From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4DB3A5B78 for ; Wed, 6 Mar 2019 23:59:19 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail-wr1-f42.google.com (mail-wr1-f42.google.com [209.85.221.42]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DBAC43F7 for ; Wed, 6 Mar 2019 23:59:18 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wr1-f42.google.com with SMTP id g12so15378329wrm.5 for ; Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:59:18 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=uCKF+t1joGMHQwPUGoKg2RzyEha1qYFtgWL9DWD0Thg=; b=RNKvgVt7Bk28V42S/UKE3rVSwy+HPkNd8rLIudRpVypjl6CdDvEwwFiA0f/0fJFuH4 Oxs8MQIEUjF8cYRZg37S+r6vFlDSmWjb0pPJodyUIPEOeCsHGaKz6a2NF46/QEaJRVrP ZNg0CB6S3YgZORGBM6RWCC+F+5/Wt0L8ulumn+rDkFM0F8bNVnLUqqjEMAjKjhTXYtQc fBpu0CqFCLb95WVmANleXFMIDYzmB/uHUw7x/onH2bg8/RmwWOqlCkRKPvjmw3lMXtgk hyaFWNjte9eWlCxHOUD5AsMRRgVlGv6w3LI+OXGGr8xc3FeBPx/bSX1SKaUh/w78P+w1 YD6A== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=uCKF+t1joGMHQwPUGoKg2RzyEha1qYFtgWL9DWD0Thg=; b=shQDCrZNmdRYIBMAW2huPHh8o0rhyKyqxTlcHxHLqK4TuFwnPr1xW+p4lZb7eTSnT1 lZDhQoqompNGp8aGpGCe43S7juLh+UcSFPi7XIWrOlp+pBsJ+QYd7x/YjVWpMrz1NeTy NA9MTuu/Epf0yU4BoK38lvN/4jR2jaWeLX/leeb4QgVYgd1sEPvBmDlqVxGIVNsFgAXK bUerAxRyMB9EnzDav0T/Z7ScWzbpR+TxaI2Pk/a6ZywBjCFQvwghUM5oT90Oz35gasjF 8JaxLDh+d+V0FPtQETuW51rihjRJptAUVgm3pc/4GP6D6IXyQPPf8MlBIc3DyRxWqBjR A/vg== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAWTvY+rbsdA0Z6TpshsU9dXYILGGWdwoLt19dgJWkXJeqszpUw0 FvFUwpl64et3DbTqgD2Osc5lDRo1k9hbTCQihQs= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxJBcPstcs8qHZlPK87Lqdsiecl1NVXahop8SnDJrYtDcyBU69f7VewGOhulKdBPf9M7KeAeZKrkTg5dIqgO1A= X-Received: by 2002:a5d:4843:: with SMTP id n3mr4456331wrs.209.1551916757328; Wed, 06 Mar 2019 15:59:17 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Amine Chakak Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 18:59:12 -0500 Message-ID: To: Gregory Maxwell Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000000aa6cc058375c725" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, FREEMAIL_FROM, HTML_MESSAGE, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org X-Mailman-Approved-At: Thu, 07 Mar 2019 10:13:16 +0000 Cc: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] BIP - Symbol for satoshi X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 23:59:19 -0000 --0000000000000aa6cc058375c725 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Thank you for the answer. On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 18:36, Gregory Maxwell wrote: > On Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 12:32 AM Amine Chakak via bitcoin-dev > wrote: > > The idea has been floated around to switch to satoshi as a base unit. > > If Satoshi wanted the currency units named after him, he would simply > have done it. I think this behaviour seems creepy and is harmful to > Bitcoin. > > > The lightning network uses satoshis as a base unit. > > It absolutely does not. Lightning uses units of 10 picobitcoin (1e-11 > btc), which is significantly smaller. > > > Pleas let me know if it would be appropriate to write a BIP for it. > > Please don't. > --0000000000000aa6cc058375c725 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Thank you for the answer.=C2=A0

On Wed, 6 Mar 2019 at 1= 8:36, Gregory Maxwell <greg@xiph.org> wrote:
On = Wed, Mar 6, 2019 at 12:32 AM Amine Chakak via bitcoin-dev
<bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote:
> The idea has been floated around to switch to satoshi as a base unit.<= br>
If Satoshi wanted the currency units named after him, he would simply
have done it. I think this behaviour seems creepy and is harmful to
Bitcoin.

> The lightning network uses satoshis as a base unit.

It absolutely does not. Lightning uses units of 10 picobitcoin (1e-11
btc), which is significantly smaller.

> Pleas let me know if it would be appropriate to write a BIP for it.
Please don't.
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