diff --git a/bip-0177.mediawiki b/bip-0177.mediawiki index 43325c4a61..3d8ce2645c 100644 --- a/bip-0177.mediawiki +++ b/bip-0177.mediawiki @@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ By redefining the base unit as "one bitcoin," this BIP aligns user perception wi * Internally, the base units remain unchanged. * Historically, 1 bitcoin = 100,000,000 base units. Under this proposal, "1 bitcoin" equals one base unit. -* What was previously referred to as "1 bitcoin" now corresponds to 100 million bitcoins under the new definition. +* What was previously referred to as "1 bitcoin" now corresponds to 100 million bitcoin under the new definition. + +NOTE: This BIP adopts the convention of treating "bitcoin" as an uncountable noun. '''Terminology:''' @@ -39,22 +41,22 @@ By redefining the base unit as "one bitcoin," this BIP aligns user perception wi '''Display and Formatting:''' * Applications SHOULD allow users to toggle between the legacy BTC format (1 BTC = 100,000,000 base units) and the new integral format (1 bitcoin = 1 base unit). -* Use of the ₿ symbol MAY be used to represent base-unit bitcoins but is OPTIONAL. +* Use of the ₿ symbol MAY be used to represent base-unit bitcoin but is OPTIONAL. Example 1: * Old display: 0.00010000 bitcoin -* New display: ₿10,000 or 10,000 bitcoins or 0.00010000 BTC +* New display: ₿10,000 or 10,000 bitcoin or 0.00010000 BTC Example 2: * Old display: 10.23486 bitcoin -* New display: ₿1,023,486,000 or 1,023,486,000 bitcoins or 10.23486 BTC +* New display: ₿1,023,486,000 or 1,023,486,000 bitcoin or 10.23486 BTC Example 3: * Old display: 0.345 BTC -* New display: No changes required or ₿34,500,000 or 34,500,000 bitcoins +* New display: No changes required or ₿34,500,000 or 34,500,000 bitcoin NOTE: Traditional number display abbreviations, like 2.5M for millions, are also optional. @@ -134,10 +136,10 @@ Some wallets, such as Bitkit, have successfully adopted integer-only displays, d ===Test Vectors=== -* Old: 1.00000000 Bitcoin → New: ₿100,000,000 (or 100,000,000 bitcoins) -* Old: 0.00010000 Bitcoin → New: ₿10,000 (or 10,000 bitcoins) -* Old: 0.00500000 Bitcoin → New: ₿500,000 (or 500,000 bitcoins) -* Old: 0.005 BTC → New: 0.005 BTC (or ₿500,000 or 500,000 bitcoins) +* Old: 1.00000000 Bitcoin → New: ₿100,000,000 (or 100,000,000 bitcoin) +* Old: 0.00010000 Bitcoin → New: ₿10,000 (or 10,000 bitcoin) +* Old: 0.00500000 Bitcoin → New: ₿500,000 (or 500,000 bitcoin) +* Old: 0.005 BTC → New: 0.005 BTC (or ₿500,000 or 500,000 bitcoin) All formerly fractional representations now directly correspond to whole-number multiples of the base unit.