发生了什么事情？
比特币突然之间看似没有那么自信：即便在前几天创下新高后，比特币在上周末下跌了10%。
这意味着什么？
比特币今年以来一直在上涨：年内涨幅达130%，同期的美国股市涨幅为14%。比特币在上周三触及19600美元关口，是自2017年12月以来最高水平。
推动比特币上涨的原因可能是主流公司加入到数字货币的市场中：PayPal在上个月宣布将允许其用户使用PayPal账户买卖加密货币，一个新的比特币交易所交易票据上周在德国推出，这是一种便于股票和债券市场投资者购买加密货币的产品。
不过在比特币升至高点后不久，其价格就创下了3月以来最大单日跌幅。那可能因为投资者想锁定其利润：加密货币公司Intotheblock的分析显示几个大交易者将其比特币转移到交易所中，这意味着他们正在出售。
为何值得关注？
更大的图景：获利并不容易。
投资者可能担心比特币在2017年价格飙涨并在不久后崩盘的事情会再次发生。
不过，加密货币的支持者这次可能会争辩说，比特币在市场波动市场成为避险资产，从而让比特币的价格更具可持续性。
堪萨斯联储可能并不同意：该地方储备银行在4月得出结论，比特币的行为完全符合风险资产类型，这意味着投资者实际上是在押注供需关系在倾向于有利于自己的方向。
对于您个人而言：始终采取保护措施
当您拥有一种加密货币时，您实际拥有的是一个密钥，可以让您在指定的地址进行交易。这意味着让您的密钥远离黑客的触角之外成为您的当务之急。
这可能会很昂贵，所以在您打算尝试时必须考虑额外的费用问题。
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