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第一臺比特幣ATM機在溫哥華投入使用
2013-12-16 10:47
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A silver and blue ATM, perched up next to the espresso bar in a trendy Vancouver coffee shop, could launch a new era for the virtual currency bitcoin, offering an almost instant way to exchange the world's leading virtual money for cash.
在溫哥華一家時髦的咖啡店內,一臺機身主體顏色為銀色和藍色的比特幣機被放置在意式咖啡機旁,此機器可以為比特幣這種全球領先的虛擬貨幣提供即時兌換業務,可能為其開闢新紀元。
The value of a bitcoin soared from $13 in January to a high of $266 in April as more businesses and consumers used them to buy and sell online. Some investors are also treating bitcoins like gold, using them to hedge against currency fluctuations and speculating on their rise.
由於不少商家和消費者開始使用比特幣在網上進行交易,比特幣的兌換價格由一月的13美元迅速上漲至四月的266美元。一些投資者將比特幣視為黃金,用其對抗貨幣的通脹以及進行投機行為。
The kiosk, which looks like the average ATM but with hand and barcode scanners, opened for business on Tuesday and by mid-morning people were lined up to swap their bitcoins for cash, or to deposit cash to buy more bitcoins.
這一取款機從外表上看與普通的取款機並無差異。不過,該機器配置手掌和條形碼掃描儀,以滿足消費者進行比特幣兌換現金以及用現金購買比特幣的需求。據悉,該機器推出當天上午就有許多人排隊前來辦理業務。
"It's as easy as walking up to a machine, scanning your hand, entering some cash and buying bitcoin," said Jordan Kelley, chief executive of Las Vegas-based Robocoin, the company that builds the ATMs. "With this, it's a 2-minute process. For any online exchange, it's at least two days."
總部在拉斯維加斯的該機器製造商Robocoin的執行長喬丹·凱利指出,「只要走到機器前掃描手掌,放入現金就能兌換比特幣,就是這樣簡單。通過這臺機器進行業務操作兩分鐘就可以完成,而網上交易要至少用兩天的時間。」
Bitcoins, currently worth about $210 each, can be transferred without going through banks or clearing houses, thereby cutting fees. Users can buy products and services online or in a handful of stores, including the Waves coffee shop where the ATM is located.
比特幣現在的兌換價值是210美元,人們不用去銀行和清算公司也能轉帳,因此減少了額外的費用。消費者在網上或少數商店內可以使用比特幣消費,包括放置比特幣ATM機的海浪咖啡店。
With the bitcoin ATM, users scan their hand to confirm identity, then funds move to or from a virtual wallet on their smartphone. The system limits transfers to $1,000 a day, in an effort to curb money laundering and other fraud.
使用比特幣ATM機時,消費者要進行手掌掃描,以確認身份,然後再通過智慧型手機的虛擬錢包進行轉帳。該系統每天的交易上限為1000美元,其目的在於打擊洗錢行為以及其他虛假操作。
Bitcoiniacs, the local dealer that operates the ATM, will roll out four other kiosks across Canada in December. Robocoin said Canada was the ideal place to launch the kiosk due to a critical mass of users and less stringent oversight than in the US, where the bitcoin trade is monitored by anti-money laundering regulators.
負責運營該機器的加拿大本地交易商Bitcoiniacs稱,其他四臺機器計劃於12月在加拿大境內面世。而Robocoin稱,加拿大推出比特幣ATM機,是因為該地區使用比特幣活躍,且監管較輕鬆。在美國,比特幣交易由反洗錢機構監管。
"We think the Vancouver market is enormous and we're excited to be here," said Kelley. "By the end of 2013, we'll be all over Canada. By the end of 2014, we'll be all over the world, including the US."
凱利稱,「我們對溫哥華龐大的市場前景充滿期待。2013年末我們將在加拿大全面推廣這種比特幣ATM機,2014年末將推廣至全球,包括美國在內。」
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