Bitcoin near 9-month high as bank turmoil sparks rally

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Bitcoin hovered near nine-month highs on Monday, and has closed out its best week in four years as turmoil in traditional banking drives some investors to turn to digital assets.

香港（路透社）——比特币周一徘徊在九个月高位附近，并以四年来最好的一周收盘，因为传统银行业的动荡促使一些投资者转向数字资产。

The biggest cryptocurrency by market value fell 1.8% in Asia hours to $27,549 after hitting its highest since June 12 on Sunday at $28,474.

市值最大的加密货币在周日触及 6 月 12 日以来的最高点 28,474 美元后，在亚洲时段下跌 1.8% 至 27,549 美元。

It rose 26% last week and is up more than 35% in ten days as turmoil in the banking sector has rippled around the globe — beginning with the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and culminating, so far, in UBS takeover of Credit Suisse at a discount over the weekend.

它上周上涨了 26%，十天内上涨了 35% 以上，因为银行业的动荡波及全球——从硅谷银行的倒闭开始，到目前为止，瑞银以周末打折。

“The momentum is all driven by liquidity, as bitcoin is an alternative liquidity vehicle,” said Markus Thielson, head of research and strategy at digital asset financial services firm Matrixport based in Singapore.

总部位于新加坡的数字资产金融服务公司 matrixport 的研究和战略主管 markus thielson 表示：“这种势头完全由流动性驱动，因为比特币是另一种流动性工具。”

He expects bitcoin can hit $45,000 by years end, with liquidity from central banks finding its way into crypto assets, much as it did during 2021, when bitcoin scaled record highs.

他预计比特币到年底可能会达到 45,000 美元，央行的流动性将进入加密资产，就像 2021 年比特币创下历史新高一样。

The U.S. Federal Reserve on Sunday said it and other big central banks would deepen liquidity by increasing the frequency of dollar supply operations into financial markets.

美联储周日表示，它和其他大型央行将通过增加美元供应操作进入金融市场的频率来深化流动性。

Ether, the second-biggest cryptocurrency, rose to a seven-month high of $1,846.50 on Sunday and was last at $1,768.

第二大加密货币以太币周日升至七个月高点 1,846.50 美元，最新报 1,768 美元。

(Reporting by Georgina Lee; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)

（georgina lee 报道；christian schmollinger 编辑）