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MICRO-BITCOIN [2 records]

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Record 1 2019-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Coins and Bank Notes
CONT

Bit is an easier to remember unit when compared to other longer unit names and acronyms: 100 bits instead of 100 microbitcoins/100 μBTC/1 millibitcoin/1 mBTC).

OBS

bit: not to be confused with the binary unit "bit" in computing.

Key term(s)
  • micro-bitcoin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
CONT

Il n'y a donc pas de problème d'accessibilité du bitcoin même si sa valeur devrait grimper très fortement. On pourrait toujours payer en milli-bitcoins, en micro-bitcoins ou en tout autre division de la monnaie.

OBS

micro-bitcoin : 1 bitcoin = 1 000 000 micro-bitcoin ou bits.

OBS

bit : à ne pas confondre avec l'unité binaire «bit» du domaine de l'informatique.

Key term(s)
  • microbitcoin

Spanish

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Record 2 2019-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Coins and Bank Notes
CONT

The price of bitcoin has increased dramatically since its introduction in 2009, so the value of each bitcoin is large, making them difficult to use. To compensate for this, bitcoin is divisible into sub-units, such as the milli-bitcoin(1 mBTC=0. 001 [bitcoins(BTC) ]) and the micro-bitcoin(1 μBTC=0. 000001 BTC).

Key term(s)
  • millibitcoin
  • milli-bit

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
CONT

L'ingénieur [...] nous explique ainsi son embarras, au moment de reporter sur sa feuille d'impôts les quelques gains récoltés sur son [blogue], pour lequel ses lecteurs peuvent verser des millibitcoins (un «millibit» vaut 0,001 bitcoin).

Key term(s)
  • milli-bitcoin
  • milli-bit
  • milli-coin

Spanish

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