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Topic: It's bits. - page 2. (Read 1952 times)

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November 28, 2013, 10:51:05 PM
#7
Spending thousands of bits on small things will remind people of currencies that have been hyperinflated.

Besides, we already send plenty of bits and kbits over the internet; it would be confusing to try to reappropriate such a word.

In what way? What is an example of how bitcoin bits could be confused with informational bits?
hero member
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November 28, 2013, 09:21:07 PM
#6
Besides, we already send plenty of bits and kbits over the internet; it would be confusing to try to reappropriate such a word.

^This.  I can already imagine the conversations I'd be having with people who are confusing "bits" and "bits" with each other since they'd both be computer related.
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November 28, 2013, 08:59:19 PM
#5
Spending thousands of bits on small things will remind people of currencies that have been hyperinflated.

Besides, we already send plenty of bits and kbits over the internet; it would be confusing to try to reappropriate such a word.
sr. member
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November 28, 2013, 08:53:33 PM
#4
I like it.
sr. member
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November 28, 2013, 06:12:17 PM
#3
I know. The suggestion is to call 100 satoshis a bit. That way there are 1000,000 bits in a BTC, and the current exchange rate would be ~1000 bits/USD.

The idea is that all the other naming schemes are simply to complicated. It's also wierd and confusing for a lot of people to have the most basic unit (BTC) at such a high valuation. With this suggestion, a bit would become the base unit in everyday speech, while a bitcoin remains what it is today.

Read the OP. He makes a very good case for the naming scheme he suggests.
newbie
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November 28, 2013, 06:05:42 PM
#2
0.00000001 BTC = 1 satoshi
sr. member
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November 28, 2013, 06:02:31 PM
#1
I saw this post on reddit. All credits to original OP.

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/1rmto3/its_bits/

I couldn't agree with this post anymore. The SI-prefixes simply aren't catching on, even though I've seen people pushing for them for 2+ years and the fact that mBTC has been somewhat useful for about 1 year.

A "bit" is a simple memorable one-syllable word that has the possibility to catch on. Can we agree on something that works?
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