Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP - Symbol for satoshi

2019-03-07 Thread Federico Tenga via bitcoin-dev
On Thu, 7 Mar 2019 at 11:13, Gregory Maxwell via bitcoin-dev < bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > If Satoshi wanted the currency units named after him, he would simply > have done it. I think this behaviour seems creepy and is harmful to > Bitcoin. > I don't believe the will of Satos

Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP - Symbol for satoshi

2019-03-07 Thread Tamas Blummer via bitcoin-dev
It is highly unikely that non-engineers will adopt scientific notation or mili/nano/pico prefixes for money. All common currencies either have no change or one that is 1/100 of the base unit. This is the convention that practically all existing finance software and non-Bitcoin related UI that

Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP - Symbol for satoshi

2019-03-07 Thread Amine Chakak via bitcoin-dev
Thank you for the answer. On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 18:36, Gregory Maxwell wrote: > On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 12:32 AM Amine Chakak via bitcoin-dev > wrote: > > The idea has been floated around to switch to satoshi as a base unit. > > If Satoshi wanted the currency units named after him, he would simp

Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP - Symbol for satoshi

2019-03-07 Thread Gregory Maxwell via bitcoin-dev
On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 12:32 AM Amine Chakak via bitcoin-dev wrote: > The idea has been floated around to switch to satoshi as a base unit. If Satoshi wanted the currency units named after him, he would simply have done it. I think this behaviour seems creepy and is harmful to Bitcoin. > The lig

[bitcoin-dev] BIP - Symbol for satoshi

2019-03-05 Thread Amine Chakak via bitcoin-dev
Hi, I don't know if this is the right place to do so, but it says on the website to first propose ideas for BIPS to the mailing list. I would like to propose @bitficus idea for a satoshi symbol (monetary). The idea has been floated around to switch to satoshi as a base unit. The lightning network