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Topic: Who started calling it a "satoshi"? (Read 1166 times)

legendary
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September 15, 2013, 06:31:00 PM
#11

Is there a name for 0.01 BTC?

It obv should have a name cause everyday transactions wont be measured in BTC but in 0.01 BTC

I think it could be called a centi-bitcoin. Because 0.001 is a milli Bitcoin so 0.01 is a so called 'cent'

I just call them cents in the context of Bitcoin; out of context, I call them bitcents.
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September 15, 2013, 06:17:04 PM
#10

Is there a name for 0.01 BTC?

It obv should have a name cause everyday transactions wont be measured in BTC but in 0.01 BTC

I think it could be called a centi-bitcoin. Because 0.001 is a milli Bitcoin so 0.01 is a so called 'cent'
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September 15, 2013, 04:58:52 PM
#9

Is there a name for 0.01 BTC?

It obv should have a name cause everyday transactions wont be measured in BTC but in 0.01 BTC

0.001 btc is referred to as a millibit and abbreviated mB.
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September 15, 2013, 04:57:20 PM
#8
The answer is probably here:

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.50647
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legendary
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September 15, 2013, 04:54:01 PM
#7

Is there a name for 0.01 BTC?

It obv should have a name cause everyday transactions wont be measured in BTC but in 0.01 BTC
administrator
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September 15, 2013, 04:44:45 PM
#6
That is a good question, how did Satoshi refer to these units?

They're not referred to by any special name in the code that Satoshi wrote. Satoshi never used the term.
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September 15, 2013, 03:10:25 PM
#5

That is a good question, how did Satoshi refer to these units? I beleive he was gone (or at least using a different name) by the time the term satoshi caught on for the smallest bitcoin units.
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September 15, 2013, 01:49:07 PM
#4
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.22160

Anyway, what's the plan for subdividing bitcoins? Do we go in thousands like the metric system (millibits, microbits, nanobits)?
Or do we have names for subdivisions? A hundredth of a bitcoin could be a Satoshi, a thousandth of that could be a Molyneau, and a thousandth of that could be an Austrian.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.30691

Let's consider the long-term, where we will need a smaller unit. I think it's best to have a separate name for this, rather than messing with long decimals like 0.00000247. For the purpose of this discussion, suppose a millionth of a bitcoin is called a satoshi.

good and positive information thanks for this
legendary
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September 15, 2013, 09:18:34 AM
#3
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.22160

Anyway, what's the plan for subdividing bitcoins? Do we go in thousands like the metric system (millibits, microbits, nanobits)?
Or do we have names for subdivisions? A hundredth of a bitcoin could be a Satoshi, a thousandth of that could be a Molyneau, and a thousandth of that could be an Austrian.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.30691

Let's consider the long-term, where we will need a smaller unit. I think it's best to have a separate name for this, rather than messing with long decimals like 0.00000247. For the purpose of this discussion, suppose a millionth of a bitcoin is called a satoshi.
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September 15, 2013, 08:22:11 AM
#1
Does anybody know the history behind using the term "satoshi" as the atomic unit for bitcoins?
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