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legendary
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September 02, 2014, 11:11:36 PM
#17
thanks for all Smiley
legendary
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August 31, 2014, 05:21:42 PM
#16
Bits wont help, hell some people from the USA may think it's half a quarter.

"Bits" is just a slang name for µBTC (microbitcoin).  The value is exactly the same.

If you don't like the slang name "bits" then invent a new slang name and popularize it in your community.  Perhaps call them microbits, micros, or mikes, or micks, or you-bees.  The name really doesn't matter as long as its in common enough use to avoid confusion.

SRG
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August 31, 2014, 05:04:30 PM
#15
How about not using them at all? I prefer BTC and I hate that I need to calculate back and forth between different denominations.

BTC and satoshi are all you need to know.  Yes it is just scientific notation but so few people use the decimal ones other than mili due to drink cans that they are just lost.  Bits wont help, hell some people from the USA may think it's half a quarter.
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August 31, 2014, 12:28:42 PM
#14
How about not using them at all? I prefer BTC and I hate that I need to calculate back and forth between different denominations.
yes i prefer to call that 10k satoshi , 100k satoshi than uBTC and mBTC

For real transactions of goods and service (from a cup of coffee to a Lamborghini), I think it is okay to stick with "BTC".
For microtransactions (eg. faucets), I think it is better to use "satoshi" instead of 6 zeros after the decimal point IMO.

If we should indeed go higher when it comes to the Bitcoin price, you wouldn't want to denominate a coffee in BTC anymore! It would cost you 0.00061 BTC or something, people will get really confused by that. Going with bits is the best way to go in my opinion!
sr. member
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August 31, 2014, 12:24:36 PM
#13
u (miu) is called micro, it is in relative to M (million), 1u=1x10^-6
m (mili) is called mili, it is in relative to k (kilo), 1m=1x10^-3
There are some other metrics, such as
n (nano) is called nano, 1x10^-9
G (giga) is called Giga, 1x10^9
p (pico) is called pico, 1x10^-12
T (tera) is called Tera, 1x10^-12

they are all scientific metrics

hero member
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August 31, 2014, 12:11:31 PM
#12
How about not using them at all? I prefer BTC and I hate that I need to calculate back and forth between different denominations.
yes i prefer to call that 10k satoshi , 100k satoshi than uBTC and mBTC

For real transactions of goods and service (from a cup of coffee to a Lamborghini), I think it is okay to stick with "BTC".
For microtransactions (eg. faucets), I think it is better to use "satoshi" instead of 6 zeros after the decimal point IMO.
legendary
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August 31, 2014, 11:52:40 AM
#11
yes i prefer to call that 10k satoshi , 100k satoshi than uBTC and mBTC

I'm with kanggoroo.  There are too many threads on this confusion and on the bits idea.  Just save yourself the trouble and think in satoshi.  So much easier and saves a step.
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August 31, 2014, 11:37:43 AM
#10
yes i prefer to call that 10k satoshi , 100k satoshi than uBTC and mBTC

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August 31, 2014, 11:19:29 AM
#9
How about not using them at all? I prefer BTC and I hate that I need to calculate back and forth between different denominations.
hero member
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August 31, 2014, 11:15:10 AM
#8
This shows us how badly we need the whole world to switch to bits! If people in a Bitcoin forum don't get simple decimal (si) fractions, how is Bitcoin supposed to gain ground in the general public. It's just too complicated this way, it seems!

Indeed, I don't get why so many people are having some much trouble handling the SI prefixes.

We use "B", "KB", "MB", "GB", "TB" everyday, and we use "mm", "cm", "m", "km", everyday.
Why are we having problem in bitcoin units when there are only 3 of them, "uBTC", "mBTC" and "BTC"?
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August 31, 2014, 09:52:50 AM
#7
This shows us how badly we need the whole world to switch to bits! If people in a Bitcoin forum don't get simple decimal (si) fractions, how is Bitcoin supposed to gain ground in the general public. It's just too complicated this way, it seems!
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August 31, 2014, 08:04:16 AM
#6
There are also decibitcoin (dBTC) and centibitcoin (cBTC) but they are not commonly used. You can find more here http://www.dailycoins.net/about.html
sr. member
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August 31, 2014, 06:24:35 AM
#5
i'm confused
 what is uBTC and mBTC Huh

thanks a lot !!!

The smallest unit is a satoshi. Everything else is an amount of satoshi (sat).

100 sat = 1 uBTC
100.000 sat = 1 mBTC
100.000.000 sat = 1 BTC (you are a multi-millonaire  Wink)

Of course, you can also write it the other way around

1 uBTC = 0.00000 100 BTC
1 mBTC = 0.00 100000 BTC

You may like this table https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Units
legendary
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August 31, 2014, 05:39:38 AM
#4
Standard metric denominations
1 mBTC (10^-3) and 1uBTC (10^-6)
You can even coin your own denominations, like KBTC (10^3). Smiley
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August 31, 2014, 01:20:10 AM
#3


1 uBTC = 100 satoshi = 0.000 001 BTC
1 mBTC =100 000 satoshi = 0.001 BTC

staff
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Crypto Swap Exchange
August 31, 2014, 12:22:07 AM
#2
1 uBTC = 1 micro BTC = 0.000001BTC = 1 x 10-6 BTC
1 mBTC = 1 miliBTC = 0.001 BTC = 1 x 10-3 BTC
1 Satoshi = 0.0000001 BTC= 1 x 10-8 BTC

Satoshi is the smallest fraction of Bitcoin.
https://www.getbitcoin.com.au/faqs/bitcoin-denominations
legendary
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August 30, 2014, 11:56:16 PM
#1
 i'm confused
 what is uBTC and mBTC Huh

thanks a lot !!!
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