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Topic: Do you call it the block chain or blockchain - page 3. (Read 4981 times)
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Its also less work to write blockchain. 
Wouldn't performing extra work during the PoW process, viz. penning Blockchain or block chain, exert more hashing power to...
Well, "blockchain" is the more common spelling and it's the one I personally prefer but I know a few others in addition to Satoshi use "block chain" instead. For example, Nick Szabo uses the latter spelling.
When referring to the company that provides online wallet services, I usually type it as "Blockchain.info" or simply "Blockchain". Proper nouns should be capitalized and it's probably a good idea to add the ".info" part to reduce ambiguity and the possibility that someone reading it might end up on a phishing site.
When referring to the company that provides online wallet services, I usually type it as "Blockchain.info" or simply "Blockchain". Proper nouns should be capitalized and it's probably a good idea to add the ".info" part to reduce ambiguity and the possibility that someone reading it might end up on a phishing site.
Satoshi Nakamoto always referred to it as such:
However, I see the term "blockchain" used a lot anyways. Do you think we should use Satoshi's terminology to prevent confusion with Blockchain.info, who will usually just refer to themselves as Blockchain? Or am I worried about nothing?
block chain
However, I see the term "blockchain" used a lot anyways. Do you think we should use Satoshi's terminology to prevent confusion with Blockchain.info, who will usually just refer to themselves as Blockchain? Or am I worried about nothing?
I discovered btc in early 2013 and had no idea there was any other choice besides blockchain. Thanks for the history.
Satoshi Nakamoto always referred to it as such:
However, I see the term "blockchain" used a lot anyways. Do you think we should use Satoshi's terminology to prevent confusion with Blockchain.info, who will usually just refer to themselves as Blockchain? Or am I worried about nothing?
block chain
However, I see the term "blockchain" used a lot anyways. Do you think we should use Satoshi's terminology to prevent confusion with Blockchain.info, who will usually just refer to themselves as Blockchain? Or am I worried about nothing?
From my little background in mathematics blockchain would be the highest order of appreciation.
"block chain" refers to the two english words, which would be a regular description of any chain of blocks. Since the blockchain was something new at the time it is only natural that satoshi worded it in that way.
Blockchain with a capital B even in the middle of a sentence would refer to a proper name or the name of a service.
What does that have to do with mathematics you ask? Its all linguistics! Well yes... many mathemtical theorems are named after mathmaticians. They are usually writen with a capital letter since the derive from the name of a person. Not so abelian[1] which derives from to the mathmatician Abel, but is used in lower case.
Its also less work to write blockchain
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelian
PS: I voted "who cares"
I believe shorena covers it very well including his "vote".
Alfred E. Neuman
"blockchain" is good enough me too.
I use "blockchain" with small "b". I can't see a reason to capitalise it.
Satoshi Nakamoto always referred to it as such:
However, I see the term "blockchain" used a lot anyways. Do you think we should use Satoshi's terminology to prevent confusion with Blockchain.info, who will usually just refer to themselves as Blockchain? Or am I worried about nothing?
block chain
However, I see the term "blockchain" used a lot anyways. Do you think we should use Satoshi's terminology to prevent confusion with Blockchain.info, who will usually just refer to themselves as Blockchain? Or am I worried about nothing?
I voted Blockchain and it seems I hit the majority. I think blockchain has gone a long way since its creation and now it should be called Blockchain, just like the Internet.
Or we could call BTC blockchain a Blockchain and all other altcoin blockchains just blockchains - not start with a capital letter like the original BTC Blockchain that started it all 
Satoshi Nakamoto always referred to it as such:
However, I see the term "blockchain" used a lot anyways. Do you think we should use Satoshi's terminology to prevent confusion with Blockchain.info, who will usually just refer to themselves as Blockchain? Or am I worried about nothing?
block chain
However, I see the term "blockchain" used a lot anyways. Do you think we should use Satoshi's terminology to prevent confusion with Blockchain.info, who will usually just refer to themselves as Blockchain? Or am I worried about nothing?
From my little background in mathematics blockchain would be the highest order of appreciation.
"block chain" refers to the two english words, which would be a regular description of any chain of blocks. Since the blockchain was something new at the time it is only natural that satoshi worded it in that way.
Blockchain with a capital B even in the middle of a sentence would refer to a proper name or the name of a service.
What does that have to do with mathematics you ask? Its all linguistics! Well yes... many mathemtical theorems are named after mathmaticians. They are usually writen with a capital letter since the derive from the name of a person. Not so abelian[1] which derives from to the mathmatician Abel, but is used in lower case.
Its also less work to write blockchain
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelian
PS: I voted "who cares"
Satoshi Nakamoto always referred to it as such:
However, I see the term "blockchain" used a lot anyways. Do you think we should use Satoshi's terminology to prevent confusion with Blockchain.info, who will usually just refer to themselves as Blockchain? Or am I worried about nothing?
block chain
However, I see the term "blockchain" used a lot anyways. Do you think we should use Satoshi's terminology to prevent confusion with Blockchain.info, who will usually just refer to themselves as Blockchain? Or am I worried about nothing?
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