比特币价值猛涨

时间：2013-11-22 06:47:39

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　　The value of virtual currency Bitcoin has soared to over $900, after a US Senate committee hearing.

　　美国参议员委员会的听证会过后，虚拟货币比特币价值猛超900美元。

　　The committee was told that virtual currencies were a "legitimate¹ financial service" with the same benefits and risks as other online payment systems.

　　The Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is exploring the "promises and risks" of Bitcoin for "government and society at large".

　　The currency has more than trebled in value since October.

　　Fear and confusion

　　The US Senate hearing was prompted by the closure of the Silk Road website in October. The site, which sold drugs and other illegal goods, was shut down by the FBI.

　　Users of the site were required to pay for their transactions using bitcoins.

　　Representatives from the Department of Justice and financial regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission have been asked to provide their views about virtual currencies to the committee and submissions² have been received from the FBI and the US Federal Reserve.

　　"Virtual currencies, perhaps most notably³ Bitcoin, have captured the imagination of some, struck fear among others, and confused the heck out of the rest of us," the chair of the committee, Senator Thomas Carper, said in opening remarks.

　　The FBI, in a letter to the committee released on Sunday, said that it recognised virtual currencies offered "legitimate financial services" but they could be "exploited by malicious⁴ actors".

　　Mythili Raman, the head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division, told the committee: "We have seen increasing use of such currencies by drug dealers⁵, traffickers of child pornography（色情文学）, and perpetrators（犯罪者） of large-scale fraud schemes."

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1 legitimate
adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法
参考例句：
Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。 That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

2 submissions
n.提交( submission的名词复数 )；屈从；归顺；向法官或陪审团提出的意见或论据
参考例句：
The deadline for submissions to the competition will be Easter 1994. 递交参赛申请的截止时间为1994年的复活节。来自辞典例句 Section 556(d) allows the agency to substitute written submissions for oral direct testimony in rulemaking. 第五百五十六条第（四）款准允行政机关在规则制定中用书面提交材料替代口头的直接证言。来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

3 notably
adv.值得注意地，显著地，尤其地，特别地
参考例句：
Many students were absent,notably the monitor.许多学生缺席，特别是连班长也没来。 A notably short,silver-haired man,he plays basketball with his staff several times a week.他个子明显较为矮小，一头银发，每周都会和他的员工一起打几次篮球。

4 malicious
adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的
参考例句：
You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。 Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

5 dealers
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者
参考例句：
There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。 The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。