hey. some ashole put Cosbycoin on top. what a nonsense.
http://s14.directupload.net/file/d/3103/4vx6o43g_gif.htm
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hey. some ashole put Cosbycoin on top. what a nonsense.
http://s14.directupload.net/file/d/3103/4vx6o43g_gif.htm
. . . But absolutely it's legitimate to be in the table of currencies . . .
Most here would agree with you that Bitcoin is a currency, but there may be room for discussion as to what the "base" unit is and what the relative value is of that base unit.If the "Satoshi" (the smallest integer unit of represented value in a transaction) is considered the base unit, then calling 1 BTC a "currency unit" would be like calling a Franklin (U.S. $100 bill) a "currency unit". They are both just names for a multiple of the base unit.
If the "Satoshi" is the "currency unit", then it doesn't belong on that list. Yet.
The base unit of a dollar is a cent, but the chart doesn't utilize that unit. It is listing the nominal unit of the currency. Bitcoin may be divisible to eight decimal places, but 1 btc is the standard currency unit, just as 1 usd.
hey. some ashole put Cosbycoin on top. what a nonsense.
http://s14.directupload.net/file/d/3103/4vx6o43g_gif.htm
I love the "no central authority" thing
yeah. thats so grrrrrr.
. . . But absolutely it's legitimate to be in the table of currencies . . .
Most here would agree with you that Bitcoin is a currency, but there may be room for discussion as to what the "base" unit is and what the relative value is of that base unit.If the "Satoshi" (the smallest integer unit of represented value in a transaction) is considered the base unit, then calling 1 BTC a "currency unit" would be like calling a Franklin (U.S. $100 bill) a "currency unit". They are both just names for a multiple of the base unit.
If the "Satoshi" is the "currency unit", then it doesn't belong on that list. Yet.
The base unit of a dollar is a cent, but the chart doesn't utilize that unit. It is listing the nominal unit of the currency. Bitcoin may be divisible to eight decimal places, but 1 btc is the standard currency unit, just as 1 usd.
I love the "no central authority" thing
Yeah me too
I like "Stateless Protocol." Sounds like Skynet.
No, it simply sounds like HTTP (to a dev's ear).
. . . But absolutely it's legitimate to be in the table of currencies . . .
Most here would agree with you that Bitcoin is a currency, but there may be room for discussion as to what the "base" unit is and what the relative value is of that base unit.If the "Satoshi" (the smallest integer unit of represented value in a transaction) is considered the base unit, then calling 1 BTC a "currency unit" would be like calling a Franklin (U.S. $100 bill) a "currency unit". They are both just names for a multiple of the base unit.
If the "Satoshi" is the "currency unit", then it doesn't belong on that list.
I like "Stateless Protocol." Sounds like Skynet.
No, it simply sounds like HTTP (to a dev's ear).
I love the "no central authority" thing
Do you think "Stateless" sounds better or worse? Or "Stateless Protocol?"
I like "Stateless Protocol." Sounds like Skynet.
. . . But absolutely it's legitimate to be in the table of currencies . . .
Most here would agree with you that Bitcoin is a currency, but there may be room for discussion as to what the "base" unit is and what the relative value is of that base unit.If the "Satoshi" (the smallest integer unit of represented value in a transaction) is considered the base unit, then calling 1 BTC a "currency unit" would be like calling a Franklin (U.S. $100 bill) a "currency unit". They are both just names for a multiple of the base unit.
If the "Satoshi" is the "currency unit", then it doesn't belong on that list. Yet.
I love the "no central authority" thing
Do you think "Stateless" sounds better or worse? Or "Stateless Protocol?"
I like "Stateless Protocol." Sounds like Skynet.
I love the "no central authority" thing
Do you think "Stateless" sounds better or worse? Or "Stateless Protocol?"
I like "Stateless Protocol." Sounds like Skynet.
I love the "no central authority" thing
Yeah me too
I love the "no central authority" thing
However, adding Bitcoin to the top of the list (with no references) is pretty much begging for deletion.
Well then add a reference to Mt. Gox. It definitely should be at the top of the list though. Although in terms of how large the Bitcoin economy is, many other currencies are much larger and have a much larger number of units in circulation. Of course you might say bitcoin has is divisible down to many small units, but you must keep in mind that the important thing is the value of those units proportionate to the number in circulation.
I don't know anything about editing Wikipedia... if it should have a "reference" then yes please someone put one. But absolutely it's legitimate to be in the table of currencies. The table doesn't say "only government currencies."
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I think the better tactical move would be to create a new paragraph discussing "Other Currencies", including Bitcoin, along with well sourced references.
Bitcoin has - as a matter of fact - been the highest valued currency in the world for about 12 months or so.
However, adding Bitcoin to the top of the list (with no references) is pretty much begging for deletion.
[Disclaimer: I am not a Wikipedian.]
Bitcoin has - as a matter of fact - been the highest valued currency in the world for about 12 months or so.
However, adding Bitcoin to the top of the list (with no references) is pretty much begging for deletion.
[Disclaimer: I am not a Wikipedian.]
There's a Reddit thread about this... thought you guys would enjoy
Bitcoin tops the Wikipedia list of highest valued currency unit. This is actually a meaningless/arbitrary indicator, as it's only a matter of notation, but still this makes me smile What's far more important is the relative change in these values over time, and Bitcoin, in just four years, has gone from being worth far less than a penny to now over $13 USD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest-valued_currency_unit
Bitcoin tops the Wikipedia list of highest valued currency unit. This is actually a meaningless/arbitrary indicator, as it's only a matter of notation, but still this makes me smile
What's far more important is the relative change in these values over time, and Bitcoin, in just four years, has gone from being worth far less than a penny to now over $13 USD.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highest-valued_currency_unit
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