Satoshi
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A hundred-millionth (10⁻⁸) of a bitcoin; the same as 10 nanocoins (nBTC) or 10⁻⁸ BTC.
- 1 A male given name from Japanese.
"Bitcoin is the oldest and best known of all crypto coins. Its creator — the ever-anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto — set things up so that there can never be more than 21 million bitcoins in existence. Unlike other assets that are valued based on tangible components — for example, a company’s goods and services or a natural resource — bitcoin is considered a store of value, the price of which depends strictly on what others are willing to pay for it."
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More examples"Anime director Satoshi Kon died of pancreatic cancer on August 24, 2010, shortly before his 47th birthday."
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese さとし (Satoshi).
Named after Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous designer of Bitcoin, from Japanese さとし (Satoshi), nominalization of the classical adjective 聡し (satoshi), modern 聡い (satoi, “clever, smart, sharp”).
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