If you could rename Bitcoin what would it be?

[yellowcat1771]

I personally would rename it to yellowcatcoin

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[--Encrypted--]

the current name is great. I wouldn't want to change it even if I could.

[stiffbud]

the current name is great. I wouldn't want to change it even if I could.

Same here. The coin was named bitcoin by it's creator so even if I had the chance to rename it, I will just leave it as is.

[CIYAM]

Actually "coin" was not really a very good choice (as Andreas M. Antonopolous has pointed out many times) as "coins" are a very bad metaphor for how Bitcoin actually works (there are no coins).

The problem with new technology is that "old words" just don't fit very well - so I'm guessing the name was chosen to basically make it clear that it is a type of "money".

So if it were to be able to be renamed then the "coin" part would be what I'd drop - maybe "Bitmoney" might have been a better choice.

(to some extent I think the project eMunie has perhaps done a much better job with its name choice but I don't think that the name is really going to be the deciding factor)

[yellowcat1771]

Actually "coin" was not really a very good choice (as Andreas M. Antonopolous has pointed out many times) as "coins" are a very bad metaphor for how Bitcoin actually works.

The problem with new technology is that "old words" just don't fit very well - so I'm guessing the name was chosen to basically make it clear that it is a type of "money".

So if it were to be renamed the "coin" part would be what I'd drop - maybe "Bitmoney" might have been better.

I don't agree with that, coin is synonymous with money and sounds slicker >_<

[CIYAM]

I don't agree with that, coin is synonymous with money and sounds slicker >_<

You do realise that "there are no coins" in Bitcoin?

So it actually becomes rather hard to explain it to people when they fixate on the idea that there must be "coins" somewhere (some see pictures of "physical Bitcoins" and think that they are the actual currency).

And your name is just "lame" btw.
(supposed to be some sort of "jiao zai mao"?)

[AGD]

I would name it "CREDITS", but "Bitcoin" is also ok...

[gentlemand]

PinkPanties.

[--Encrypted--]

Actually "coin" was not really a very good choice (as Andreas M. Antonopolous has pointed out many times) as "coins" are a very bad metaphor for how Bitcoin actually works.

The problem with new technology is that "old words" just don't fit very well - so I'm guessing the name was chosen to basically make it clear that it is a type of "money".

So if it were to be renamed the "coin" part would be what I'd drop - maybe "Bitmoney" might have been better.

if we have to rename it anyway...

Bitium or Bithium. best I can think of considering that it is mined and dividable (like precious metals).
both names are taken by some companies though. and apparently -ium is supposed to be used to denote a metallic name.

or if the "bit" part also have to be removed, Inthium or BTCinthium... sounds weird?

[enhu]

Actually "coin" was not really a very good choice (as Andreas M. Antonopolous has pointed out many times) as "coins" are a very bad metaphor for how Bitcoin actually works (there are no coins).

The problem with new technology is that "old words" just don't fit very well - so I'm guessing the name was chosen to basically make it clear that it is a type of "money".

So if it were to be able to be renamed then the "coin" part would be what I'd drop - maybe "Bitmoney" might have been a better choice.

(to some extent I think the project eMunie has perhaps done a much better job with its name choice but I don't think that the name is really going to be the deciding factor)

bitcoin didn't spark interest to me when i first heard of it. simply because of the word "coin" to which i thought its just coins. Nothing special and probably just less than a dime.
and until an employer hired me and asked if I accept bitcoin. thats when i started to realize its great that each coin equates more than  $1K.

[onlinedragon]

Actually "coin" was not really a very good choice (as Andreas M. Antonopolous has pointed out many times) as "coins" are a very bad metaphor for how Bitcoin actually works (there are no coins).

The problem with new technology is that "old words" just don't fit very well - so I'm guessing the name was chosen to basically make it clear that it is a type of "money".

So if it were to be able to be renamed then the "coin" part would be what I'd drop - maybe "Bitmoney" might have been a better choice.

(to some extent I think the project eMunie has perhaps done a much better job with its name choice but I don't think that the name is really going to be the deciding factor)

bitcoin didn't spark interest to me when i first heard of it. simply because of the word "coin" to which i thought its just coins. Nothing special and probably just less than a dime.
and until an employer hired me and asked if I accept bitcoin. thats when i started to realize its great that each coin equates more than  $1K.

Same here in the beginning the name didn't attract me to use it. So the name isn't the most attractive one you can imagine.

[SFR10]

Perhaps something in the flow of "BTCitTrans" or "BTCitFee" as it clearly it's composed of little fractions of free for each transaction as opposed to other traditional or more used monetary systems but the current name is good too although it was surely chosen as BTCitcoin so it would be easier to be remembered.

[Hellacopter]

I think the best name for this powerful crypto currency is just Bitcoin, as chosen by the creator
And also don't forget it's nowadays known worldwide with this famous name, and not easy even for creator to change this name

[Amph]

bitmoney sounds even more generic than bitcoin, i don't like it at all

the point it there was no a better name that could have been used for it, even if it not fit perfectly it's the best you can have, that actually describe fast enough what bitcoin is

[Denker]

"Bitcoin" is a good name which perfects imo.
But just for fun I might would name it "STFUBanksCoin" or so.
Not very creative and also kind of politically motivated I know.

[Blind Legs Parker]

Actually "coin" was not really a very good choice (as Andreas M. Antonopolous has pointed out many times) as "coins" are a very bad metaphor for how Bitcoin actually works (there are no coins).

The problem with new technology is that "old words" just don't fit very well - so I'm guessing the name was chosen to basically make it clear that it is a type of "money".

So if it were to be able to be renamed then the "coin" part would be what I'd drop - maybe "Bitmoney" might have been a better choice.

Agreed. Bitmoney would have been a good name, though it's three syllables, so a tiny bit too long to be practical. On that regard bitcoin isn't such a bad name. It's short and practical. Bitbuck would have been cool, too, though probably too easy to relate to dollars. I'm not a native speaker and I don't really "feel" the difference here: is "buck" a perfect synonym of "dollar" or is it ok to use it as a synonym for any currency? Cause if it's the second case, then bitbuck would have been just like perfect.

What would have been a great idea, most of all, would have been to choose other names for the decimals. 0.001 should have had a proper name, like, I don't know, "Naka" (for "Nakamoto"). 0.000001 could have been "Sato" (for "Satoshi"). And 0.00000001 should have been called "bitcent". These are all things that should have been done at the beginning. Now we'd need consensus to change all these names. And we know how consensus is hard to reach. I, for one, am absolutely opposed to counting on a basis of 0.00000001 like faucet users always love to.

Besides I hate the name "bit" for 0.000001, and this for two reasons. First because the word bit is already full of other meanings in English, especially in Computing English. And second because in my native language "bit" is pronounced exactly like the word that we use for "dick". Just imagine yourself buying a t-shirt for dicks and you get the picture. (Now I know I shouldn't speak French in the first place, and there wouldn't be a problem, but I didn't make this choice: my parents did it for me ).

[Dr.Osh]

if I have the opportunity to change the name of bitcoin. maybe his name will be "the coin of luck", because these coins can make miracles. but the name alone is very good bitcoin

[Junko]

I think Blockcoin might have been better. I think it would have made it easier - at least in the earlier days - to  explain that it was based on the blockchain technology. It's not so bad now, but I remember a time when there was confusion between "Bitcoin" the currency and "Bitcoin" the technology.

Or alternatively, leave it as Bitcoin the currency and refer to Bitcoin the technology, simply as the Blockchain. Again, it's not so much an issue nowadays as it was back in the day.

[Altynbekova]

I dont have a idea for that name. But I think if bitcoin has another name that it will be have a different value.
Maybe with a other name it was more popular or not. You never know what is was with a another name.

[Kprawn]

I also agree, the "coin" part should be replaced, it is confusing.  I would have called it BitBux or BB for short. I always have to explain to newbies that

you not dealing with physical coins, when you buy Bitcoin. There are many other fun names, but you need to chose something that would be universally

accepted.  If you for example called it Bit$ it would not fit the UK or other currencies not using the $ symbol.

[Jet Cash]

SegWit

[Scott J]

Bitcoin is just a token name. There is no single name that can fully cover the meaning.

[winspiral]

why not WinSpiralCoin?
WSC would be nice...

[Betwrong]

Bitcoin is a great name, like many people in this thread have metioned, so maybe I even have  no right to fantasize about how to rename it. But ok, OP, let's fantasize. I'd name it Antimoney. I know, it's a terrible name, right? )

[winspiral]

Bitcoin is a great name, like many people in this thread have metioned, so maybe I even have  no right to fantasize about how to rename it. But ok, OP, let's fantasize. I'd name it Antimoney. I know, it's a terrible name, right? )

it is almost "anticonstitutionnellement" the longest word in French...

[OmegaStarScream]

I personally wouldn't change it if I could , name is not perfect but It's not bad either . But like some people pointed already , there is no "coin" in Bitcoin .
But I suppose if bitcoin will screw fiat over , Physical coins should be created in the future .

[Blind Legs Parker]

I personally wouldn't change it if I could , name is not perfect but It's not bad either . But like some people pointed already , there is no "coin" in Bitcoin .
But I suppose if bitcoin will screw fiat over , Physical coins should be created in the future .

And for what purpose? Which material would you use?
That seems like a horrible nonsense to me, using a physical material to physically represent bitcoins. First that would fuck the 21 million limit: the new limit being how much of the physical material is out there.

How to kill a purpose like a true motherfucker, yeah. Absolute nonsense. Sorry. I feel like you completely misunderstand what bitcoin is, OmegaStarScream.
I mean bitcoin doesn't even need it in the first place. Bitcoins already exist as of now. There's no need to physically be able to feel them for them to exist.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

Actually "coin" was not really a very good choice (as Andreas M. Antonopolous has pointed out many times) as "coins" are a very bad metaphor for how Bitcoin actually works.

The problem with new technology is that "old words" just don't fit very well - so I'm guessing the name was chosen to basically make it clear that it is a type of "money".

So if it were to be renamed the "coin" part would be what I'd drop - maybe "Bitmoney" might have been better.

if we have to rename it anyway...

Bitium or Bithium. best I can think of considering that it is mined and dividable (like precious metals).
both names are taken by some companies though. and apparently -ium is supposed to be used to denote a metallic name.

or if the "bit" part also have to be removed, Inthium or BTCinthium... sounds weird?

OP, this is a good thread idea I have to say.  I honestly never liked the name Bitcoin, but it is what it is.  However, my level of acceptance of most things is generally high and I've never considered an alternative.

Encrypted, I like your ideas here--those are good names.  It's really too bad that btc won't get renamed.  Even Ethereum is a better name I think.  LOL

[mobnepal]

I don't know how it become or named as bitcoin, does this mean anything related to blockchain or technology behind it?

If i could i will remain it to worldcoin or owncoin.

[Blind Legs Parker]

I don't know how it become or named as bitcoin, does this mean anything related to blockchain or technology behind it?

If i could i will remain it to worldcoin or owncoin.

Bit = a ​unit of ​information in a ​computer that must be either 0 or 1 (source : The Cambridge Online Dictionary)
Coin = a small, flat, and usually round piece of metal issued by a government as money (source : Merriam-Webster)

Makes sense?

[mtnsaa]

I think it's an interesting idea to change its name but keep all the rest intact besides any new improvements of course. This way we can have a more clean image for it without all the bad press from the old days, drugs, silk road, mt gox, etc. It can also become more regulated without losing its decentralized identity too.

A name change could also mean instability so on the other hand it could be a very bad decision.

[Supercrypt]

Bitcoin is a great name, like many people in this thread have metioned, so maybe I even have  no right to fantasize about how to rename it. But ok, OP, let's fantasize. I'd name it Antimoney. I know, it's a terrible name, right? )

You are right and the name is great, it looks attractive. We have to accept it to called as Bitcoin, as the inventor of it has given to it. There may be a number of more attractive and best names for a currency or a virtual currency like bitcoin but I think the person who suggest a name should have to struggle hard to create a currency for that  .

[asuryan180]

I think i would have named it "Liberty" cause there is nothing that can possibly define its meaning or even the purpose of its creation.However considering the amount of freedom one gets while using i think that would be pretty much suitable for it.

[avw1982]

I personally would rename it to yellowcatcoin

Lol... I will give a name as Digitcoin. because its digital currency right.

[Rescue Squad]

I would rename it to Virtu from virtual. Digimon would be nice for digital money but it is already a trademark

[Kakmakr]

I would simply go with BlockTokens or BT's, because the token can serve serveral purposes, not just being a currency. Bitcoin only indicate the currency aspect of it, and that is wrong. There are much
more to it than the currency token. It will also go with the latest movement in industry, to not refer to the token, but rather the technology behind it. The legacy associated with the Bitcoin name has become a bit dodgy, and people avoid using it in presentations or general discussions.

I think it is a good idea, but re-branding comes with new challenges and we do not need that at this moment.

[nichu]

BITCOIN is a cool name, why would you want to change that. if i was thinking i would have come up with Ecoin 

[rampel]

Hmm how about bitcash?

[Amph]

Hmm how about bitcash?

i believe that satoshi avoided on purpose every name that was related to fiat in some way, like "money" "cash" etc, to keep the distance from a centralized system

so calling it coins is more appropriate because it also have more to do with gold(and bitcoin and gold share more similarities) than fiat papaer

[upsidedown75]

Bitcoin is a great name, like many people in this thread have metioned, so maybe I even have  no right to fantasize about how to rename it. But ok, OP, let's fantasize. I'd name it Antimoney. I know, it's a terrible name, right? )

But it is not an antimony but it is a best source of generating money. I think antimony will be a discouraging name for it, I really not like that name for it. If I am not wrong then it should have to be antifiat or non-fiat currency so it becomes NFC a more attractive name.

[Xialla]

Credits:)

[ricardobs]

I personally wouldn't change it if I could , name is not perfect but It's not bad either . But like some people pointed already , there is no "coin" in Bitcoin .
But I suppose if bitcoin will screw fiat over , Physical coins should be created in the future .

The name coin is given to it because it has a logo/monogram/virtual design like a coin.
And I like the name coin with it, and it is the word coin which convinced the newbies and other people to understand it as a normal currency.

[unixs_26]

NeWoldOrDer (NWOD) coin 

[Albert Einstein]

Because bitcoin is such a good name it is not such a good idea to change it as it has been there for so long and people have become used to the name and it will take a long time for people to adapt to a new name
 

[AliceWonderMiscreations]

bitvalue or bitcurrency

However neither of those roll off the tongue easily.

The bit part I believe is important, it signifies that it is digital in nature.

The coin part however I also do not like.

A coin has a fixed value that does not change. A quarter was worth 25 cents in 1967 and is worth 25 cents today, and is re-used. Possession of the quarter gives you the right to spend it.

Bitcoin really has no equivalent.

Possession of the private key associated with an address gives you the right to spend any value sent to that address but it has no inherent value itself and is typically never re-used.

[CryingMidget]

Credits:)

lol.. I will a give a name as CryptoDollar.
Because this money only way to replace a dollar;)