I'm still unsure when to use Bitcoin and when bitcoin is more appropriate. Did anyone define when to use the word Bitcoin with a capital B? Is one used to talk about the currency as in "3 Bitcoin" and the other for the "bitcoin protocol"?
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From Introduction on the Bitcoin wiki:
Capitalization / Nomenclature
Since Bitcoin is both a currency and a protocol, capitalization can be confusing. Accepted practice is to use Bitcoin (singular with an upper case letter B) to label the protocol, software, and community, and bitcoins (with a lower case b) to label units of the currency.
So, the accepted usage in your example would be "3 bitcoin" and the "Bitcoin protocol".
Greg Hewgill
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So "add the bitcoin amount" with small b is correct as we talk about the units of the currency? Thanks. – Cimm Mar 25 '14 at 08:54
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@Greg, So would we say "I have a bitcoin address" or "I have a Bitcoin address"? – Pacerier Jun 02 '14 at 09:20
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@Pacerier: According to the above, that would be "Bitcoin address". – Greg Hewgill Jun 02 '14 at 16:09
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Bitcoin (capital B) is the name of a currency, a technology, and a movement. A bitcoin (small b) is a unit of this currency.
Example: "After hearing about Bitcoin, I've installed a Bitcoin client and bought 3 bitcoins."
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