馬斯克投顧再度開張？一個 hashtag 讓比特幣報價盤中大飆一成
特斯拉（Tesla）執行長馬斯克（Elon Musk）的號召力顯然可以讓他再成立一家公司：馬斯克投顧。繼貼出一則狗狗圖像讓狗狗幣報價一夕之間爆噴 500% 後，馬斯克在 Twitter 又有新動作，他在帳戶簡介加入「#bitcoin」（比特幣），光這個舉動，就讓比特幣盤中直線拉升，飆漲一成。
▲ 馬斯克在 Twitter 個人介紹加了 #bitcoin。
▲ 比特幣 29 日因馬斯克推文爆漲。（Source：Yahoo!Finance）
馬斯克投顧近日頻頻開張，在助攻比特幣之前，馬斯克才剛對動作角色扮演遊戲《電馭叛客 2077》（Cyberpunk 2077）表示讚賞，帶動波蘭遊戲開發商 CD Projekt 股價聞訊大漲，成為受惠馬斯克推文的新一檔個股。
With Cyberpunk, even the hotfixes literally have hotfixes, but … great game — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 28, 2021
而在《電馭叛客 2077》的這則推文前 1 小時，馬斯克也才剛參與因 Reddit 軍團飆股交易遭到限制，散戶轉戰加密貨幣的狗狗幣大戰。當時散戶在 Twitter 懇求馬斯克幫忙，結果馬斯克真的在 28 日晚間發文貼出《Vogue》風格的狗狗圖像，立刻讓狗狗幣飆升。
在此之前，馬斯克投顧的傑作還包括助長 GameStop 軋空行情及 Etsy 股價的劇烈波動。其中，馬斯克分別只用了一個字「Gamestonk!!」及一句話「I kinda love Etsy」，就讓這兩檔股票股價暴衝與大幅震盪，讓人不得不佩服他「喊水會結凍」的實力。
Bought a hand knit wool Marvin the Martian helm for my dog — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 26, 2021
從頻繁推文來看，馬斯克無疑是 Twitter 愛好者，除了抒發心情，Twitter 也幾乎成為他與大眾互動的主要工具。加上光靠 Twitter 一句話、一行字或甚至一個單字就能對市場有這麼大的影響力，也難怪先前傳出馬斯克解散特斯拉公關團隊後，正準備招募新血管理馬斯克本人的 Twitter 帳號。
（首圖來源：Flickr/Daniel Oberhaus CC BY 2.0）
Bitcoin Buzz! Is It Too Late to Get In?
There’s been a lot of talk about Wall Street’s wild ride recently, and Bitcoin is another investment creating a lot of buzz. The cryptocurrency that was worth just a few dollars years ago is now soaring to prices in the tens of thousands of dollars, making many early buyers millionaires.
While many people have heard of Bitcoin, a lot of them may not really understand what it is. It’s not a physical coin. When people say they’re buying Bitcoin, they’re actually buying a digital currency that can be exchanged over the internet without a bank.
For years, many people let their bitcoins sit in their virtual wallets. The cryptocurrency slowly grew in value and recently exploded, hitting new highs. One reason for the recent surge — more investors are starting to buy Bitcoin as an asset, much like gold.
“So the reason you’re hearing about it a lot is because there is a lot of demand for it,” said Taylor Tepper, investing and retirement analyst at Forbes Advisor. “So as the prices rise, people become more and more interested. People start thinking, ‘Am I missing out? Is this something I should do? Can I get rich quick?’”
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But Bitcoin is not a get rich quick scheme. It’s taken years for it to hit the current record highs. Some analysts predict the price of Bitcoin could see another surge, and even triple the highs it’s now seeing. However, Tepper warns that Bitcoin is extremely volatile and not something to build retirement on.
“I think there’s just a lot of mojo around it … the price is going up, it has this potential to be this revolutionary technology,” said Tepper. “But when it comes time to actually plan out your future, it is something that should be viewed as a speculative bet as opposed to one that you can really rely on.”
You don’t need tens of thousands of dollars to buy Bitcoin. You can buy a fraction of a coin and watch it grow, even with just a few hundred dollars. No matter how much money you spend, Tepper warns, “You should go into that with every pretense of ‘this money could be worth nothing tomorrow.’ So that is money that you can afford to lose.”
If you do want to buy Bitcoin to spend, a lot of major companies are beginning to accept cryptocurrency as payment. Microsoft, Paypal and even Overstock for example. And Bitcoin isn’t the only cryptocurrency out there, it’s just the one leading the pack right now.
Bitcoin jumps above $38,000 as crypto momentum flirts with key resistance level
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Bitcoin climbed above $38,000 for the third time in a week on Friday in an attempt to hold the key support level.
The cryptocurrency has steadily trended higher after peaking near $42,000 last month and plunging soon after.
Indicators suggest the coin has room to run and will make another run at the $40,000 level, one analyst said.
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Bitcoin rose as high as $38,346.61 on Friday as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency faced the latest hurdle in its path back to record highs.
The digital token has staged a strong comeback rally over the past week as retail-investor demand fuels new inflows. That momentum now faces a key test as bitcoin struggles to hold above the $38,000 resistance level. Bitcoin rose above the threshold in Thursday trading before sinking back below $37,000 later in the day.
The token traded 1% higher from 24 hours ago, at $38,065.03, as of 10:10 a.m. ET Friday. Despite tumbling from its early January peak, bitcoin is still up 31% year-to-date.
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Bitcoin leaped to an all-time high of nearly $42,000 at the start of the year before profit-taking dragged prices back to earth. The token traded in a narrow range of roughly $32,000 before climbing higher through the end of last month.
Friday’s climb is the third time in the past week bitcoin edged above the $38,000 level. The token traded above the threshold on January 29 before surrendering the support and sinking as low as $33,000. Thursday’s attempt to break above the ceiling gave way to a less dire plunge.
Some technical signals suggest the token could finally enjoy a new price floor. Bitcoin’s Relative Strength Index - a gauge of momentum over the past 14 days - sits just above 60. Readings above 70 suggest the cryptocurrency is overbought. Measures of trend fluctuations also suggest Friday’s leap could finally pull bitcoin to new heights.
The broader cryptocurrency market has also trended higher thanks to vague backing from Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The world’s wealthiest person praised dogecoin in a flurry of Thursday tweets, at one point calling it “the people’s crypto.” The messages kicked of a positive trend across several cryptocurrencies.
The positive momentum and new demand place bitcoin on track for another run at the $40,000 level, Ed Moya, senior market analyst at Oanda, said Thursday.
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