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Bitcoin Denominations and Satoshis

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Bitcoin is commonly expressed in BTC and satoshis. One bitcoin contains 100 million satoshis, making the satoshi the smallest standard unit used to quote and transfer bitcoin amounts.

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Curated resources (2)

• Mastering Bitcoin (book) Foundational reference for bitcoin units, amounts, and transaction representation.
• Bitcoin Developer Guide: Transactions (article) Technical context for integer-denominated transaction amounts.

Direct prerequisites (1)

• Properties of Money

Direct dependents (0)

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