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That's a Thai currency symbol already though.
by nwh 14y ago
That's a Thai currency symbol already though.
- duskwuff 14y agoAnd $ can stand for about twenty different currencies. Not all currencies have, or need, unique symbols.
- corin_ 14y agoIt's not a great solution though. With $ it works because in the majority of cases the context helps, for example in America they know it means USD, when I deal with people here in UK/Europe I know it means USD because of who they are, if I talked to an Australian I would know it means AUD (but would probably check with them). However with Bitcoin, practically 0% of situations would be "that must mean bitcoins, not USD/other".
- meric 14y agoWhen you're in the same article talking about AUDs and USDs, you'd go "A$1000" e.g.: "Exim Bank to Raise at Least A$100 Million via Bonds" http://blogs.wsj.com/dealjournalindia/2013/03/26/exim-bank-to-raise-at-least-a100-million-via-bonds/ http://blogs.wsj.com/dealjournalindia/2013/03/26/exim-bank-t... Perhaps with Bitcoin: BC฿50
- homosaur 14y agoJust because people are already doing confusing things with currency symbols doesn't mean we have to continue to do confusing things with currency symbols in the future.
- stcredzero 14y agoRight! Just because a fringe groups like the US and Australia do with an overloaded currency symbol doesn't mean that Bitcoin needs to settle for such nonsense!