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Re:94k Bitcoin (1B USD) transferred from unknown wallet to u... by foobarbecue on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @10:08PM (#20935920)
That's what I figured. Weird to call it a coin. There are no coins in bitcoin.
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Re:94k Bitcoin (1B USD) transferred from unknown wallet to u... by celticninja on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @04:51AM (#20937844)
Coins are just the metric used to quantify the amount on an address.
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Re:94k Bitcoin (1B USD) transferred from unknown wallet to u... by foobarbecue on Thursday September 12, 2019 @01:09AM (#20948205)
No. That's called the balance. "Coins" are not a thing. That term is not in any of the bitcoin glossaries or used on any exchange.
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