Ƀ — Universal Bitcoin Logo Alternative

Re:Ƀ — Universal Bitcoin Logo Alternative by cyrus_ on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @09:09PM (#5452898)

This also has other benefits:

  * Supported by most widely-used fonts.
  * Easy to pronounce, one syllable
  * Has mainstream connotations (bitcoins sounds like a nerd thing)
  * Could use the lowercase phi for a more granular denomination maybe

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Re:Ƀ — Universal Bitcoin Logo Alternative by WickyNilliams on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @09:28PM (#5452944)

Precisely my train of thought. Don't see why we need something so obtuse when an obvious, widely recognisable and - as far as I know - an otherwise unused symbol is available.

Plus, aside from the appropriateness of the symbol, it also conveys the digital element of the currency - it'd be more "on brand" if I was in marketing!

I think that the lowercase phi as a lower denomination is an excellent extension of the idea.

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Re:Ƀ — Universal Bitcoin Logo Alternative by marcosdumay on Wednesday March 27, 2013 @10:43PM (#5453128)

Other benefits are that it will get confused with the usual radius symbol (because it's exactly the same), and may be used to name an angle.

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Re:Ƀ — Universal Bitcoin Logo Alternative by WickyNilliams on Thursday March 28, 2013 @05:56AM (#5453997)

If I end up being able to purchase things with angles, I would not complain! Measuring angles with Bitcoins may be less desirable though ;)

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