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Seen a lot of different ways of saying 10 btc, I personally say 10 bitcoin. My grammar has recently been question though, by the titanium BTCC coins. They say 10 bitcoins :-/

It doesn't make any difference either you call it bitcoin or bitcoins, the purpose would be the same but if you think grammatically then 10 bitcoins is the right word.

it will be bitcoin only as it is similar to any other currency. Bitcoin as like other currency is a collective noun.

example: we call 1 $ as a dollar and call 10$ as 10 dollar not 10 dollars.

that is WRONG
https://www.englishforums.com/English/WhichCorrectDollarsDollar/cvgxm/post.htm

english is my second language but google tells me that you say 10 dollars.
you say 10 dollar bill. but you say i spent 10 dollars
it is the same as other units of measurement like foot which is 1 foot and 10 feet.

... depends on the context, I would think...

It is my understanding that you would say "gimme 10 dollars" or "I owe him 10 dollars" or "this item costs 10 dollars"... but that you have to say "a 10 dollar banknote" or "a 10 dollar amount is what he got out of it" or "I'm browsing for a 10 dollar item".

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In this context, the OP would say "I have 10 bitcoins".
But if the OP had a 10 btc Casascius coin, they would say "I have a 10 bitcoin Casascius coin".

Overall, I think "10 bitcoins" would be the correct grammar, majority of the time.

Yeah if you hold more then one coin then you need to add that extra 's' to it and that would be the correct term to define 10 bitcoin's'.

That depends on the way you are writing.

If you are writing as USD, then no plural is required. But if you are writing Dollar than plural form is required for sure.

However, if you are holding 10 BTC at this moment, does it really matter on how you write it?? Enjoy with your bitcoin. 

Maybe we can standardize the way bitcoin balances are expressed. For me, I will use 10 BTC, 10mBTC or 10 bits, and not 10 bitcoin(s) etc.

Are we still using 10 United States Dollar(s) or 10 Great British Pound(s)? Most of us are using 10 USD or 10 GBP...

I think the meaning is the same, but in my opinion still Bitcoin not Bitcoins. But if you write this on google trasnslate i think will be bitcoins :D thank you

my mother language is PASHTO. our national language is URDU and optional language is urdu. we have a lot of grematical mistake. i cannot say any think about this. i usually use 10 bitcoins.

Grammatically 10 bitcoins is correct, however there's nothing wrong if one says 10 bitcoin cause he's actually indicating how much bitcoin he's talking about. So both are correct.

I used to say Bitcoin as well and always thought Bitcoins sounded somewhat a little weird but these days Bitcoins is used in the news and in the majority of articles. I tried it a few times and wrote Bitcoins instead of Bitcoin and it actually doesn't feel so bad and I've been using it more and more :D

No matter it said 10 bitcoin or 10 bitcoins, the truth is the value, "10". But I prefer to 10 bitcoins or I usually say 10 BTC ;D

Agree with that. If you are referring to more than one person, thing, place or idea, you need to add "s" most of the time. That's what I know too, 10 bitcoins is correct, just like 10 US dollars.

Interesting topic.
Some currencies have a different word to describe the currency, and one or more words for the units. For example - Yuan is the unit for the Renminbi, and pounds and pennies are the units for Sterling. When discussing currencies that don't have this split, then one tends to use the singular for example - The Dollar or the Euro.

Bitcoin has two units - the Bitcoin and the Satoshi. So when talking about funds transfer I believe one should say one Bitcoin or two Bitcoins. Satoshi does not really have a plural, so it should be one Satoshi, or 1,000 satoshi. When discussing the currency, I believe thast one should say Bitcoin is in the ascendancy, rather than using the plural.

No doubt many will disagree with my opinion though. :)

Not some, most of the currencies are described in the same way as you told above. Like Indian currency is Rupee and it's smaller unit is paise. Paise are always paise no matter what the amount is but Rupee is used as both 1 Rupee and 100 Rupees.

Weird question never thought about it before,anyway i use 10 bitcoins but im not sure if it is correct or not,but what about satoshis?is it 10 satoshi or 10 satoshis?

I think the plural is not really helpful as it is for fiat currencies. Unlike fiat, BTC is infinitely (well, to 8 d.p. in Core's current implementation, but I believe this is alterable) divisible, and thus when quoting decimal places it might feel nicer to use the singular form.

Other things to consider are that traders in Forex probably discuss exchanging "the Euro" and "the Dollar" against one another, for example, or say "I traded 5.30 Euro for ...", so we would like to streamline with that as far as possible. Also, the use of the plural is a subtle implication that bitcoin is held and bought or sold in whole units, which we all know to be incorrect, but those who are disinterested in bitcoin are often blissfully unaware of its divisibility, and to use the plural simply reinforces these erroneous beliefs. I think the singular makes it appear more fluid, which is one of its charms, and we should uphold that.

Even with fiat, I sometimes use the term Euro or Euros, granted, I probably use EURO more than I use Euros because it just sounds better.
Same with Bitcoin, I mostly use Bitcoin as opposed to Bitcoins. Or I abbreviate and use BTC.

I dont think that it really matters or make differences in the value as its your wish that you call 10 bitcoin or btc or 10 bitcoins . Their is no differences in speaking different only value matters.

BTC, bitcoins or bitcoin... It really doesn't matter. I personally use BTC or bitcoins. Just make sure that you use the points "." in the value correctly, and you're all good. People would definitely understand you.

That is not really matter whether you use 10 bitcoin or 10 bitcoins. currency terms are not created equal. there are communities who do not use plural forms for money terms.

so if it's the amount of currency, we say 10 bitcoins, but if it's as noun or followed by noun, we say 10 bitcoin casascius coin? interesting.

I was a little confused about this either. I thought currency doesn't need to be added by "s".

for each thing which we when call in multiple then we call its plural name, so in bitcoin case we have use the same gramatical rule also, and we have to call 1 BTC as 1 bitcoin and have to call 10 BTC as 10 bitcoins.

No, it is not correct, it is only you who are using like that, while all other people are using s for more dollars, and the same will be used for bitcoin also, so do not forget 's' for the next time.

Indeed there are no differences and because of this it really does not matter, honestly I do not think this a topic that really matters..

It is just the same with other currency. Dollar is to dollars. Peso is to pesos. Pound is to pounds. And so bitcoin is to bitcoins. :)

It doesn't really matter, but like any other currencies like dollar becomes dollars and euro to euros I think bitcoin to bitcoins seems correct.

We know that it makes no difference to the the users of bitcoin, but if you are looking for correct word and correct answer then 10 bitcoins is the answer for your question.

Knowing the right term does matter.  If you are in a middle of presentation and just throwing words without knowing it's proper term, then your audience won't see you as profesional and knowledgable about stuff you are talking about.  How can you respect an advance idea when you see the presenter can't even define a simple singular term from plural term.  Anyway, I might be not best with grammar but it should be 10 Bitcoins

That is not true. You are supposed to say 10 dollars. For example, you don't say I spent 10 dollar today, you say I spend 10 dollars today. But when it comes to the plural of Bitcoin, I think that 10 Bitcoin and 10 Bitcoins are both fine.

Basically BTC = bitcoin or bitcoins, it doesn't matter any way how you read, but according to english subject, because its a subject in our country and the same time english is our second language, and its 10 bitcoins or 1 bitcoin.

your talking about english grammer and not really about bitcoin you could've just google searched this its much quicker.

Weird question bruh, but for me, i use 10 bitcoins, let's give an a example. Let say 100k satoshis, you don't say 100k satoshi because it's inappropriate. 10 bitcoins is the correct term.

When it's writed, it's better to say BTC. Of course in real life you can't say "BTC" since it sounds as stupid as saying "USD", so we should follow the same logic and all it bitcoins, just like we say dollars, rubbles, euros...

I would write 10 bitcoins without any hesitation. Just like 10 Swiss francs or 10 Mexican pesos. The example of the US dollar is a twisted one. We should not follow it.

I always quote it as 10bitcoins, as we are mentioning plural count of the bitcoin. Though the number is mentioned bitcoins seems proper.

Both are used but I think the correct term would be 10 bitcoin.
The same applies for the dollar/euro
You owe me 100 euro, or you owe me 1000 dollar

Personally i used to say/write 10 bitcoins but this is my last concert, i actually have a problem with writing 10 satoshi or 10 satoshis!

Would agree BTC or Bitcoin has no real diffrence what way you say it. the value is the main thing :)

True BTC or Bitcoin really don't have difference since the first one is the ticker of the latter one, what being discussed here is the right term to use in case there is more than one (1)  Bitcoin.  The author want to know which one to use Bitcoin or Bitcoins.

hmm i don't think you have problem writing satoshi with s at the end, coz you just wrote it . See my proof above  ::) (just kidding)

To be more specific to international unit standard, units should hot have plural form. We must always stick with "bitcoin" when denoting as unit. I too use "BTC" as most rather saying bitcoin nor bitcoins.

Sounds about right. Grammatically Bitcoins makes more sense, but ultimately it doesn't matter much in my opinion.

It is the same problem as I encountered with usage of words "Bitcoin" and "bitcoin" - what's the difference?

The common answer is that Bitcoin is name of the network while bitcoin is name of the coin itself, token, that represent value.

Is that correct?

That is very true. Maybe when Bitcoin becomes more popular, then there might be a English Professor that will take a look at the word and tell us what the real plural of Bitcoin is.

I personally say 10 bitcoin. "Bitcoins" generally doesn't sit well on my tongue. And the other thing is that every time I see someone say "10 bitcoins" is when I read a person with broken English's post.

And saying that it doesnt  sit well in your tounge doesnt mean it's correct. And  people may post broken english but it doesnt mean the term they used in their sentence is wrong.  There are instances that sentence structure maybe wrong but the  singular / plural term of a word might be correct. There is 10 eggs (not use as collective noun) << this is broken english but 10 eggs is correct see my point?

the OP is asking it because he is trying to correct the grammar of people about the word bitcoin, as more people are doing that mistake, so beside the value we have to think about all the other things about bitcoin also.

Yes I seen that OP wants to correct the grammar, others just don't care or even do research about something.  Other just rely on what they knew,  it is a good thing to know not only the spelling and ticker of bitcoin, or price and speculations, it is also important to know other things around Bitcoin especially it's technology and advantages it give.

bitcoins is what I would use, same as 10 pounds and so on. 

Is it? Xe.com reel off prices in 'XBT'. To quote them,

Would use 10 bitcoins because by the rules of English language, that would be proper.

Just think of it like how we do it with fiat.
We don't read $10 as 10 dollar, do we? We read it as 10 dollars or £10 as 10 pounds
It's the same with bitcoins 10BTC would be 10 bitcoins.

Exactly that is the perfect grammar but when it comes to earning in bitcoin spelling and pronunciation really doesn't matter the only thing matter is to earn maximum number of coins.

I have thought about this a few times.  I stick with 10 bitcoin because it sounds right to me but I am not sure if this is correct english.

BTC and Bitcoins can be used interchangeably and both means the same. But in general we say bitcoins as a currency for example "bitcoin is a digital currency"  and represent the amount with BTC for example "i have 10 BTC".

Depends on the context.

I think BTC shouldn't be included in conversations (verbal or otherwise). It may be okay in typed/written text. Think about it. No one really says "USD" in a verbal conversation.

BitCoins

btc for sure

Honestly, I can say that "10 bitcoin" would work everywhere. "I have 10 bitcoin", "We have 10 bitcoin in total", "He has 10 bitcoin" all work.

Yes I think it possibly work either way whether to say the singular form or the plural form, doesn't really matter.
What matters are how we could earn those 10BTC it is now a large amount of money for the time being.

No confusion to spell it in plural since its more than one. Especially its a money. you should add plural to say its more  ;) . By the way of talking english there wont be accurate grammar even to regional people.

It really doesn't matter unless you are holding it, spelling and grammar really don't matter if you are holding that higher amount, so its better to concentrate on amount and not on the spelling.

I prefer Bitcoin. 1 bitcoin holds such a large value that for most transactions it will be a fraction which you would never call "Bitcoins." Even for transactions over 1BTC there are usually decimals and it seems strange to say something like "2.54 Bitcoins."

I guess I dont need to answer cause  many posts here give the answer but by the way dont mind people  who only cares about your mistake they're just a waste of time

I think just its mention being different and it doesn't change from the amount actually. because each person has a specific purpose and intent in mentioning a Word. so you don't have to worry about this just its mention being different. May you benefit and pleasure in the bitcoin. Look for ways to get the profit

In the end, it doesn't even matter in my opinion unless we're up against a bitcoin-enthusiast language professor.

Just use what you're comfortable using.

Yeah it does not even matter much to me and most people, either way the people will understand what you mean and that is what it is about.
I you want to be correct then use Bitcoins but nobody pays that much attention to it.