To the community.
My wife is a native beinjinger and we had a discussion today. Have you guys been thinking using 布萊克幣, not 黑币 ?
Have this been discussed before ? Who made this decision ?
For non chinese speakers, here is the deal
- "BLACK" is literally translated as 布萊克 (Bu-Ra-Ku)
- The word 黑 (Hei) is the chinese translation word for the black color.
The word BLACK is our brand name, in my opinion the word should remain untranslated.
Like, are you saying "Fenster 8" (in german) or "fenêtre 8" (in french) when talking about Windows 8 ? In fact, the chinese do sometimes. For example they do not say "Apple" but their own word. So it is really a matter of taste. In China, the word 黑 (Hei) is used for black credit cards. The "black" in "black-card" is a generic term : there's black-cards for every banks in the world. On the other hand the word 布萊克 (B-LA-CK) is our brand name and is unique in that way.
Both HEI-BI and BLACK sounds good in my honest opinion. Yet they evocates two different views.
Finally, please consider using the regular Blackcoin logo. We already have a brand. The B being (potentially) a slang in mandarin is not an issue. Is the Bitcoin "B" a problem for the chinese ? Of course not. Keep the real Blackcoin logo, it is our one and only logo. Also from an aesthetic point of view I think the chinese logo is not corporate enough. Please would you reconsider. It is still time.
While the coin name is more kind of a matter of taste, I am asking the dev to interfere regarding the chinese logo.
Do not forget, chinese luxury spending will soon be the first in the world. Building the best position for Blackcoin in China is important for our success. I really think it is unwise to switch the logo.
May this be helpful.
Good to know