diff --git a/ch02.asciidoc b/ch02.asciidoc index d784d089..6b39cbe7 100644 --- a/ch02.asciidoc +++ b/ch02.asciidoc @@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ you've received, spent, and currently own. ==== Buying from an Online Store Alice, introduced in the previous chapter, is a new user who has just -acquired her first bitcoin. In <>, Alice met with -her friend Joe to exchange some cash for bitcoin. The transaction -created by Joe funded Alice's wallet with 0.10 BTC. Now Alice will make +acquired her first bitcoins. In <>, Alice met with +her friend Joe to exchange some cash for bitcoins. Since then, Alice has +bought additional bitcoins. Now Alice will make her first retail transaction, buying a laptop from Bob's online store. Bob's web store recently started accepting bitcoin payments by adding a @@ -145,10 +145,12 @@ can spend that amount in subsequent transactions. ((("fractional values")))((("milli-bitcoin")))((("satoshis")))The Bitcoin network can transact in fractional values, e.g., from millibitcoin (1/1000th of a bitcoin) down to 1/100,000,000th of a -bitcoin, which is known as a satoshi. Throughout this book, we’ll use -the term “bitcoin” to refer to any quantity of bitcoin currency, from -the smallest unit (1 satoshi) to the total number (21,000,000) of all -bitcoin that will ever be mined. +bitcoin, which is known as a satoshi. This book uses the same +pluralization rules used for dollars and other traditional currencies +when talking about amounts greater than one bitcoin and when using +decimal notation, such as "10 bitcoins" or "0.001 bitcoins." The same +rules also apply to other bitcoin bookkeeping units, such as +millibitcoins and satoshis. ==== You can examine Alice's transaction to Bob's Store on the blockchain