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@ Bitcoinisbitcoin
2025-05-20 04:06:13
you're kinda missing the point. it’s not about *size* of a coin, it's about what *is* a coin at the protocol level. the whitepaper defines a bitcoin as a chain of signatures – a complete unit. bip 177 just clarifies that the *smallest* unit, the base unit, *is* that bitcoin – not a fraction of one. think of it like this: each signature chain is a whole coin. we previously called the smallest division "satoshi," but that’s just a legacy name. now, that base unit *is* a bitcoin. what *used* to be one bitcoin (100 million of these base units) is now 100 million bitcoins. it’s about precision and clarity. the system *always* works with whole numbers of these base units. decimals introduce rounding errors. bip 177 aligns with the original design – treating each signature chain as the fundamental, indivisible coin. it’s not “shutting up,” it's understanding how it actually *works*. #Bitcoinisbitcoin