Because it is run by a decentralized network of computers around the world, Bitcoin does not require a central authority like a central bank or financial institution.

由于比特币是由世界各地分散的电脑网络运作的，所以它不需要中央银行这样的中央权威机构或金融机构。

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The chief executive of a national newspaper group or a television network may run a company whose market capitalisation is less than that of a middling bank or brewery, but has far greater political clout.

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