Bitcoin’s much-anticipated split into two currencies has taken effect, triggering a process that some fear could divide and undermine the crypto currency community.

人們廣泛預期的比特幣(Bitcoin)分裂為兩種貨幣已經發生，一些人擔心由此引發的進程可能分裂和破壞加密貨幣社區。

Following an ideological conflict over the future of bitcoin, as transaction volumes increase to unmanageable levels, rebel users on Tuesday created a new version of the currency known as Bitcoin Cash.

伴隨圍繞比特幣未來的觀念沖突，以及交易量增長到難以處理的水平，反對派用戶周二推出了一種名為“比特幣現金”(Bitcoin Cash)的新版本比特幣。

As the crypto currency market now grapples with the most significant change in its architecture to date, it could still be days before the long-term effects of the change are known.

由于比特幣市場仍在應對迄今最重大的架構變化，可能還需要數天時間才能看出這一變化的長遠影響。

But with Tuesday’s so-called “hard fork” upgrade flying in the face of a separate agreement made by community heavyweights in New York in May, analysts say the development exposes a crisis at the heart of the community.

但是，鑒于周二的所謂“硬叉”(hard fork)升級根本不理睬比特幣社區重量級人物5月在紐約達成的另一份協議，分析人士稱，這一事態暴露了比特幣社區的內在危機。

“You’ve got various vested interests at work fighting for the future of the bitcoin network,” said Charles Hayter, chief executive of CryptoCompare. “How the network develops and forms will define it?.?.?.?now we have an experiment at work.

“在為比特幣網絡的未來而戰的角力中，存在著各路既得利益，”CryptoCompare首席執行官查爾斯?海特(Charles Hayter)表示，“這一網絡如何發展，以及界定它的形式……現在我們正在實驗。”

“It is like the Greek city state, there are various political systems with money involved.”

“這就像希臘城邦一樣，有著各種各樣涉及金錢的政治制度。”

Bitcoin’s systems have been threatened by a recent surge in popularity, which has seen its value jump to over $2,697, from around $997 at the start of the year. As transaction levels increase, the currency has run up against inbuilt limitations in its ability to process payments.

比特幣體系受到了近期人氣飆升的威脅，其價格從年初的997美元左右躍升至2697美元。隨著交易水平的提高，比特幣在支付能力上遭遇了內置的限制。

Bitcoin only allows one megabyte of data to be added to its ledger of asset ownership, the blockchain, every 10 minutes — a restriction that has caused huge delays and higher fees as transaction levels increase.

比特幣只允許每10分鐘添加1Mb數據到區塊鏈（比特幣的資產所有權分類帳）；隨著交易水平的提高，這一限制造成了巨大的延遲和較高的費用。

Bitcoin Cash, which launched on exchanges such as China-based ViaBTC and multinational Kraken on Tuesday, also uses the blockchain but allows 8Mb of data to be added every 10 minutes.

比特幣現金(Bitcoin Cash)周二在中國的微比特(ViaBTC)交易平臺和跨國交易平臺Kraken上推出，它也使用區塊鏈，但允許每10分鐘添加8Mb數據。

Investors will be given both versions of the currency once the split has been finalised.

一旦此次分裂完成后，投資者將獲得兩種版本的該貨幣。

Masterminded by a breakaway group including former Facebook engineer Amaury Sechet, Bitcoin Cash is thought to favour larger mining pools, which are predominantly found in China.

比特幣現金是由一個另立門戶的組織策劃的，其中包括Facebook前工程師阿莫里?塞謝(Amaury Sechet)。據信比特幣現金有利于大型采礦池，它們主要在中國。

It is also supported by Craig Wright, the Australian who last year failed to prove decisively he was Satoshi Nakamoto, the architect of bitcoin, but who many people still consider influential in the market.

比特幣現金還獲得了克雷格?賴特(Craig Wright)的支持，這個澳大利亞人去年沒能確切證明自己就是比特幣的締造者中本聰(Satoshi Nakamoto)，但許多人仍然認為他對該市場有影響力。

Many data miners switched to the new currency, which began trading on Tuesday. Bitcoin itself fell 6.1 per cent to $2,697.

許多數據礦工轉向這種新貨幣，該貨幣于周二開始交易。比特幣本身下跌6.1%，至2697美元。

The alternate proposal to Bitcoin Cash is known as Segwit2x. It is designed to facilitate more transaction processing capacity off the main blockchain, using so-called sidechains or compatible systems such as the Lightning Network.

比特幣現金的替代方案被稱為Segwit2x，該方案旨在使主要區塊鏈具備更大交易處理能力，利用所謂的側鏈技術或Lightning Network等兼容系統。

Some commenters in online forums fear it may take days before enough blocks are forged to make Bitcoin Cash credible.

在網絡論壇上，一些評論者擔心，可能需要幾天時間才能生產出足夠的區塊讓比特幣現金獲得信任。

Bitcoin’s much-anticipated split into two currencies has taken effect, triggering a process that some fear could divide and undermine the crypto currency community.

人們廣泛預期的比特幣(Bitcoin)分裂為兩種貨幣已經發生，一些人擔心由此引發的進程可能分裂和破壞加密貨幣社區。

Following an ideological conflict over the future of bitcoin, as transaction volumes increase to unmanageable levels, rebel users on Tuesday created a new version of the currency known as Bitcoin Cash.

伴隨圍繞比特幣未來的觀念沖突，以及交易量增長到難以處理的水平，反對派用戶周二推出了一種名為“比特幣現金”(Bitcoin Cash)的新版本比特幣。

As the crypto currency market now grapples with the most significant change in its architecture to date, it could still be days before the long-term effects of the change are known.

由于比特幣市場仍在應對迄今最重大的架構變化，可能還需要數天時間才能看出這一變化的長遠影響。

But with Tuesday’s so-called “hard fork” upgrade flying in the face of a separate agreement made by community heavyweights in New York in May, analysts say the development exposes a crisis at the heart of the community.

但是，鑒于周二的所謂“硬叉”(hard fork)升級根本不理睬比特幣社區重量級人物5月在紐約達成的另一份協議，分析人士稱，這一事態暴露了比特幣社區的內在危機。

“You’ve got various vested interests at work fighting for the future of the bitcoin network,” said Charles Hayter, chief executive of CryptoCompare. “How the network develops and forms will define it?.?.?.?now we have an experiment at work.

“在為比特幣網絡的未來而戰的角力中，存在著各路既得利益，”CryptoCompare首席執行官查爾斯?海特(Charles Hayter)表示，“這一網絡如何發展，以及界定它的形式……現在我們正在實驗。”

“It is like the Greek city state, there are various political systems with money involved.”

“這就像希臘城邦一樣，有著各種各樣涉及金錢的政治制度。”

Bitcoin’s systems have been threatened by a recent surge in popularity, which has seen its value jump to over $2,697, from around $997 at the start of the year. As transaction levels increase, the currency has run up against inbuilt limitations in its ability to process payments.

比特幣體系受到了近期人氣飆升的威脅，其價格從年初的997美元左右躍升至2697美元。隨著交易水平的提高，比特幣在支付能力上遭遇了內置的限制。

Bitcoin only allows one megabyte of data to be added to its ledger of asset ownership, the blockchain, every 10 minutes — a restriction that has caused huge delays and higher fees as transaction levels increase.

比特幣只允許每10分鐘添加1Mb數據到區塊鏈（比特幣的資產所有權分類帳）；隨著交易水平的提高，這一限制造成了巨大的延遲和較高的費用。

Bitcoin Cash, which launched on exchanges such as China-based ViaBTC and multinational Kraken on Tuesday, also uses the blockchain but allows 8Mb of data to be added every 10 minutes.

比特幣現金(Bitcoin Cash)周二在中國的微比特(ViaBTC)交易平臺和跨國交易平臺Kraken上推出，它也使用區塊鏈，但允許每10分鐘添加8Mb數據。

Investors will be given both versions of the currency once the split has been finalised.

一旦此次分裂完成后，投資者將獲得兩種版本的該貨幣。

Masterminded by a breakaway group including former Facebook engineer Amaury Sechet, Bitcoin Cash is thought to favour larger mining pools, which are predominantly found in China.

比特幣現金是由一個另立門戶的組織策劃的，其中包括Facebook前工程師阿莫里?塞謝(Amaury Sechet)。據信比特幣現金有利于大型采礦池，它們主要在中國。

It is also supported by Craig Wright, the Australian who last year failed to prove decisively he was Satoshi Nakamoto, the architect of bitcoin, but who many people still consider influential in the market.

比特幣現金還獲得了克雷格?賴特(Craig Wright)的支持，這個澳大利亞人去年沒能確切證明自己就是比特幣的締造者中本聰(Satoshi Nakamoto)，但許多人仍然認為他對該市場有影響力。

Many data miners switched to the new currency, which began trading on Tuesday. Bitcoin itself fell 6.1 per cent to $2,697.

許多數據礦工轉向這種新貨幣，該貨幣于周二開始交易。比特幣本身下跌6.1%，至2697美元。

The alternate proposal to Bitcoin Cash is known as Segwit2x. It is designed to facilitate more transaction processing capacity off the main blockchain, using so-called sidechains or compatible systems such as the Lightning Network.

比特幣現金的替代方案被稱為Segwit2x，該方案旨在使主要區塊鏈具備更大交易處理能力，利用所謂的側鏈技術或Lightning Network等兼容系統。

Some commenters in online forums fear it may take days before enough blocks are forged to make Bitcoin Cash credible.

在網絡論壇上，一些評論者擔心，可能需要幾天時間才能生產出足夠的區塊讓比特幣現金獲得信任。