Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EC9CF5AB3 for ; Wed, 6 Mar 2019 23:36:05 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-ed1-f46.google.com (mail-ed1-f46.google.com [209.85.208.46]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B3F78318 for ; Wed, 6 Mar 2019 23:36:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-ed1-f46.google.com with SMTP id c55so11903788edb.0 for ; Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:36:04 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to; bh=7nu12dC1kFVQawfZOfApYCqW+U19OXe7zndQ5y9IibI=; b=YTv4EbPYFkIvAORIf675rStSa80C5CFcwaPcIByJKRXSzJI6+m2F3jac93ueqyPoHU JYP1GIFW8TuOI/6zMQmadteqjwRkZNJ8UfqZ7X7tLuGI7tdbcFpz3RDrI0m22HHmwYPv IY1vrcS5qkU1N2WYIwpyaw+KegJZXoekYzliJUfDJp+O/l/yzmK+VAiDWuy1gH2b5R8w ndPGSo4xnnbBmoAiPYCXXzVAE9mx2/OtE8hblHCo0agID/qU9FLp5zkFPogNpBtLB/Gm mC4QFrc/LN3TiU1wAblbSCrGZ5oEFgboGFp9vbbvUBdapr5W5zr5GO98dKIbKksmNGKu UAZA== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXHpF2uY17IbQeSFBNO+aMzT6Lxy1ZyUY7MwbYucECTbVZRvjfB HZQ+BeVjORBDdVayZH5taSNgdCxqjIhYvtj1AoA= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqzoiSgNt5ZNu5/7AGx0w3tcPhIc3hlo9GeTFsyRjO7ERLRJW7kjnFAf89Rsmyhr/w5DmL30ONIoimCZPblAqxQ= X-Received: by 2002:a50:eb82:: with SMTP id y2mr25284837edr.38.1551915363372; Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:36:03 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Gregory Maxwell Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 23:35:49 +0000 Message-ID: To: Amine Chakak , Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 10:13:16 +0000 Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP - Symbol for satoshi X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 23:36:06 -0000 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 lightning network uses satoshis as a base unit. It absolutely does not. Lightning uses units of 10 picobitcoin (1e-11 btc), which is significantly smaller. > Pleas let me know if it would be appropriate to write a BIP for it. Please don't.