新奇事件簿 五亿美金比特币不翼而飞（在线收听）

Almost $500 million of bitcoins disappeared from a company in Japan. The company is called Mt. Gox and it was one of the world's biggest dealers in bitcoins. It shut down last week after it lost 850,000 bitcoins,worth $473 million. The company's CEO said hackers stole the digital currency. He apologised to investors on Thursday at Japan's Ministry of Justice. Thousands of investors are angry because they lost the money they invested in Mt. Gox. Bitcoin is a virtual currency – it only exists online for electronic payments. Anyone can buy and use bitcoins. There is no need to open a bank account. Many people believe that bitcoinswill replace paper money, coins and credit cards.

将近5亿美金的比特币在一家日本公司不翼而飞。这家公司叫作Mt. Gox，是全球最大的比特币交易商之一。这家公司丢失了85万比特币，价值相当于4亿7300万美金，这家公司已经在上周关门。这家公司的首席执行官称黑客盗走了这些电子货币。周二，他在日本的司法部向投资者表示了歉意。上千名投资者气愤不已，因为他们丢失了他们在Mt. Gox所投资的比特币。比特币是一种虚拟货币，这种货币只存在于网络交易中。任何人都可以使用或购买比特币。你不需要开设银行账户。许多人相信比特币将代替纸币、硬币以及信用卡。

The collapse of Mt. Gox did not surprise online finance experts. Many said it was an accident waiting to happen. They also said Bitcoin will recover from the Mt. Gox shock. There are no rules or laws to control Bitcoin so the collapse of Mt. Gox could mean a better system will come. Companies will now make their security tighter and governments might create laws to make Bitcoin safer. Barry Silbert, CEO of Bitcoin company SecondMarket, says the currency will bounce back. He told reporters: "If you look at the short history of Bitcoin, there has been a series of bubbles, busts, hacks and thefts. After every single event, Bitcoin has emerged stronger."

Mt. Gox的倒塌并没有让网络财务专家过于惊奇。许多人说这起事故早晚要发生。他们还说比特币将会从Mt. Gox的震动中恢复过来。如今，并没有对比特币的法律规定，所以Mt. Gox的倒塌就意味着人们将会有更加完善的系统。企业将严格把控安全关，政府也会制定相关法规，维护比特币的安全。比特币公司SecondMarket的首席执行官巴里·希尔伯特称这种货币将会卷土重来。他告诉记者说：“如果你看一看比特币的短暂历史，你就会看见比特币经历了一系列泡沫、萧条、黑客、抢劫。经历这些事件之后，比特币将变得更加强大。