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词汇 bitcoin
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Definition of bitcoin in English:

bitcoin

nounˈbɪtkɔɪnˈbɪtˌkɔɪn
mass noun
  • 1A type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank.

    bitcoin has become a hot commodity among speculators
    If you want to buy something using bitcoin you need to make sure the seller accepts the cryptocurrency
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In October 2010, the price of bitcoin used to be 0.90.
    • For example, if bitcoin becomes successful, the way anarchists and hackers like it, it will extremely hard to centralize money ever again.
    • It's still early days, and bitcoin is not without its share of problems.
    • We try and support all the merchants who accept Bitcoin.
    • No matter what you call it, BitCoin, dollar, pound or peso, it's all gone virtual and it's all been stolen before.
    • I paid for my domain in bitcoin.
    • What can I buy with bitcoin?
    • With no government backing, Bitcoin has value only so long as enough people agree to use it.
    • People trading bitcoin on the Tokyo-based exchange saw its price hit US $266 at one point, then fall to as low as $105 with high lag times for trades.
    1. 1.1count noun A unit of bitcoin.
      bitcoins can be used for online transactions between individuals
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I've never purchased anything illegal with bitcoins.
      • Last week, Reddit announced it would accept the currency for its Gold membership, while a US start-up is taking bitcoins as payment for pizza.
      • As prices go up, people who currently hold Bitcoins develop greater and greater expectations for the currency.
      • Of course, there's no tangible way to value a bitcoin aside from what someone else believes it is worth.
      • The transaction may take a few days to complete, but you'll receive a notification when the Bitcoins have been safely transferred to your wallet.
      • That's just the moment that hackers - who probably didn't believe their luck at first - got into his network, making off with a cool quarter-million's worth of bitcoins he had in his possession.
      • The tricky part is the valuation of the bitcoins, which, in 2013 alone, has been as low as $15 and as high as $200.
      • In an era of e-tickets, bitcoins and app-based banking, it seems pretty antiquated that we still have to fumble through our wallets for an insurance card each time we go to the doctor's office.
      • Simply put, a bitcoin is an algorithm-based mathematical construct - a unit of measurement invented to quantify value.
      • Just two and a half years ago, a bitcoin was valued at 5 cents.

Origin

Early 21st century: from bit4 + coin.

Definition of bitcoin in US English:

bitcoin

nounˈbitˌkoinˈbɪtˌkɔɪn
  • 1A type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank.

    bitcoin has become a hot commodity among speculators
    If you want to buy something using bitcoin you need to make sure the seller accepts the cryptocurrency
    Example sentencesExamples
    • People trading bitcoin on the Tokyo-based exchange saw its price hit US $266 at one point, then fall to as low as $105 with high lag times for trades.
    • For example, if bitcoin becomes successful, the way anarchists and hackers like it, it will extremely hard to centralize money ever again.
    • With no government backing, Bitcoin has value only so long as enough people agree to use it.
    • It's still early days, and bitcoin is not without its share of problems.
    • We try and support all the merchants who accept Bitcoin.
    • I paid for my domain in bitcoin.
    • No matter what you call it, BitCoin, dollar, pound or peso, it's all gone virtual and it's all been stolen before.
    • In October 2010, the price of bitcoin used to be 0.90.
    • What can I buy with bitcoin?
    1. 1.1 A unit of bitcoin.
      bitcoins can be used for online transactions between individuals
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Just two and a half years ago, a bitcoin was valued at 5 cents.
      • I've never purchased anything illegal with bitcoins.
      • As prices go up, people who currently hold Bitcoins develop greater and greater expectations for the currency.
      • That's just the moment that hackers - who probably didn't believe their luck at first - got into his network, making off with a cool quarter-million's worth of bitcoins he had in his possession.
      • Of course, there's no tangible way to value a bitcoin aside from what someone else believes it is worth.
      • Simply put, a bitcoin is an algorithm-based mathematical construct - a unit of measurement invented to quantify value.
      • In an era of e-tickets, bitcoins and app-based banking, it seems pretty antiquated that we still have to fumble through our wallets for an insurance card each time we go to the doctor's office.
      • The transaction may take a few days to complete, but you'll receive a notification when the Bitcoins have been safely transferred to your wallet.
      • The tricky part is the valuation of the bitcoins, which, in 2013 alone, has been as low as $15 and as high as $200.
      • Last week, Reddit announced it would accept the currency for its Gold membership, while a US start-up is taking bitcoins as payment for pizza.

Origin

Early 21st century: from bit + coin.

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