- You are sending/receiving bitcoin, not “sats”
- The asset is bitcoin, the most well-know asset in the world, the symbol should be there
- Sats is very confusing if you’re new to bitcoin. Easy to confuse the asset and unit if you're new. Good to know you have bitcoin and learn more than think you have sats
- There is zero confusion even if you can’t keep pre/suffixes straight since there is a 100m difference in value (if there is then that’s a good problem to have)
- ₿ looks way better than “sats” and is already is a symbol that exists everywhere
Sats is one of the worst UX mistakes in bitcoin, so open to other ideas, just trying one out!
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I dont know. Something tells me if people can understand dollars and cents they can understand bitcoin and satoshis. Not a perfect comparison obviously.
I may be overestimating.
I don't disagree with anything you just said, but I think the solution you're trying is potentially even more confusing. I don't have a better idea.
Stop thinking. I do it like everyone else
Also if the goal is to make people feel richer because big number:
Just use n₿ for nanobitcoin, this gives 10x more big number than sats
That'd be very confusing as this is the unit symbol for 1 BTC which is 100 m sats.
As with all quirks around money, people will get used to it quick... I'm ok with "sats"
⚡ is the way
Looks the best.
Makes sense.
Doesn't add an extra name.
Doesn't straight up lie by pretending to be a full bitcoin.
Leaves the door open for cashu zaps etc... that in the end is settled by **lightning** anyway.
Doesn't scare away newbies with the geeky Bitcoin symbol.
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Should be Sats
Just my 2$
When I give you a nickel I'm giving you part of a dollar. Just because it's a fraction doesn't change what kind of money it is. This is confusing as fuck sats are the standard.
