DannyHamilton
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February 12, 2016, 04:08:03 AM |
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Ok, Danny proved they're pretty small but how much do they weigh? lol
I'll get to work on that for you, but while I'm at it, I was wondering if you'd happen to know how many angels can dance on the point of point of a very fine needle, without jostling one another? |
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tobacco123
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February 12, 2016, 04:10:11 AM |
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To me, the size is 256-bit, the size of the private key. You can do anything to the coin(s) with the key. "In Bitcoin, a private key is usually a 256-bit number..." (Bitcoin Wiki) |
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!!! RiSe aBovE ThE StoRm !!!
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February 12, 2016, 09:32:10 AM |
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To me, the size is 256-bit, the size of the private key. You can do anything to the coin(s) with the key. "In Bitcoin, a private key is usually a 256-bit number..." (Bitcoin Wiki) Danny already gave the best definition of sizes the OP might have been asking about, as he seems to be talking sizes of transactions and not about the private key of any address... According to me, the size of a coin depends upon how much one sends in a transaction and how much transaction fee is included, as that gets mixed up in a transaction block and those blocks are of different sizes having small and large - both types of transactions and fees... |
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yenxz
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February 12, 2016, 10:21:17 AM |
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Hey guys, just as the title says, what is the file size for a bitcoin? Does it vary, depending on what coin, or does the file size stay the same? I'm not talking about the size of a wallet.dat file, as those have other information kept inside. I want to know the size of the pure coin.
Does the coin change size the more it is transacted?
Does the coin's size vary if I compare a bitcoin to a litecoin?
thanks for post this,i never think that bitcoin have a size  and now realize that i must be know about that,and some comment give me info,that the size about 256-bit,so small |
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avw1982
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February 12, 2016, 10:34:06 AM |
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Hey guys, just as the title says, what is the file size for a bitcoin? Does it vary, depending on what coin, or does the file size stay the same? I'm not talking about the size of a wallet.dat file, as those have other information kept inside. I want to know the size of the pure coin.
Does the coin change size the more it is transacted?
Does the coin's size vary if I compare a bitcoin to a litecoin?
thanks for post this,i never think that bitcoin have a size and now realize that i must be know about that,and some comment give me info,that the size about 256-bit,so small It doesn't have any size dude. It classify according to blocks. Its not segregates with coin or other thing. Its purely independent without any size consideration. |
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gregyoung14
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February 12, 2016, 10:43:48 AM |
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Bitcoins have no size. What is sizeable is the blockchain, and transactions are the ones who take up space.
Yepyep. This is what actually your miners mine for. Blockchains. And these blockchains we sell for companies who use them. |
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February 12, 2016, 11:04:58 AM |
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analogy:
a bank note is just a piece of special paper.. on its own its useless.. without special words connected to it to validate that it is a bank note... its just paper
This is perfect analogy not just for the "size" discussion but for the whole definition of bitcoin and cryptos itself. Well done, sir! |
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February 12, 2016, 08:04:20 PM |
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Satoshi defined a bitcoin as a chain of digital signatures, so it would have a size.
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romero121
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February 12, 2016, 08:25:26 PM |
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Bitcoin when consider physical also it does't have a specific size or weight. It purely based on the creator. According to me The bitcoin can be measured only on its value, if so bitcoin is very very.............very big
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reputedchain
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February 13, 2016, 01:34:30 AM |
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Bitcoin when consider physical also it does't have a specific size or weight. It purely based on the creator. According to me The bitcoin can be measured only on its value, if so bitcoin is very very.............very big
Yeah, value matters, and not the size, and we all know what value bitcoin holds at a moment, so its the value of bitcoin that makes it bigger and bigger everyday, just remember big things comes in small packages. |
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February 18, 2016, 09:32:49 AM |
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There is no set file size for a bitcoin. It does not have to be just one particular size
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