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	'''MilliBit''' was name chosen by popular vote in poll on the Bitcoin forum to represent the SI unit of 0.001 bitcoins (BTCs). The poll was announced on May 14, 2011 to come to an agreement of the most commonly used name.<ref>[http://~~forum.bitcoin~~.org/index.php?topic=8282.0 What to call 0.001 BTC?]</ref> With the market exchange rate nearing $10 USD per BTC, a name for the sub-BTC unit was needed. The subunit later steered toward simply '''millibit'''. Other commonly used names are '''millibitcoin''', '''millicoin''', and '''millie'''.		'''MilliBit''' was name chosen by popular vote in poll on the Bitcoin forum to represent the SI unit of 0.001 bitcoins (BTCs). The poll was announced on May 14, 2011 to come to an agreement of the most commonly used name.<ref>[http://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=8282.0 What to call 0.001 BTC?]</ref> With the market exchange rate nearing $10 USD per BTC, a name for the sub-BTC unit was needed. The subunit later steered toward simply '''millibit'''. Other commonly used names are '''millibitcoin''', '''millicoin''', and '''millie'''.

	A milli is the International System of Units (SI) prefix representing one thousandth (1/1000th)<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_SI_prefixes SI prefix]</ref>.		A milli is the International System of Units (SI) prefix representing one thousandth (1/1000th)<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_SI_prefixes SI prefix]</ref>.

Taras at 17:41, 9 November 2014

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	==Examples==		==Examples==

	* One thousand ~~(1000) milliBits~~ refers to 1 bitcoin or 1 BTC.		* One thousand millibits refers to 1 bitcoin or 1 BTC.
	* Twenty seven ~~milliBits~~ refers to ~~0.027 bitcoins, or~~ 0.027 BTC.		* Twenty seven millibits refers to 0.027 BTC.
	* 1.375 BTC may be referred to as one bitcoin and three hundred seventy-five ~~(375) milliBits~~.		* 1.375 BTC may be referred to as one bitcoin and three hundred seventy-five millibits, or in more common notation, simply one thousand three hundred seventy-five millibits..

	==Criticism==		==Criticism==

	~~A milliBit~~ does not follow the SI standard verbatim, so at best this is an ad-hoc naming convention.		"Millibit" does not follow the SI standard verbatim, so at best this is an ad-hoc naming convention.

	The poll was concluded without participation by a majority of the Bitcoin community nor even was there a statistically significant sample of votes from the community~~. The adoption of this nonstandard name "milliBit" to refer to the SI mBTC or millibitcoin is seen by some to be a mistake.~~		The poll was concluded without participation by a majority of the Bitcoin community nor even was there a statistically significant sample of votes from the community.

	~~==Popular Alternates==~~

	The [[Units]] chart shows mBTC as the abbreviation for the SI prefixed millibitcoin. In addition to the proper SI prefix, another reference to the 0.001 BTC measure is the "Millie". One milliBit equals one Millie.

	Similarly, μBTC is the abbreviation for the SI prefixed microbitcoin. The reference to the 0.000001 BTC measure (i.e., microbitcoin using the SI prefix) is the "Mikey". One microbitcoin equals one Mikey.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

	* [[Units]]		* [[Units]]
			* [[Bit]]

	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />

Taras at 17:38, 9 November 2014

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	~~The~~ name chosen by popular vote in poll on the Bitcoin forum to represent the SI unit of 0.001 bitcoins (BTCs).		'''MilliBit''' was name chosen by popular vote in poll on the Bitcoin forum to represent the SI unit of 0.001 bitcoins (BTCs). The poll was announced on May 14, 2011 to come to an agreement of the most commonly used name.<ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=8282.0 What to call 0.001 BTC?]</ref> With the market exchange rate nearing $10 USD per BTC, a name for the sub-BTC unit was needed. The subunit later steered toward simply '''millibit'''. Other commonly used names are '''millibitcoin''', '''millicoin''', and '''millie'''.

	The poll was announced on May 14, 2011 to come to an agreement of ~~a more~~ commonly used name<ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=8282.0 What to call 0.001 BTC?]</ref>. With the market exchange rate nearing $10 USD per BTC, a name for the sub-~~bitcoin~~ unit was needed.

	A milli is the International System of Units (SI) prefix representing one thousandth (1/1000th)<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_SI_prefixes SI prefix]</ref>.		A milli is the International System of Units (SI) prefix representing one thousandth (1/1000th)<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_SI_prefixes SI prefix]</ref>.

Taras: Taras moved page MilliBit to Millibit

2014-11-09T17:35:30Z

Taras moved page MilliBit to Millibit

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Sgornick: Add the mBTC abbreviation as well.

2011-05-30T22:29:23Z

Add the mBTC abbreviation as well.

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	A milliBit does not follow the SI standard verbatim, so at best this is an ad-hoc naming convention.		A milliBit does not follow the SI standard verbatim, so at best this is an ad-hoc naming convention.

	The poll was concluded without participation by a majority of the Bitcoin community nor even was there a statistically significant sample of votes from the community. The adoption of milliBit to refer to the SI mBTC or millibitcoin is seen by some to be a mistake.		The poll was concluded without participation by a majority of the Bitcoin community nor even was there a statistically significant sample of votes from the community. The adoption of this nonstandard name "milliBit" to refer to the SI mBTC or millibitcoin is seen by some to be a mistake.

	==Popular Alternates==		==Popular Alternates==

	In addition to the proper SI prefix, another reference to the 0.001 BTC measure is the "Millie". One milliBit equals one Millie.		The [[Units]] chart shows mBTC as the abbreviation for the SI prefixed millibitcoin. In addition to the proper SI prefix, another reference to the 0.001 BTC measure is the "Millie". One milliBit equals one Millie.

	Similarly, the reference to the 0.000001 BTC measure (i.e., microbitcoin using the SI prefix) is the "Mikey". One microbitcoin equals one Mikey.		Similarly, μBTC is the abbreviation for the SI prefixed microbitcoin. The reference to the 0.000001 BTC measure (i.e., microbitcoin using the SI prefix) is the "Mikey". One microbitcoin equals one Mikey.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

	* [~~http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Units~~ Units]		* [[Units]]

	==References==		==References==
	<references />		<references />

OneFixt: /* Popular Alternates */

2011-05-30T22:21:56Z

Popular Alternates

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	In addition to the proper SI prefix, another reference to the 0.001 BTC measure is the "Millie". One milliBit equals one Millie.		In addition to the proper SI prefix, another reference to the 0.001 BTC measure is the "Millie". One milliBit equals one Millie.

	Similarly, the reference to the 0.~~0000001~~ BTC measure (i.e., microbitcoin using the SI prefix) is the "Mikey". One microbitcoin equals one Mikey.		Similarly, the reference to the 0.000001 BTC measure (i.e., microbitcoin using the SI prefix) is the "Mikey". One microbitcoin equals one Mikey.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Sgornick: Added Criticism section and also a Popular Alternatives section.

2011-05-30T22:03:45Z

Added Criticism section and also a Popular Alternatives section.

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	The name chosen by popular vote in poll on the Bitcoin forum to represent the SI unit of 0.001 bitcoins (BTCs).		The name chosen by popular vote in poll on the Bitcoin forum to represent the SI unit of 0.001 bitcoins (BTCs).

			The poll was announced on May 14, 2011 to come to an agreement of a more commonly used name<ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=8282.0 What to call 0.001 BTC?]</ref>. With the market exchange rate nearing $10 USD per BTC, a name for the sub-bitcoin unit was needed.

			A milli is the International System of Units (SI) prefix representing one thousandth (1/1000th)<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_SI_prefixes SI prefix]</ref>.

	==Examples==		==Examples==
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	* 1.375 BTC may be referred to as one bitcoin and three hundred seventy-five (375) milliBits.		* 1.375 BTC may be referred to as one bitcoin and three hundred seventy-five (375) milliBits.

	The poll was ~~announced on May 14, 2011~~ to ~~come~~ to ~~an agreement of~~ a ~~more commonly used name<ref>[http://forum~~.~~bitcoin.org/index.php?topic~~=~~8282.0 What~~ to ~~call~~ 0.001 BTC~~?]</ref>~~. ~~With the market exchange rate nearing $10 USD per BTC, a name for the sub-bitcoin unit was needed~~.		==Criticism==

			A milliBit does not follow the SI standard verbatim, so at best this is an ad-hoc naming convention.

			The poll was concluded without participation by a majority of the Bitcoin community nor even was there a statistically significant sample of votes from the community. The adoption of milliBit to refer to the SI mBTC or millibitcoin is seen by some to be a mistake.

			==Popular Alternates==

			In addition to the proper SI prefix, another reference to the 0.001 BTC measure is the "Millie". One milliBit equals one Millie.

	~~A milli is~~ the ~~International System of Units~~ (SI) prefix ~~representing one thousandth (1/1000th~~)~~<ref>[http://en~~.~~wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_SI_prefixes SI prefix]</ref>~~.		Similarly, the reference to the 0.0000001 BTC measure (i.e., microbitcoin using the SI prefix) is the "Mikey". One microbitcoin equals one Mikey.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

Sgornick: Fix references section.

2011-05-30T21:39:02Z

Fix references section.

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	* [http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Units Units]		* [http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Units Units]

	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	<~~reference~~ />		<references />

Sgornick: Created article for MilliBit.

2011-05-30T21:38:39Z

Created article for MilliBit.

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The name chosen by popular vote in poll on the Bitcoin forum to represent the SI unit of 0.001 bitcoins (BTCs).

==Examples==

* One thousand (1000) milliBits refers to 1 bitcoin or 1 BTC.
* Twenty seven milliBits refers to 0.027 bitcoins, or 0.027 BTC.
* 1.375 BTC may be referred to as one bitcoin and three hundred seventy-five (375) milliBits.

The poll was announced on May 14, 2011 to come to an agreement of a more commonly used name<ref>[http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=8282.0 What to call 0.001 BTC?]</ref>. With the market exchange rate nearing $10 USD per BTC, a name for the sub-bitcoin unit was needed.

A milli is the International System of Units (SI) prefix representing one thousandth (1/1000th)<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix#List_of_SI_prefixes SI prefix]</ref>.

==See Also==

* [http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Units Units]

==Reference==
<reference />