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Board Economics
Re: Please stop with mBTC, microBTC, ...!
by
dyask
on 17/07/2014, 02:26:43 UTC
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

That is crazy.  Adding more terms doesn't make it simple.   Just stick and "XBT" is a totally different term again. 

kBTC  = 1000 BTC
BTC
mBTC  = .001 BTC
uBTC   = .000001 BTC

Now that is easy and simple and follows SI standards.   It can also easily extended in either direction.   One term and stardard prefixes.