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==Bitcoin sub-units==
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| 1.00 || One bitcoin (abbreviation BTC)
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| 0.01 || One bitcent
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| 0.001 || One millibitcoin (nickname "Millie")
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| 0.000001 || One microbitcoin (nickname "Mike")
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| 0.00000001 || One satoshi (the minimum Bitcoin base unit)
|}
This terminology is unofficial, but the terms "bitcent" and "satoshi" seem to have been accepted into common usage.
==Tonal sub-units==
Tonal sub-units are a hexadecimal system and are not widely used.
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Revision as of 15:53, 5 May 2011

Bitcoin sub-units

1.00 One bitcoin (abbreviation BTC)
0.01 One bitcent
0.001 One millibitcoin (nickname "Millie")
0.000001 One microbitcoin (nickname "Mike")
0.00000001 One satoshi (the minimum Bitcoin base unit)

This terminology is unofficial, but the terms "bitcent" and "satoshi" seem to have been accepted into common usage.

Tonal sub-units

Tonal sub-units are a hexadecimal system and are not widely used.

Abbreviation Pronunciation Decimal (BTC) Tonal (TBC) Tonal, as Hexadecimal
Maximum BitCoins ever[1] 20,999,999.9769     7,750,54.00  7,75f0,59e4.009 
Tam-BitCoin 2,814,749.76710656 1,0000,0000      1,0000,0000     
MBTC Mega-BitCoin 1,000,000          593,1079.4    5af3,107a.4   
kBTC Kilo-BitCoin 1,000          17,4876.8   17,4876.e8  
hBTC Hecto-BitCoin 100          2,540.4   2,540b.e4  
Initial block reward 50          1,2905.2   1,2a05.f2  
ᵇTBC Bong-BitCoin 42.94967296 1,0000      1,0000     
daBTC Deca-BitCoin 10          39.9   3b9a.ca  
ᵐTBC Mill-BitCoin 2.68435456 1000      1000     
BTC *BitCoin 1          55.1   5f5.e1  
ˢTBC San-Bitcoin 0.16777216 100      100     
dBTC Deci-BitCoin 0.1        8.68  98.968 
ᵗTBC Ton-BitCoin 0.01048576 10      10     
cBTC Centi-BitCoin 0.01       .424  f.424 
mBTC Milli-BitCoin 0.001      1.869  1.86a 
TBC *BitCoin 0.00065536 1      1     
TBCᵗ BitCoin-ton 0.00004096 0.1    0.1   
TBCˢ BitCoin-san 0.00000256 0.01   0.01  
μBTC Micro-BitCoin 0.000001   0.0064 0.0064
TBCᵐ BitCoin-mill 0.00000016 0.001  0.001 
TBCᵇ BitCoin-bong 0.00000001 0.0001 0.0001

* Tonal BitCoin and Decimal BitCoin can be differentiated by the pronunciation of the numbers. "One bitcoin", "two bitcoin", etc is decimal, but "an bitcoin", "de bitcoin" is tonal.