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July 25, 2016, 12:48:45 AM
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Bitcoin Symbol Left Out of Unicode’s Latest Version

Unicode is the official keeper of symbols for our computers and keyboards, such as $, @, and ~. Each started out as a picture unicodefirst with some code assigned to it, such as the ‘@’ sign, which was formerly accessible only by typing in U+0040.

International standards organizations have agreed to only include Unicode-accepted symbols to be given their own fonts and keyboards buttons. For a currency symbol to be left out of Unicode, it means that no one has a way to display prices properly on their screen for items priced in that currency. It is hard to imagine a more necessary standardization for Bitcoin to obtain.

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