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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @mattcrv OP 8 Feb \ parent \ on: satsymbol.org | The ₿est symbol for sats. Always has been. bitcoin

two meanings for a single symbol

very few wallets use ₿ as a currency symbol. the vast majority displays "BTC".

B 9,999,999 to B .01

pretty much all wallets show how much your balance is worth in fiat

is it realistic to expect people to be confused thinking they accidentally paid $4.45 million (100 BTC) instead of $0,04 (₿ 100)?

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @w3irdrobot 8 Feb

even i got confused reading your message above. i was wondering why you were saying 4¢ was worth 100 bitcoin.

i'm not sure why BTC is a solution. why not just keep doing what we do now then? use the ₿ for bitcoin and just write sats?

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @mattcrv OP 8 Feb

Few will ever own more than 1 BTC, and houses will be sold for 0.2. There's no use for ₿ as a currency symbol if no one uses decimals for any economic activity (impractical after 1 BTC surpasses $1M).

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @w3irdrobot 8 Feb

still doesn't warrant repurposing a well-known symbol

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @mattcrv OP 8 Feb

₿ is trending towards becoming as globally recognized as the christian cross or the superman logo, yet it won't be used for its most obvious purpose, being a currency symbol? what a waste!