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Not all national currencies have a symbol, so to speak. A lot of times you just abbreviate the currency a certain standard way, so 5 btc, as written a lot, is j
by aestra 13y ago
Not all national currencies have a symbol, so to speak. A lot of times you just abbreviate the currency a certain standard way, so 5 btc, as written a lot, is just fine and widely accepted.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency_symbol http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency_symbol
Examples:
Indonesian rupiah - Rp
Guatemalan quetzal - Q
Lithuanian centas - ct
- BrandonMarc 13y agoThis is where the generic "non-specific currency" symbol -- ¤ -- can also come into play. Though I just about never see it get used, which is probably an indicator of something. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency_sign_%28typography%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency_sign_%28typography%29
- nly 13y agoI don't think "BTC" should be used in contexts where it may be construed as an ISO-4217 currency code, as the first 2 letters correspond with ISO country codes and "BT" is reserved for Bhutan. I believe currencies not attached to specific geography or sovereignty should start with X (No country names start with X). So XBC seems the right fit.
- Avalaxy 13y agoCorrect, XBT is the ISO name for bitcoin. Most people don't know this and are still using BTC, but BTC is wrong.
- cgore 13y agoI suspect a lot of the original bitcoin folks, typically being some variant of libertarian or anarchist, couldn't care less what some random unelected multinational organization says.