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Main => General Discussion => Topic started by: DACSunlimited on July 20, 2014, 05:49:58 pm
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BTSX is hard coded. So, no rename.
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A name for the currency unit is needed. BTS X is good for the name of the DAC. But when it comes to currency, unit name needs to be short and easy to pronounce. Ideally, two syllables.
This is a problem for bitcoin too. "Bitcoin" is the name both for the network and for the currency, and it confuses people.
Any idea ?
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Butsy - 10 butsies
re: https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=5804.0
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On a serious note, I suggest
Perper
It was a ‘ancient’ coin btw and sounds a bit like p2p.
* the perper was a large unit of currency: the imperial tax was one perper per year per house
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On a serious note, I suggest
Perper
It was a ‘ancient’ coin btw and sounds a bit like p2p.
* the perper was a large unit of currency: the imperial tax was one perper per year per house
Sounds too much like 'Paper' in English to me and I don't think being associated with paper/fiat currencies is good imo :)
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X-bits
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Minerva (Etruscan: Menrva) was the Roman goddess of wisdom and sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minerva
Fortuna (Latin: Fortūna, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche) was the goddess of fortune and personification of luck in Roman religion. She might bring good luck or bad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortuna
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But I thought it really wasn't meant to be a currency.
How about Bitshares? It's two syllables.
Plus I think changing it to something else would be a terrible idea.
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=btsx
So... pronounced as Butt 6?
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But I thought it really wasn't meant to be a currency.
How about Bitshares? It's two syllables.
Plus I think changing it to something else would be a terrible idea.
Yeah well I don't think any of the other crypto-currencies have a separate name, though sometimes they're referred to by their 3 letter abbreviation. So I often call Ripple, PeerCoin & Bitcoin - XRP, PPC & BTC for example, so what's our three letter currency abbreviation, I forgot? BTX?
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How about ... itsnotfiat or betterthanUSD or personalreserve or personalmonetaryfund or suckitIRS ... insert coin afterwards if applicable. ;)
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Why do we need this? Why not just BTSX? Consider what units you are comparing to:
Bank of America Stock - 6 syllables
bee tee ess x - 4 syllables
BitShares X is the network
BTSX is the unit
Don't fix what's not broken
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BitX, BitUSD etc.
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Why do we need this? Why not just BTSX? Consider what units you are comparing to:
Bank of America Stock - 6 syllables
bee tee ess x - 4 syllables
BitShares X is the network
BTSX is the unit
Don't fix what's not broken
Because X can be used as a functional currency, I think we will be comparing it more to the likes of Dollar/Euro/Pound/Yen than 'bank of america stock'
However I think BTSX is fine and I think people may just start referring to it as 'X' which I think is pretty cool.
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Why do we need this? Why not just BTSX? Consider what units you are comparing to:
Bank of America Stock - 6 syllables
bee tee ess x - 4 syllables
BitShares X is the network
BTSX is the unit
Don't fix what's not broken
+5% +5% +5%
Amen!
As I previously mentioned the units aren't even meant to be used as currency but rather as shares.
I see Bitshares X as the DAC and network and BitShares as the shares within the DAC that you trade and use as collateral.
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Everything I've read, and written has referred to units as just "Bitshares." changing it would effectively confuse people, the same way they got confused when Protoshares became BitShares-PTS
I think BitShares/BTSX is just fine.
+5% to toast's comments.
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So, we all agree - Butsy it is! :)
Pronounced [butt see] - as in ‘See out butt BTC!’
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Say what you will I'm going to call it Butsyx! Even Google agrees. (https://www.google.com/search?q=btsx linking to http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=btsx)
Pronounced [butt six]
LOL :)
Yes, I agree it's a pointless discussion, hilarious nonetheless.
Truth is - I don't care what you call it, so long as it goes 10x per year in value. :)