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Topic: Bitcoinity using mBTC, and IMO is the right move. (Read 2290 times)
Just read about human mind's fascination with whole units
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You can always go into preferences at the top right and switch the format back if you don't like it.
Good feature. All the exchanges should do this. Make mBTC the default but give the option to show it in the "regular" format.
You can always go into preferences at the top right and switch the format back if you don't like it.
Definitely the right move - it has to happen at some point, and it's better to do it sooner rather than later. Once bitcoin becomes more mainstream the larger masses will be more confused by the change in units. Right now most BTC users are pretty hard core, and will be able to tolerate the change without too much confusion.
Good move imho.
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Good idea, hope it makes acceptance as a normal means of pay more possible!
The four-letter abbreviation just sucks. It needs to be three letters. Maybe MBT or MBC. Or maybe just redefine 0.001 BTC as 1 BTC and say that the total supply will be 21 billion instead of 21 million.
It doesn't work like that, there is this thing called SI units, almost every country uses them for things (expect America, they are still using pounds and ounces and cups and other antiquated units)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_System_of_Units#Prefixes
Pre-fix, i.e. you take the unit (BTC) and put something in front, for example mili, micro, nano etc.
The four-letter abbreviation just sucks. It needs to be three letters. Maybe MBT or MBC. Or maybe just redefine 0.001 BTC as 1 BTC and say that the total supply will be 21 billion instead of 21 million.
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why didn't they just switch straight to Satoshi 
That'll be horrible. The exchange rate will be 1 Satoshi = 0.000011 USD.
switching to mBTC is too early for rookie, but necessary for BTC 
why didn't they just switch straight to Satoshi
For the same reason as goxed stated, albeit the opposite. A can of Coke is stated as containing 330 millilitres, not 330000000 nanolitres.Satoshis are just an inconveniently small unit at this point. While we're still measuring BTC by its value in non-crypto currencies, whatever unit is closest to a dollar seems like the sensible option to use.
This is awesome. The right move indeed. I like it and hope others will follow.
I second that! 
This is awesome. The right move indeed. I like it and hope others will follow.
Thanks for switching to mBTC. Great move!
Stock split!
Hey, more users=more adoption right? People have to OWN BTC to use them. If they think that they are overpriced they will never buy them or use them.
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It can only help the price go up!
You're clearly in it only for the USD value, no need to deny it. Else why care about the price at all?
Actually, we were hoping for bitcoin to succeed wildly as a currency while simultaneously losing all our money in the process. Oh well, so much for that plan...
Hey, more users=more adoption right? People have to OWN BTC to use them. If they think that they are overpriced they will never buy them or use them.
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It can only help the price go up!
You're clearly in it only for the USD value, no need to deny it. Else why care about the price at all?
Hey, more users=more adoption right? People have to OWN BTC to use them. If they think that they are overpriced they will never buy them or use them.
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It can only help the price go up!
You're clearly in it only for the USD value, no need to deny it. Else why care about the price at all?
Let's see. Bitcoin is a great store of value. People that decide to purchase some will experience that. They will realize that fiat is a poor place to store their hard earned dollars and thus the price will go up. I am in it for the value for sure. Is that such a horrible thing?
I hate the transition because its not yet powerful enough 
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