'Satoshi' is the term for the smallest unit of Bitcoins.
This tag should be used for questions referring specifically to the satoshi as a sub-unit of the Bitcoin. For questions pertaining to Bitcoin's elusive creator, see: Satoshi Nakamoto.
Questions tagged [satoshi]
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How to store Bitcoin values in a MySQL database? floats are bad.... right?
What should I be using to store the values of a wallet in a MySQL database?
Apparently floats are too imprecise to be storing Bitcoins, especially down to the satoshi.
So what should I be using? Decimal ?
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Is it possible to send one satoshi to every bitcoin address?
As a random whim, I want to see if it's possible to send one satoshi to every bitcoin address that's ever been used. How much would that be? I'm betting the transaction fee would be a lot more, though. Is this even possible? How would I do it?
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Who was the person that told Satoshi "You will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography"?
I think this answer to a statement by Satoshi in the cryptography mailing list is one of the most interesting and revealing things he's said:
The original statement:
You will not find a solution to political problems in cryptography.
Satoshi's…
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Is there a widely used symbol for satoshi yet?
Has a symbol been widely adopted for satoshi yet? I've seen Ș suggested but it's already a letter in Romanian. Ꞩ, Ȿ & ẜ (long s with stroke) all seem to be otherwise unused. Has anyone suggested using any of them?
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What are the chances that Nick Szabo is Satoshi?
Wikipedia info on Nick Szabo.
Does his interest in Ethereum make it more or less likely it is him?
This article seems to support the suggestion: The man everyone thinks is the creator of bitcoin gave a speech discussing the history of the technology
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Was there ever reasoning presented for the size of a satoshi (i.e., the minimum amount of bitcoin that can be transacted)?
If not, what are the prevailing critiques and concerns of that design choice?
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Locating bitcoin from 2009
In late 2009 maybe early very early of 2010 I was living at my parents and tryi to find a way to make money online. It was all fairly new back then. I remember looking at some computer coders site that spoke of stuff I didn’t understand when I…
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Insufficient money, need xxxxxx Satoshis
Trying to process a transaction out of my Multibit wallet, entering the key & the error message 'insufficient money' appears on the screen. I know that I need to add a transaction fee, which I am doing, however the number of Satoshis required…
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Does bitcoin have enough resolution to replace all other currency?
Does bitcoin have enough resolution to replace all other currency?
Bitcoin is intended to be used globally, and ideally it would be used in place of government issued currencies. For the purposes of this question lets assume that all transactions…
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