It's self evidently a horrible idea. Units matter. "bItCoIn iS sCaRcE! tHeRE wIlL oNlY eVeR bE 2.1 qUaDrIlLiOn!" "cEnTs aNd dOlLaRs aRe tHe sAmE!" I became somewhat internet famous for almost exactly this sort of units confusion. See "VerizonMath".

Original Recording of Verizon Customer Service Call

Here is a repost of my verizon call using blogspot's new video feature:

What could possibly go wrong? Didn't we lose a $300 million Mars orbiter due to units of measure being mismatched? Imagine scanning an article/stream/video paywall invoice for 5 "₿"? Totally insane. Is this guy going for broke in terms of being a bad actor or just high on his own supply?