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Re: Please stop with mBTC, microBTC, ...!
by
BurtW
on 07/07/2014, 17:10:34 UTC
Actually you mean 100 million BITS?  

BTC, mBTC, uBTC & Satoshi are all we need.

No, the "bits" proposal is to use "bits" as a shorthand for microBitcoins.

For those that missed it or misunderstood it, the entire "bits" proposal is as follows:

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1 satoshi = smallest unit, pretty much in general use today
1 bit       = 100 satoshi, eventually every day use, coffee, sandwiches, etc.
1 XBT     = 1 bit, should be the official symbol on all exchanges, forex, etc.
1 BTC     = 1000000 bits = kept for dealing with larger amounts, may fade

1 Bitcoin/bitcoin as a currency unit fades away

Bitcoin = the Bitcoin protocol

Notice that 1 microBitcoin = 100 satoshi = 1 bit = 1 XBT

When adopted we can all look forward to the day when a shave and a haircut will, once again, cost two bits.