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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: zib / zibcoin / 'Ƶ' (Z-with-slash): friendlier terms for 'microbitcoin' (µBTC)
by
franky1
on 08/05/2014, 01:23:27 UTC
the idea of Zib is dead

the zib fanboys have tried to say bit is not worthy due to confusion that bit is already used.. well zib is already used too.. and even stranger zib is already used for the exact same excuses that were used to object to bit.

as binary measure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebibyte
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The zebibyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information. It is a member of the set of units with binary prefixes defined by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Its unit symbol is ZiB.

as currency
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_with_stroke#As_currency
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Ƶ was sometimes used instead of Z to represent the zaire, a former currency of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ƶ is used as a currency symbol in the video game EVE Online to represent the in-game currency Interstellar Kredits (ISK).
Also, the popular British TV show Doctor Who uses ƶ as the symbol for the unit of money, Galactic Credits.[citation needed]

as a bank
https://www.zib.de/