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From: Mike Caldwell <mcaldwell@swipeclock.com>
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Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 12:56:55 -0400
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Subject: Re: [Bitcoin-development] "bits": Unit of account
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As someone who has put a lot of thought into how to best help typical every=
day people understand bitcoin, I strongly favor 1 bit =3D 1e-6 BTC as being=
 very straightforward to explain to non technical types, and also XBT as on=
e "bit".  "There are a million bits in a bit coin" is highly intelligible t=
o average people.=20

I consider overload/conflict with existing meanings of "bit" as a non-issue=
 for typical population at large.=20

Mike

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> On Apr 20, 2014, at 10:31 AM, "Alan Reiner" <etotheipi@gmail.com> wrote:
>=20
> Whatever we call it. I'm happy to support it as long as it's 1e-6.