The AP decided to use 'b' for all references to Bitcoin.
They are idiots.
Topic: What is the standard for capitalizing Bitcoin? (Read 679 times)
Bitcoin = payment system / protocol
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
There. Now that that is out of the way: onto more important things!
From https://bitcointalk.org/adrotate.php?adinfo
The Bitcoin software, network, and concept is called "Bitcoin" with a capitalized "B". Bitcoin currency units are called "bitcoins" with a lowercase "b" -- this is often abbreviated BTC. The Bitcoin client published at bitcoin.org is officially named simply "Bitcoin", though it is sometimes called "Bitcoin-Qt" or the "Satoshi client" to distinguish it from other Bitcoin clients.
where does this rule come from? The first time I have read about it was the Goldman Sachs report two months ago.
Never, never, heard about it the two years before.
Never, never, heard about it the two years before.
Bitcoin = payment system / protocol
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
There. Now that that is out of the way: onto more important things!
These are examples of nouns (a noun is a person, place or thing). Typically, common nouns are not capitalized while proper nouns are. Proper nouns name specific people, places, or things.
So if you talk about a bitcoin as a unit of currency then it should not be capitalized. If you talk about the specific Bitcoin Network that presently exists as the web of nodes, miners and a repository of source code, then it should be capitalized.
But what if you just talk about "bitcoin" in a vague way? Such as, "hey, have you heard about bitcoin?" Or, "with bitcoin, you can securely store funds or instantly send them around the world." In my opinion, it should not be capitalized in these cases due its decentralized nature.
Bitcoin = payment system / protocol
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
There. Now that that is out of the way: onto more important things!
Bitcoin = payment system / protocol
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
There. Now that that is out of the way: onto more important things!
Bitcoin = payment system / protocol
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
To be honest, I don't know there is a difference between "Bitcoin" and "bitcoin" myself. Thanks for your info.
Bitcoin = payment system / protocol
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
(I told my friend that Bitcoin is a very cool payment system.)
bitcoin = currency
(I recieved 1 bitcoin from a friend.)
When should and should not Bitcoin be capitalized?
Does Bitcoin and bitcoin refer to the same thing?
Does Bitcoin and bitcoin refer to the same thing?
ask yourself the same question when writing a paragraph, statement, quote or reference to dollars.. then replace the word dollar for bitcoin using the same grammatical rules
When should and should not Bitcoin be capitalized?
Does Bitcoin and bitcoin refer to the same thing?
Does Bitcoin and bitcoin refer to the same thing?
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