到最一致的采用曲线。例如，考虑下面的欧洲采用图，并注意到采用量稳步增长，但是巨大的跳跃并不是常态。

然而，技术民主化程度较低的其他国家正在迎头赶上。委内瑞拉就是一个很好的例子。随着玻利瓦尔贬值，比特币的采用呈指数级上升。

Part of the growth in global access has been the sudden increase in Bitcoin ATMs, as well. A remarkable 4.8 Bitcoin ATMs are installed somewhere on a daily basis, and those numbers will only continue to grow as new ATM companies come online all the time.

比特币自动取款机的突然增长也是全球进入增长的一部分。每天在某个地方安装一台显着的4.8个比特币的自动柜员机，这些数字将只会继续增长，因为新的ATM公司总是上网。

Now it should be no surprise that Bitcoin has crossed the $10,000 mark. And certainly, as adoption continues to grow, the price will undoubtedly increase, since new users must buy in at current rates and will drive the price up.

Whether the bulls or bears will ultimately have their way remains to be seen, but an analysis of volume and transactions would indicate that not only is there no bubble, but the vast majority of the public are now beginning to gain awareness of digital currency. Coinbase, and other exchanges report huge moves in user growth. This could be just the beginning.

现在比特币已经超过了10000美元大关，这应该不会让人吃惊。当然，随着采用量的不断增加，价格无疑会上涨，因为新用户必须以现有的价格购买并推动价格上涨。

多头或空头最终是否会有所作为还有待观察，但对成交量和交易量的分析表明，不仅没有泡沫，而且绝大多数公众现在开始意识到数字货币。 Coinbase等交易所报告用户增长的巨大举措。这可能只是一个开始。

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