That is an opinion editorial by Arman The Parman, a Bitcoin educator obsessed with privateness.
Bitcoiners are having hassle selecting a unanimous alternative for the sats image. I’ve seen a number of strategies with no apparent winner.
I consider I’ve found an emblem that we’d all agree on — it appears apparent in hindsight. However wait till you hear the reasoning and symbolism earlier than deciding. Here is the image I’m proposing:
The image is made with a reverse “S” which is like writing a “2” (however not fairly), and a vertical strikethrough, which is sort of a “1.” The quantity two and the one collectively additionally make 21, referencing the 21 million bitcoin laborious provide cap.
The sat image. It is poetically lovely in my view.
What’s extra, it is a vertically-reversed greenback signal, which is representing the anti-dollar, or the dollar-killer. Alternatively, it’s a horizontally-reversed greenback signal (it may well’t be each, in any other case it could find yourself flipping again to the greenback signal).
Probably the most necessary issues concerning the image is that there’s a affordable likelihood that most individuals will naturally agree to make use of it. There was a really fast and overwhelmingly constructive response to a tweet announcing the symbol, posted under my public Twitter account.
This was a typical response:
And others:
One other Twitterer commented that the reverse “S” and strikethrough can signify the primary and final letters of “Satoshi,” which was fascinating. Others have stated that it comprises parts of Knut Svanholm’s “infinity” divided by 21 million meme:
Supply
An precise “2” was recommended as an alternative of an “S” however that may look a little bit messy when written in entrance of precise numbers, and is unlikely to get as a lot help as I’ve witnessed with the inverted greenback signal. It additionally doesn’t look pleasing to my eye:
To me, it seems to be higher with an “S”:
We have already agreed on 21 million bitcoin, or 2.1 quadrillion satoshis — anchoring this Schelling level to a brand new one I feel has an ideal likelihood of success.
Someone else suggested it seems to be like an “L2” — becoming as a result of sats are the default unit on the first Layer 2 protocol, the Lightning Community.
It’s additionally necessary to think about the convenience and pace of scripting this image. It solely takes two pen strokes. You solely must elevate the pen as soon as. The extra ornamental the image, the extra annoying it’s to put in writing it by hand, after which, it should simply get abbreviated.
I really like the concept of reinforcing the 21 million cap “mind virus” each time somebody writes the sats image. No less than for me, it could deliver nice satisfaction to put in writing it every time.
Regardless of which image is your favourite, having everybody agree has been a part of the issue. As a result of there are such a lot of causes that it is a good image, I feel there’s a very good likelihood that we’d decide on this one.
It is a visitor put up by Arman The Parman. Opinions expressed are totally their very own and don’t essentially mirror these of BTC Inc or Bitcoin Journal.
