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There have been some breakneck swings in the value of bitcoin. We reported on this digital form of currency last month. It was created in 2009.

People can ei?ther buy bitcoin units or mine them, use computers to solve complicated math puzzles to create bitcoin, and huge amounts of computer energy are being used to do that.

But there's a lot of uncertainty¹ about the currency. It's volatile², highly changeable, like all cryptocurrencies. And an example of that played out in recent days when bitcoin's value took a nosedive, temporarily dropping to below $10,000 earlier this week. A single bitcoin was valued at nearly $20,000 in December.

Investors³ don't know exactly why the drop happened, but the Bloomberg Financial and Media Company reported early this week that Chinese officials were taking steps to limit trading in cryptocurrencies. And South Korea also took steps to regulate⁴ exchanges of digital currency.

1 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

2 volatile   

adj.反复无常的，挥发性的，稍纵即逝的，脾气火爆的；n.挥发性物质

参考例句：

• With the markets being so volatile,investments are at great risk.由于市场那么变化不定，投资冒着很大的风险。
• His character was weak and volatile.他这个人意志薄弱，喜怒无常。

3 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

4 regulate   

vt.管理，控制，调节，调校，调整

参考例句：

• This system can regulate the temperature of the room.这种系统能调节室内温度。
• They regulate the flow of water by the sluice gate.他们用水闸门控制水的流量。