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BITCOIN IMPROVEMENT PROPOSAL [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Business and Administrative Documents
  • Digital Currency
CONT

In essence, BIPs [Bitcoin improvement proposals] are design documents that lay out the features or information to be added to or changed in the protocol. They are designed by developers and then subsequently voted on by miners.

OBS

Bitcoin: The term "Bitcoin" takes a capital "B" when it refers to the Bitcoin protocol. The term "bitcoin" with a lower case "b" is the currency.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
  • Monnaie électronique
CONT

[…] les contestataires ont lancé une proposition d'amélioration du bitcoin qui va différencier la nouvelle monnaie du bitcoin déjà existant et permettre une accélération des échanges effectués par son intermédiaire.

OBS

Bitcoin : Le terme Bitcoin (avec un B majuscule) désigne la technologie sous-jacente et le mot bitcoin (avec un b minuscule) désigne l'unité de monnaie virtuelle.

Spanish

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