Quote from: nitrous on December 13, 2013, 10:54:06 PM

Quote from: jjiimm_64 on December 13, 2013, 08:50:30 PM

signed up and logged in... I am/was excited to see an exchange based right here in the good'ol usa.....

However.

XBT wtf? is that BTC ?

XRP.. really? that is not even a currency

XVN...?? first i heard of this... just looked it up.... not peer to peer... oversight by HSBC... really? wtf

These currency codes, beginning with an X, are more consistent with ISO conventions than the current trend for BTC etc. In fact, BTC is reserved for Bhutan, IIRC. Codes beginning with X are more permissible for non-fiat and non-state-specific currencies, and thus perfect for cryptocurrencies like bitcoin (XBT), ripple (XRP), ven (XVN), etc. Feel free to keep referring to bitcoin as BTC if it is more convenient, but if bitcoin is to be accepted properly it will be represented as XBT, and Kraken is simply trying to be proactive in this respect in order to be a more professional exchange.

good to know about Bhutan, they have a chance to make BTC their official national currency then Cheesy

good to see you in the kraken topic