????上周五在新加坡舉行的一個(gè)比特幣會(huì)議上,，BTC China副總裁楊林科向法新社（Agence France-Presse）表示,，這種貨幣之所以在中國(guó)如此火爆，是因?yàn)橹袊?guó)人喜歡存錢(qián),，他們把比特幣看成是存錢(qián)和投資的一種工具,。在他說(shuō)這番話之前幾周，常被稱為中國(guó)谷歌（Google）的百度公司（Baidu）開(kāi)始對(duì)由其下屬企業(yè)加速樂(lè)（Jiasule）提供的一些服務(wù)接受比特幣,。

????但是大家在為比特幣的未來(lái)歡欣鼓舞之前,，必須指出的是 ，對(duì)比特幣的大筆投資仍然是對(duì)其潛力和日益復(fù)雜的交易技術(shù)下注,，它的實(shí)際用途倒在其次。專家們表示,，比特幣在打入主流被普通消費(fèi)者接受前,，還需要克服很多障礙。像WordPress和Reddit這類(lèi)網(wǎng)站已經(jīng)開(kāi)始接受比特幣支付,，但據(jù)專門(mén)研究數(shù)字化營(yíng)銷(xiāo)的哥倫比亞大學(xué)（Columbia University）教授大衛(wèi)?羅杰稱,，這很大程度上是全球范圍內(nèi)開(kāi)展的一個(gè)大型貨幣試驗(yàn)。

????還有一些必須考慮的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)和物流問(wèn)題：由于比特幣的供應(yīng)多數(shù)是固定的,，導(dǎo)致它很有可能會(huì)大規(guī)模通縮,，由此就會(huì)引發(fā)囤積。換言之,，隨著比特幣所能購(gòu)買(mǎi)的東西數(shù)量不斷增加,，每個(gè)貨幣的價(jià)值也在增加。所以,，由于每個(gè)比特幣今后都能買(mǎi)更多東西,，那消費(fèi)者為什么現(xiàn)在要花掉它呢,。這是比特幣行業(yè)必須設(shè)法解決的一個(gè)大問(wèn)題。

????另外要讓比特幣真正流行起來(lái),，還需要讓普通消費(fèi)者放心,，覺(jué)得自己的錢(qián)是安全的。消費(fèi)者的比特幣錢(qián)包往往是存在手機(jī)或電腦里,，這些設(shè)備都可能被黑客攻破,。支持比特幣的人總是宣稱，用比特幣支付的手續(xù)費(fèi)要比信用卡支付的手續(xù)費(fèi)低,，但普通消費(fèi)者是否愿意犧牲財(cái)產(chǎn)的安全性來(lái)省這點(diǎn)交易費(fèi)還要拭目以待,。

????不過(guò)聯(lián)邦官員們正在制定虛擬貨幣的管理規(guī)定。比特幣未來(lái)到底會(huì)如何生存,？它今后多年中如何使用,？這些問(wèn)題至今都還懸而未決。只不過(guò)這種貨幣的財(cái)運(yùn)現(xiàn)在是前所未有的一片光明,。（財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：清遠(yuǎn)????????

????At a bticoin conference in Singapore last Friday, BTC China's vice president Linke Yang told Agence France-Presse that the currency has become big in China because its citizens are big savers and see bitcoin as a vehicle to park and invest their money. His remarks come a few weeks after Baidu (BIDU), often referred to as the Google of China, began accepting bitcoin for some services offered by its subsidiary, Jiasule.

????But before anyone gets too excited, it's worth saying that any bet on bitcoin is still more of a wager on its potential and the growing sophistication of its trading technologies than its practical use. Bitcoin will have to overcome big hurdles, experts say, before it goes mainstream with average consumers. Websites like WordPress and Reddit have accepted bitcoin as payment, but it is largely one big monetary experiment being tested across the world, says David Rogers, a Columbia University professor who specializes in digital marketing.

????A few risks and logistical challenges to consider: Because the supply of bitcoin is mostly fixed, it has a massive deflationary bias that encourages hoarding. In other words, as the amount of things that bitcoin can buy increases, the value of each coin increases as well. So since each coin should be able to buy more goods in the future than it can today, it's hard to see why consumers would spend bitcoin now when they can use it to buy much more at a later date. That's a big kink the bitcoin industry will need to work out.

????And for bitcoin to take off, it needs to assure average consumers that their money is safe. Customers' biction wallets are typically stored in their phones or computers, which can be hacked. Proponents often claim that it costs less to process a bitcoin payment than a typical credit card payment, but it remains to be seen if average consumers are willing to give up the security of their money to save on transaction costs.

????Federal regulators are developing rules for the virtual currency, however. How bitcoin will exist in the future, if at all, and what it will be used for years from now is unclear. But the currency's fortunes are looking brighter than ever.