Well, according to Wikipedia it started out as the Spanish Peso (pre-dating the US Dollar), so it's no wonder that countries that use the Peso (like mine) use t

Well, according to Wikipedia it started out as the Spanish Peso (pre-dating the US Dollar), so it's no wonder that countries that use the Peso (like mine) use that sign. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_sign#Origin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_sign#Origin BTW the character intending to be the Bitcoin Logo shows up as a box for me, I could only see it on the original link's page.