比特币,世界上“第一种分散式虚拟货币”，在2009年由一位叫做SatoshiNakomoto（这应该不是他/她的真名）的程序员发明。
Bitcoin, the world’s “first decentralised digital currency”, was devised in 2009 by a programmer called Satoshi Nakomoto (thought not to be his, or her, real name).
引发了全世界关注的群虚拟货币——比特币，在中国的日子并不好过。
Bitcoin, the virtual currency that has attracted attention all over the world, has had a tough battle in China.
旧金山——虚拟货币比特币的价格在新的一波投机狂潮中飙升，冲向了2013年年底达到的峰值。
SAN FRANCISCO - the virtual currency Bitcoin has been swept up in yet another speculative frenzy, pushing its price toward the peak it last reached in late 2013.
一直以来，比特币及其他虚拟货币都得到了合法投资者及主流商业的支持。
Bitcoin and other virtual currencies have been gaining the backing of legitimate investors and mainstream businesses.
比特币是一种在2009年推出的虚拟货币，但直到最近才得到主流媒体的关注。
Bitcoin is a type of currency introduced in 2009, but it's only recently gained mainstream attention.
比特币是最著名的虚拟货币，于2009年开始流通。
Bitcoin, the best-known virtual currency, started circulating in 2009.
在纽约有多家新兴的当下最流行的虚拟货币比特币企业。 在华尔街，也有多家类似公司也开始涉足这一领域。
New York City is home to several startups dealing in bitcoin, the most popular virtual currency, and some Wall Street firms are edging into the field as well.
这一法案将允许机构投资者涉足这一虚拟货币而不必直接通过比特币交易网站购买比特币。
It would allow institutional investors to dabble in the virtual currency without having to buy it directly from a Bitcoin Exchange.
然而，比特币的价值同时也是由虚拟的货币交易系统决定的，我们曾经看到过比特币的价值飙升至每个200美元，也看到过它跌落到每个30美元。
However, the value is set by virtual currency trading systems and we have seen it shoot up to over $200 per coin and drop as low as $30 per coin.
人们谈论比特币时，总是使用很多专业术语，比如“虚拟”、“密码货币”、“价值的抽象”、“去中心化”、“国际化”等。
When people talk about Bitcoins, they use a lot of buzzwords and terms like "virtual, " "crypto-currency, " "abstraction of value, " "decentralized, " "global.
因为比特币完全是一种在线货币，存放在虚拟钱包中，是几乎覆盖了全世界的互联网的一部分。
This makes perfect sense since the currency is almost entirely online, in virtual wallets. It's part of the global Internet that most of the world can access.
去年一年中比特币交易数量上升了94％，过去1年半的时间i，虚拟货币已增至225%。
Within the last year, the number of transactions with Bitcoin has grown 94%, within the last 1,5 years, the cryptocurrency quotations have grown 225%.
于是，网络虚拟货币“比特币”悄然登场。
于是，网络虚拟货币“比特币”悄然登场。
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