比特币背后的技术可能改变经济运行模式

The technology behind bitcoin could transform how the economy works

Bitcoin has a bad reputation.The decentralised digital cryptocurrency,powered by a vast computer network,is notorious for the wild fluctuations in its value,the zeal of its supporters and its degenerate uses,such as extortion,buying drugs and hiring hitmen in the online bazaars of the'dark net'.比特币有一个坏名声。这种由一个庞大的计算机网络来驱动的去中心化数字加密货币,其恶名源于币值的剧烈波动、支持者的狂热追捧以及各种堕落的用途,如敲诈勒索、购买毒品和在'暗网'的在线市场雇佣杀手等。