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January 24, 2019, 03:01:05 PM
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New learning.

I just noticed this in the advertising section of the forum.
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The Bitcoin software, network, and concept is called "Bitcoin" with a capitalized "B". Bitcoin currency units are called "bitcoins" with a lowercase "b" -- this is often abbreviated BTC.
Image: http://prntscr.com/mblnlf

Meaning when I am paying someone in Bitcoin then I am sending him bitcoins  Smiley

We are Bitcoiners and bitcoins are our currency.

Thank you.

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January 24, 2019, 03:02:16 PM
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We are Bitcoiners and bitcoins are our currency.
And we are BitCoinTalkerS Tongue

Yeah, well, I'm gonna go build my own blockchain. With blackjack and hookers! In fact forget the blockchain.
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January 24, 2019, 03:07:58 PM
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We are Bitcoiners and bitcoins are our currency.
And we are BitCoinTalkerS Tongue
Indeed. Just wondering to ask, did you know these two terminology before? Honestly speaking it's a new learning for me though.

I always thought about the plural of Bitcoin (correct name is bitcoins which we know now).

Now I am thinking it's bitcoins which represents both singular and plural logically I guess. Can anyone correct me?

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January 24, 2019, 03:12:18 PM
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New learning.

I just noticed this in the advertising section of the forum.
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The Bitcoin software, network, and concept is called "Bitcoin" with a capitalized "B". Bitcoin currency units are called "bitcoins" with a lowercase "b" -- this is often abbreviated BTC.
Image: http://prntscr.com/mblnlf

Meaning when I am paying someone in Bitcoin then I am sending him bitcoins  Smiley

We are Bitcoiners and bitcoins are our currency.

Thank you.
The "B" signifies our existence, the Bitcoiner always believes in it even when the bear market is still going on. We Bitcoiner use bitcoin as a currency like FIAT. We use our money to trade whatever we want. Great Bitcoiners!
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January 24, 2019, 03:16:14 PM
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We are Bitcoiners and bitcoins are our currency.
And we are BitCoinTalkerS Tongue
Indeed. Just wondering to ask, did you know these two terminology before?
Yes. I believe that was common knowledge in olden times Cool

Yeah, well, I'm gonna go build my own blockchain. With blackjack and hookers! In fact forget the blockchain.
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January 24, 2019, 03:25:42 PM
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We are Bitcoiners and bitcoins are our currency.
And we are BitCoinTalkerS Tongue
Indeed. Just wondering to ask, did you know these two terminology before? Honestly speaking it's a new learning for me though.

I always thought about the plural of Bitcoin (correct name is bitcoins which we know now).

Now I am thinking it's bitcoins which represents both singular and plural logically I guess. Can anyone correct me?
And also Bitcoin is most commonly used for the term of the technology itself while bitcoin is as you mentioned.
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January 24, 2019, 03:28:55 PM
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New learning.

I just noticed this in the advertising section of the forum.
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The Bitcoin software, network, and concept is called "Bitcoin" with a capitalized "B". Bitcoin currency units are called "bitcoins" with a lowercase "b" -- this is often abbreviated BTC.
Image: http://prntscr.com/mblnlf

Meaning when I am paying someone in Bitcoin then I am sending him bitcoins  Smiley

We are Bitcoiners and bitcoins are our currency.

Thank you.

It there any difference? It is all the same for me though, but I guess in the future it will have some sense and people will try to see that also.
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January 24, 2019, 03:45:56 PM
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Yes. I believe that was common knowledge in olden times Cool
I missed it entirely. I see the eyeglass though 😜

It there any difference?
Technically yes but practically no. When you ask me

== to pay you bitcoins then I understand you are talking about Bitcoin : Both technically and practically its correct
== to pay you Bitcoin then I understand you are talking about Bitcoin : Technically in-correct but practically correct.

Hope I make sense LOL

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January 24, 2019, 04:10:31 PM
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Bitcoin with capital "B" and bitcoin with lowercase "b"; i have always wanted to learn the difference between them but was not certified when i came across them. Sometimes on this forum i will used them based on the way OP used them to frame my post but now i have realize when to use the "B"(Bitcoin)  and the "b"(bitcoin) thanks for the share...

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January 24, 2019, 04:14:55 PM
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New learning.

I just noticed this in the advertising section of the forum.
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The Bitcoin software, network, and concept is called "Bitcoin" with a capitalized "B". Bitcoin currency units are called "bitcoins" with a lowercase "b" -- this is often abbreviated BTC.
Image: http://prntscr.com/mblnlf

Meaning when I am paying someone in Bitcoin then I am sending him bitcoins  Smiley

We are Bitcoiners and bitcoins are our currency.

Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about this , we have some mistake that we haven't notice and should be corrected just like this one. Bitcoin and bitcoins , at first you will be confused but if you try to look for their real meaning then you will clearly understand the difference between the two.
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January 24, 2019, 04:26:46 PM
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Can't you just use the abbreviation like if you want to pay, you can send him BTCs. I think we make the B uppercase in respect to it being a proper noun "Bitcoin" unlike cryptocurrency which is a general term for all. But then again upper or lowercase it all sound the same. You still can send it to anyone anywhere.
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January 24, 2019, 04:31:41 PM
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These semantics are so important and yet so unimportant at the same time.

Probably best to just keep swapping all the B's about for maximum confusion.

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January 24, 2019, 04:40:48 PM
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It is described in this site described in the bitcoin site "Bitcoin - with capitalization, is used when describing the concept of Bitcoin, or the entire network itself. e.g. "I was learning about the Bitcoin protocol today."bitcoin - without capitalization, is used to describe bitcoins as a unit of account. e.g. "I sent ten bitcoins today."; it is also often abbreviated BTC or XBT."

Source: https://bitcoin.org/en/vocabulary#bit

The sentence used by @pamoldar is a great example of how to and when to use Bitcoin with a capital B and with a small letter b.
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January 24, 2019, 04:41:45 PM
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hahah wow i just actually learned this now if it is a thing
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January 24, 2019, 04:55:11 PM
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These semantics are so important and yet so unimportant at the same time.
It's like Kilobits and Kilobytes

kbps
KBps

kbps is 1000 bits per second
KBps is 1024 bytes per second

1 Kilobyte = 8 Kilobit hehe

It's all confusion if you do not know the terms properly.

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January 24, 2019, 05:18:14 PM
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These semantics are so important and yet so unimportant at the same time.
It's like Kilobits and Kilobytes
You forgot the all-important Kibibyte Tongue

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January 24, 2019, 07:23:49 PM
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Bitcoin with capital "B" and bitcoin with lowercase "b"; i have always wanted to learn the difference between them but was not certified when i came across them. Sometimes on this forum i will used them based on the way OP used them to frame my post but now i have realize when to use the "B"(Bitcoin)  and the "b"(bitcoin) thanks for the share...

So it's basically Bitcoin as tech and bitcoin as currency.
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Is this specified somewhere in the whitepaper or did satoshi himself create the advertising section? Not that i'm doubting it, good to know how it should be spelt for any pedantic Bitcoiners or should it be bitcoiners? Grin

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I am surprised a lot of people didn't know it. Shocked Specially the old members like OP.

(it's not a criticism Smiley )
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It is described in this site described in the bitcoin site "Bitcoin - with capitalization, is used when describing the concept of Bitcoin, or the entire network itself. e.g. "I was learning about the Bitcoin protocol today."bitcoin - without capitalization, is used to describe bitcoins as a unit of account. e.g. "I sent ten bitcoins today."; it is also often abbreviated BTC or XBT."

Source: https://bitcoin.org/en/vocabulary#bit

The sentence used by @pamoldar is a great example of how to and when to use Bitcoin with a capital B and with a small letter b.

Wasn't the first post clear enough to understand? Why posting to say the same thing

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January 24, 2019, 09:16:05 PM
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It there any difference? It is all the same for me though, but I guess in the future it will have some sense and people will try to see that also.

I guess it matters in the "grammar nazi" sense. I always make the distinction myself (Bitcoin as the protocol, bitcoins as the currency unit) but I would never correct other people. Who cares, right? It reminds of "You say tomato, I say tomahto." Smiley

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