This cryptocurrency just reached a $2 billion market capitalization this weekend. Dogecoin doubled its market capitalization over the past two weeks.

上周末，“狗狗币”的市值刚刚达到了20亿美元。在过去的两周里，这种加密货币的市值涨了一倍。

According to Coinmarket, Dogecoin has since cooled to about $1.7 billion after hitting its fresh all-time high.

据Coinmarket称，“狗狗币”市值在创下历史新高后，已经回落到17亿美元。

Dogecoin was created by programmer Billy Markus from Portland, Oregon, who hoped to create a fun cryptocurrency that could reach a broader demographic than bitcoin. In addition, he wanted to distance it from the controversial history of other coins, mainly bitcoins.

“狗狗币”是俄勒冈州波特兰市程序员比利•马库斯发明的，他希望打造一种能比“比特币”吸引更广泛人群的加密货币。此外，他还希望将这种货币与比特币等其他数字货币的“黑历史”撇清关系。

After receiving several mentions on Twitter, Palmer purchased the domain dogecoin.com and added a splash screen, which featured the coin's logo and scattered Comic Sans text. Markus saw the site linked in an IRC chat room, and started efforts to create the currency after reaching out to Palmer.

在推特上得到一些响应后，帕默尔购买了Dogecoin.com的域名，在网站上放了闪屏，加上了“狗狗币”的标志，以及零星的漫画体文字。马库斯在IRC聊天室中看到“狗狗币”网站的链接，在与帕默尔接触后，他开始努力编制“狗狗币”。

Dogecoin is a fun, new and rapidly growing form of digital currency.

“狗狗币”是一种好玩、新颖且正在迅速发展的数字货币形式。

This form of digital currency is called "cryptocurrency". Cryptocurrency is completely anonymous, decentralized, and extremely secure.

“狗狗币”是一种“加密货币”，这种形式的数字货币完全匿名、去中心化、非常安全。

Dogecoin is used with a wallet on your computer, your smartphone, or a website. 你可以在电脑、智能手机或者网站上使用钱包工具里的“狗狗币”。

You can use it to buy goods and services, or trade it for other currencies (both other cryptocurrencies or traditional currency like US dollars).

它可以用来购买商品、服务或其他货币(包括其他加密货币以及美元等传统货币)。

Like other cryptocurrencies, Dogecoin can be mined or purchased on exchanges.

和其他加密货币一样，你可以在交易所搜寻或购买“狗狗币”。

One of the most popular uses for Dogecoin is "tipping" fellow internet-goers who create or share great content. Think of it as a more meaningful "like" or upvote, with real value that can be used all across the internet.

“狗狗币”最流行的用法是“打赏”互联网优质内容创作或分享者。可以把其理解为一种更有意义的“点赞”。这种“点赞”具有真实的价值，并且全网通用。

Investors who missed out on bitcoin's rapid rise are looking for cryptocurrency alternatives.

错过比特币暴涨的投资者正在寻找替代加密货币。

FOMO, or the fear of missing out, is driving investors to seek other cryptocrrencies that haven't experienced the same explosive growth that Bitcoin and Ethereum have.

害怕错过的心理驱使投资者寻找未曾像“比特币”和“以太币”那样经历过爆炸性增长的其他加密货币。