(FILES)This June 17, 2014 file photo taken in Washington, DC shows bitcoin medals. Bitcoin wallet operator Coinbase announced January 26, 2015 it opened the first regulated US exchange for the alternative currency. The opening could provide a boost to the cryptocurrency which has been hit hard by concerns about links to illegal activities and the collapse of a major bitcoin exchange last year. "With this launch our goal is to bring increased stability to the bitcoin ecosystem," Coinbase said in a blog post. Launched in 2009 by a mysterious computer programmer, bitcoin is a form of e-money that offers a largely anonymous payment system and can be stored either virtually or on a user's hard drive. AFP PHOTO / Karen BLEIER
■有策略师预期，比特币于2022年可望升至2.5万美元。 资料图片
近日美股出现调整，资金流向其他资产，其中比特币（Bitcoin）竟然也成为避险工具，并且不断创新高。比特币今年持续飙升，有华尔街策略师预期，比特币明年可再升超过40%，并于2022年升至2.5万美元高位。
虽然比特币今年来已累升约3.3倍，但Fundstrat Global Advisors创办人Tom Lee预料，比特币将在2018年中升至6000美元。根据Coindesk的报价，比特币上周五收报4284.14美元。
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Tom Lee在发给客户的信函中指出，比特币期权和期货交易获批，可望带动比特币升势，并暗示机构持有的比特币可望在未来6至8个月增加，无疑会导致比特币整体交易量上升；他补充，比特币正获得机构认同，并改良其交易平台，最终可望得到大众广泛使用。
Tom Lee是首位研究虚拟货币的华尔街策略师，上个月他曾表示，随着虚拟货币侵蚀黄金需求，比特币可能在2022年升至2.5万美元。
