翻译：货币之光/比特币中文网独家
Israelis can now purchase bitcoins at their local exchange bureau thanks to a new collaboration between bitcoin exchange Bits of Gold and Global Money Transfer (GMT).
以色列人现在可以在本地外汇交易所购买比特币了，这需要感谢比特币交易所“比特金”和GMT全球货币通的合作。
The partnership with GMT means Bits of Gold can ensure it complies with current and future anti-money-laundering and know-your-customer regulations in Israel. At the moment, the maximum amount of cash people can change into bitcoins via Bits of Gold is 10,000 Israeli new shekel (around $2,800).
与GMT的合作表明了比特金可以保证他是符合现在和将来的反洗钱和了解你的客户法案要求的，在以色列。现在，人们通过比特金所能兑换的比特币最多可以达到10000希伯来币（大约2800美元）。
Jonathan Rouach, CEO of Bits of Gold, said he has been passionate about bitcoin ever since he heard about it back in 2010.
Jonathan Rouach, 比特金的CEO， 说从2010年他听说比特币以后，他就开始一直对比特币充满热情。
“I couldn’t sleep for three weeks, I was reading everything I could and basically re-learning the meaning of money. But it takes some time for people to really trust the idea of a math-based currency. To me, it took about 1.5 years,” he explained.
“我连着三周都睡不着，我当时读了所有能读的，并且重新学习了钱的意义。但这确实需要人们花点时间去相信基于数学的货币这个主意。对我来说，这花了1年半”，他解释说。
Rouach said he got to the stage where he supported the bitcoin idea enough to “get bold, quit my nice job, seize the opportunity and open a company”.He told CoinDesk he believes bitcoin’s main strength is its “cross-border nature” – the fact it can be transferred from one user to another on the other side of the world with ease.
Rouach 说他支持比特币这个想法已经到了这个的程度：变得大胆，辞掉我的好工作，抓住这个机会而且开了个公司。 他告诉CoinDesk 他相信比特币的主要优势在于它的“跨国本质”-事实上他可以从一个用户容易的转移到另一个在世界另一边的用户。
“As larger online service markets begin to accept bitcoin, Israelis who wish to participate in that economy will jump in. We are also in talks with large local retailers to have Israeli products sold in bitcoin, but that will take some time,” he explained.
既然大型在线服务市场开始接受比特币，以色列人想加入这个经济的，也会跳进来。我们也在和本地的大型零售商讨论让以色列的商品接受比特币付款，但这需要花点时间。他解释说。
Rouach said there is currently no regulation in Israel that specifically refers to bitcoin or digital currencies in general. “The Israeli government is essentially waiting for the US to take a clear stand. Both the Israeli equivalent of FinCEN and the Central Bank do not want to get involved in this new technology until they really have to.”
Rouach 说现在在以色列没有法规特别的介绍比特币或一类的数字货币。“以色列政府本质上是在等待美国表明立场。不管是以色列类似FinCEN（译者注：美国财政部下属金融犯罪执法网络）的机构还有中央银行都不想过早干涉这个新技术里来，除非他们不得不的时候。
The government is already studying the subject and has started engaging with the Israeli bitcoin community, said Rouach, who is involved in setting up an Israeli branch of the Bitcoin Foundation.
政府已经正在学习比特币了，也已经与以色列的比特币社区开始接触， Rouach说， 他参与了设立一个比特币基金会的以色列分部。
As for what’s next for Bits of Gold, Rouach said the company is looking to expand in South America and the Middle East, with the expansion in South America set to go ahead in the first quarter of 2014.
关于比特金的下一步，Rouach说公司正在尝试将业务扩展至南美和中东，南美的业务预定在2014年的第一季度开始。
来源：https://www.coindesk.com/israelis-can-now-buy-bitcoins-in-person-with-bits-of-gold-and-local-exchange-bureau/
