Yet under the radar, a trend has been playing out that could change the face of the crypto currency market.

然而在雷達下，一種趨勢已經在上演，可能會改變加密貨幣市場的面貌。

A massive flow of coin to North America from East Asia.

大量的錢幣從東亞流向北美。

Bitcoin, the biggest and original crypto currency, soared to a record $19,918 on Tuesday.

比特幣作為最大、最原始的加密貨幣，週二飆升至創紀錄的19918美元。

It was driven by demand from investors who see the virtual currency as a so called risk on asset onda hedge against inflation.

這是由投資者的需求推動的，他們認為虛擬貨幣是所謂的風險資產onda對沖通貨膨脹。

Thes investors also see crypto currencies as a payment method, which is gaining mainstream acceptance.

Thes投資者也認為加密貨幣是一種支付方式，正在獲得主流認可。

But the boom represents a shift in the market, which has typically been dominated by investors in East Asian nations like China, Japan and South Korea.

但是，這股熱潮代表著市場的轉變，市場通常由中國、日本和韓國等東亞國家的投資者主導。

But it's the North American investors who've seen the bigger winners in the 165% rally this year.

但在今年165%的漲幅中，北美投資者才是最大的贏家。

Weekly net inflows of Bitcoin, a proxy for new buyers to platforms serving mostly North American users, have jumped over 7000 times this year.

比特幣的每週淨流入量，是主要服務於北美用戶的平臺的新買家的代表，今年已經猛增了7000多倍。

Data compiled for Reuters shows that that Bitcoin worth around $3.4 billion East Asian exchanges, have lost out those serving investors in the region bled.

為路透社編纂的數據顯示，比特幣價值約34億美元東亞交易所，已經失去了那些服務於該地區投資者的流血。

240,000 Bitcoin were $3.8 billion last month, according to Reuters interviews.

24萬枚比特幣據路透社採訪，上月38億美元。

The change is being driven by an increasing appetite for Bitcoin among bigger US investors, who are attracted by a tightening oversight of the American crypto industry.

這種變化是由美國較大的投資者對比特幣的胃口越來越大所驅動的，他們被美國加密行業的監督加強所吸引。

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S exchanges are, in general more tightly regulated than many of those in East Asia.

S交易所，總體上比東亞的許多交易所監管更嚴格。

On there have been several moves by American regulators and law enforcement agencies this year to clarify how Bitcoin is overseen.

上，今年美國監管部門和執法機構已經有幾項舉措，明確比特幣的監管方式。