You Can Now Type the Bitcoin 'B' Symbol in Unicode Text
A decades-old computer character standard has been updated with a symbol for bitcoin.
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Jun 20, 2017 at 7:20 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin 'B' Approved By Computer Text Standards Body
A proposal to add the bitcoin “B” to the Unicode computing character standard was accepted this week.
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Nov 4, 2015 at 7:15 p.m. UTC
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Video: Hashrabbit's Melissa Volkmann on Bitcoin's Design Mistakes
To Ƀ or not to ฿? That is the question posed by designer Melissa Volkmann, who wants bitcoin companies to rethink the industry's creative direction.
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Feb 28, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Foundation to Standardise Bitcoin Symbol and Code Next Year
The Bitcoin Foundation's Financial Standards Working Group has shed more light on its priorities for the next two quarters.
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Oct 7, 2014 at 2:54 p.m. UTC
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Industry Group Aims to Change Bitcoin Symbol to 'Ƀ'
The Unicode Ƀ symbol has been chosen by a website of industry members to better legitimize bitcoin in print.
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Apr 9, 2014 at 9:52 a.m. UTC
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