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During the first week of December, the world's financial markets were stunned by the rapid rise
进入十二月的第一周，全球金融市场被它高歌猛进的价格所震惊，
in value of the most popular virtual currency, the Bitcoin which first appeared in 2009.
它就是耳熟能详的虚拟货币比特币，它的出现时间是2009年。
The concern with electronic money like Bitcoin is that like everything else on the Internet, people assume it can be hacked and stolen
像互联网上的其它东西一样，人们担心像比特币这类的电子货币会被人们窃取，或遭受黑客攻击，
but supporters say that is not possible thanks to blockchaining, a way for computers to record transactions in a decentralized way.
但支持者称这是不可能的，这得益于区块链，它通过去中心化来记录比特币的网络交易。
Essentially it's about me giving you a cup in reality and you have the cup and you can take the cup, but I won't have the cup anymore, right?
从本质上讲，就好像我在现实中给你一个杯子，你有了杯子，你可以拿走杯子，但我就没有这个杯子了，对吗？
And can you do the same on Internet?
但你能在互联网上实现这一切吗？
Unlike a digital picture which can be copied and shared online, the blockchain ensures that only one person can own that cup or any digital item at the time.
不同于数字图像可以复制和分享，区块链保证只有一个人可以拥有那个杯子或任何数字信息。
The difference form the traditional banking system is that there is no central computer that can be hacked.
不同于传统的银行体系，它没有可以遭受黑客攻击的中央系统。
That's because all the computers in the blockchain keep a record of every transaction which creates a giant, decentralized system.
是因为在区块链中，所有计算机会记录下每一笔交易，创造出一个巨大的去中心化系统。
In a decentralized model, we have the opportunity to completely redesign how we create money,
在去中心化的模式下，我们可以重新定义我们的资金创造方式，
how we distribute money, how we keep track of money and even how we value money, what we think money is.
以及如何分配资金，如何记录资金，甚至是如何衡量资金的价值，我们对资金的概念也可能发生改变。
Blockchain's importance though is poised to go way beyond Bitcoin and financial transactions.
区块链的重要意义将超越比特币和金融交易。
Blockchain can be applied to many many different things.
区块链可以应用在很多不同的领域。
It can track supply chains or it can track you know, anything in a city, say a smart city.
它可以跟踪供应链，也可以跟踪城市中的任何事物，比如说一个智能城市。
And so that's the revolutionary technology that people are talking about, a lot at the moment.
它也是目前人们谈论最多的革命性技术。
Most analysts expect blockchain to play a major role in guaranteeing online privacy,
多数分析人士希望在未来5-10年间，该技术可以在保护网络隐私、
identifying counterfeit goods and all kinds of record-keeping in the next five to ten years.
识别假冒产品以及各类记录方面发挥重要作用。
George Putic, VOA News, Washington.
美国之音新闻，乔治·普提克华盛顿报道。
