Voice and Video calls, Emails, pictures and instant messages travel directly from A to B,

影音電話、電子郵件、圖片和即時訊息直接從甲地傳送到乙地

maintaining trust between individuals no matter how far apart they are.

讓相距甚遠的每個人維繫他們之間的信任

When it comes to money, people have to trust the third party to be able to complete a transaction.

但當談到金錢的議題，民眾卻必須依賴第三方機構才能夠完成交易

Blockchain Technology is challenging the status quo in a radical way.

區塊鏈技術正以激烈的方式挑戰著現狀

By using math and cryptography,

透過數學和密碼演算法的運用，

blockchain provides an open decentralized database of any transaction involving value:

區塊鏈提供一個開放的分散式資料庫，裡面包含每項具有價值的交易，

money, goods, property, work or even votes,

像是金流、貨物、產權、工作甚或選票，

creating a record whose authenticity can be verified by the entire community.

創造出真實性可以被整個社群認可的交易紀錄

The future global economy will move towards one of distributed property and trust

未來的全球經濟會朝向一個分散式產權和信任機制的方向發展，

where anyone with access to the internet can get involved in blockchain based transactions

讓每個人可以透過使用網路，參與以區塊鏈為基礎的交易，

and third party trust organizations may no longer be necessary.

使第三方信託機構不再有存在的必要性

The uses of blockchain technology are endless.

區塊鏈技術有無數種應用

Some expect that in less than 10 years, it will be used to collect taxes.

有些人預測在未來十年內，區塊鏈可以被運用在稅賦的徵收

It will make it easier for immigrants to send money back to countries

它也讓外來移民們可以輕鬆地把錢寄回家，

where access to financial institutions is limited.

而不用擔心金融機構管道不足的問題

Financial fraud will be significantly reduced,

金融詐騙案也將大幅降低，

as every transaction will be recorded on a public and distributed ledger,

因為每筆交易皆會記載在公開且分散式的帳本上，

which will be accessible by anyone who has an internet connection.

讓任何人都可以透過網路獲得交易相關資料

Think of it as wills and contracts that execute themselves

你可以將它想成自動執行的遺書或契約，

or dated proof of existence for ideas, much like a patent.

或是將想法註明上日期的證明，就像是專利權一樣

Blockchain will become a global decentralized source of trust,

區塊鏈將成為全球性的去中心化信任機制

but not everyone is ready to embrace it.

但不是每個人都準備好接受它

A huge proportion of trust services, from banking to notaries,

從銀行業務到公證服務，有很大佔比的信託服務

will face challenges on price, volume and in some cases their very survival.

會面臨價格、數量甚至是業務存亡的挑戰

Public authorities could find it more and more difficult to enforce traditional financial regulations

政府機構可能會越來越難以執行傳統的金融規範

due to the new possibilities offered by the bitcoin network ,

因為比特幣網路提供了新的可能性，

to bypass traditional financial intermediaries.

以用來迴避傳統金融中介機構

Unimagined new networks will evolve to meet society's needs

令人無法想像的新網絡將發展至符合社會的需求，

more cheaply and potentially more securely.

並且是在更加便宜和有可能更安全的方法下達成

Will governments, financial and legal institutions embrace blockchain?

政府、金融機構和法律組織將來是否能欣然接受區塊鏈技術？

What will happen to the ones who don't?

如果有任一方不接受又會發生什麼情況？