Contest to name the 0.0001 BTC unit (0.1 BTC prize!)

[Aido]

There's a poll on it over here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=349579.0

A combination of the following proved popular:

"centi-bit" (cBTC) / "milli-bit" (mBTC) / "micro-bit" (µBTC) / "satoshi" (sBTC)
"cents" (cBTC) / "mills" (mBTC) / "mics" (µBTC) / "sats (satoshis)" (sBTC)

The first being formal terms. The latter being informal or slang.

[zeetubes]

The dollar.

Already taken by the FED.[/color]

>> not necessarily. Around 15 countries already use the dollar.

some currencies use the -ar suffix, such as the dollar and dinar.

>> how about the "Bonar?"

[W2014]

1 Nakamoto, 2 Nakamotos, etc.

[Qim]

wine

[Bitcoinpro]

jimmys

[ak84]

Tri-bitcoin, to help people remember the three zeroes in front (1 tBTC = .0001)

tri-bit for short

tBTC


It is way too hard to remember what all the nominal denominations are. People need easy reference. With this name, the number of zeroes is built in, tri-bit. Everyone knows tri=3, and can make the further logical conclusion that there a tri-bit has 3 zeroes in front.


Alternatives:

tre-bit (tre short for 'tres')

qubit, qBTC

qubits have three states (0, 1, or both)
can be used to refer to the three zeroes in front (1 qBTC = 0.0001)


bit-oshi

[Elwar]

I would not denominate in some non-Bitcoin term any denomination for Bitcoin other than the Satoshi (since by the time we get to pricing things in Satoshis people should know that is the denomination by then).

Bitcoin is a brand, part of its value is that the word Bitcoin is so well known and associated with crypto-currency.

To come up with another word for talking about bitcoins would be the equivalent to starting another alt currency with your new name.

mBTC or milli-Bitcoin is easily known as .001 bitcoins because enough people can recognize what milli stands for (even Americans know what a millimeter is).

I will be using mBTC on my website as it makes sense.

[bluemyst]

Satoko ( female version of Satoshi )
 
That's A typical Japanese female name whereas Satoshi is a male name.,

[gbianchi]

minibit

minicoin

[freedomno1]

Actually I just noticed an interesting one on the five year anniversary of the Genesis Block ^^
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Tonal_Bitcoin

I nominate
Bitcoin-bong as my third Choice

Because I think a Bong sounds like a great unit of measurement XD

[marketGuy]

Since we have a crypto currency i think the most obvious would be:

One Crypto


I also like:

Bits

The Finney

The littlebit (lBTC)

[bryant.coleman]

BTC 0.0001 = Gox

We need a easy, simple and short name. And Gox suits it. Also, we need to remember that Mt Gox was the first major BTC exchange.

[empoweoqwj]

Here's an idea:

0.0001 BTC

Guess I won't win with that, but I do believe its the most sensible naming convention

[gubi66]

Naka (from Nakamoto)
Nakabit
magnabit (from latin magna=big)

[Qim]

fee

[Misesian]

B*TChcoin

[gbianchi]

1 cheap

1 beetle

1 beatle

[bitbrasil]

A variant of my other submission (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=396522.msg4283129#msg4283129)

Freedomcoin

[Sir Lagsalot]

The Finney

"The Finney" or just "Finney."

[ratchet1848]

Naka

Nakabit sounds good

Motobit?  not so much