{"id":73,"date":"2023-06-03T17:28:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T16:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodawnblog.wordpress.com\/?p=73"},"modified":"2023-06-03T17:28:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T16:28:09","slug":"bitdivisibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodawn.net\/?p=73","title":{"rendered":"#BitDivisibility"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>1\/ &#8220;\ud83d\udd0d\ud83d\udcb1 #BitDivisibility: Welcome back to our #CryptoDawn series! Today, we&#8217;re delving into why we added only two decimal places to Bitcoin in our hypothetical future scenario. Let&#8217;s break it down. #BTC&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2\/ &#8220;First, we wanted to ensure usability. More decimal places could make transactions more complex and harder for the everyday user to comprehend. Making Bitcoin accessible and user-friendly is paramount. \ud83d\udd04\ud83d\udc65\ud83c\udfaf #CryptoUsability&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3\/ &#8220;The perception of value was another consideration. If one Bitcoin is very expensive, smaller fractions can make Bitcoin seem more accessible to new users, encouraging broader adoption. \ud83d\udcb9\ud83d\udd0d\ud83d\udc65 #ValuePerception&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4\/ &#8220;With two additional decimal places, one Bitcoin can be divided into 10 billion parts. This level of divisibility could suffice for most conceivable microtransactions, even in an interplanetary economy. \ud83d\ude80\ud83d\udd04\ud83d\udcb1 #Microtransactions&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5\/ &#8220;Technical considerations also played a part. Increasing Bitcoin&#8217;s divisibility would require a hard fork, which could be disruptive. Adding only two decimal places provides balance between improved divisibility and technical complexity. \u2699\ufe0f\ud83d\udd04\ud83d\udd0e #TechnicalChallenges&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6\/ &#8220;So, how much time did we buy for microtransactions with this change? If Bitcoin&#8217;s adoption and value continue to grow at a rapid pace, this additional divisibility could extend its utility for microtransactions for many decades, if not centuries. \u231b\ud83d\udca1\ud83d\udcb1 #FutureMicrotransactions&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7\/ &#8220;Remember, this is a hypothetical scenario. The real-world decision to change Bitcoin&#8217;s divisibility would involve consensus among the Bitcoin community, and factors influencing it are many and complex. Stay tuned for more crypto explorations in our #CryptoDawn series! #CryptoFiction&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1\/ &#8220;\ud83d\udd0d\ud83d\udcb1 #BitDivisibility: Welcome back to our #CryptoDawn series! Today, we&#8217;re delving into why we added only two decimal places to Bitcoin in our hypothetical future scenario. Let&#8217;s break it down. #BTC&#8221; 2\/ &#8220;First, we wanted to ensure usability. More decimal places could make transactions more complex and harder for the everyday user to comprehend. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptodawn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptodawn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptodawn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptodawn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptodawn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=73"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cryptodawn.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cryptodawn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=73"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptodawn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=73"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cryptodawn.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=73"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}