Quote from: Peter Lambert on April 26, 2014, 12:21:33 PM

Quote from: Aswan on April 25, 2014, 08:28:37 PM

Quote from: Bitcoin Magazine on April 25, 2014, 08:01:34 PM

this thread makes me want to cry. BTC is much more valiant of a nomenclature Sad

This.

I will stick with BTC. There is no reason to go with an X for the word Bitcoin....

The X is not for the word "bitcoin" any more than the X is for the word "gold" in XAU.

Sure but theres literally no reason to have it for gold as well. Just AU will do, or just go with Gold. Its short and even shorter than "AU" or "XAU" when spoken and written its not that much longer. Sure some people started using it and other adapted but for BTC that will most likely not be the case since BTC is an established term that won't go away or be replaced by a random X thingy. if you dont like BTC, writing out bitcoin shouldn't be too much trouble.

Quote from: Soappa on April 26, 2014, 01:24:06 PM

Quote from: Xello on April 26, 2014, 12:59:16 PM

code XBT is very new to me. Where can i read more about it?

XBT is proposed to follow the ISO 4217 standard. You can find the details of the standard on the wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217.

I think this isn't relevant to bitcoin. The term "BTC" has been established and adapted by most bitcoiners and it works. I think we dont need a switch =/

Quote from: syebotext on April 26, 2014, 12:35:47 PM

a few of you guys can use XBT all you want but everyone else is going to use BTC and it is and will continue to be the standard...sorry.

I think thats the point here. Everyone is free to use whatever he wants and I dont discriminate against people using XBT. However, when people talk or write about "XBT" and it only becomes apparent that it's something about bitcoin after others ask what this "XBT" is, the switch to BTC will be an immediate one.

If XBT was used from the beginning it might have had a chance, but it's too late now.