jon_smark

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Event February 10, 2011 Added October 11, 2026 Updated October 13, 2026 Analysis

Who named bitcoin's smallest unit the satoshi: a 2011 forum nickname, an "Affirmative," and the Oxford English Dictionary

ribuck ↔ Satoshi Nakamoto, Mike Hearn, Gavin Andresen, Hal Finney, goblin, jon_smark, kiba, marcus_of_augustus, no to the gold cult

Satoshi's code had a COIN and a CENT and nothing smaller with a name. Bitcoin's smallest unit, the satoshi, was named by users on BitcoinTalk two months after his last post.

Event February 11, 2011 Added October 11, 2026 Updated October 11, 2026 Forum Post

Re: More divisibility required - move the decimal point

jon_smark

jon_smark answers ribuck: mixing steps of 100 and 1,000 will confuse people. Satoshi is a good name, but for 1,000 BTC, with koishi and suna below.

Event May 5, 2011 Added October 11, 2026 Updated October 11, 2026 Forum Post

Re: Bitcents?

jon_smark

jon_smark argues against the bitcent: mixing steps of 100 and 1,000 invites disaster, so use millicoins, microcoins and nanocoins instead.