From d47ef01efe61b4c79e01405ca1729b207bd14f7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: krupawan5618 Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:25:51 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update ch01.asciidoc Added a Tip box regarding Satoshis. --- ch01.asciidoc | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/ch01.asciidoc b/ch01.asciidoc index 5fa8ca2f..53ba6871 100644 --- a/ch01.asciidoc +++ b/ch01.asciidoc @@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ Joe then carefully checks to make sure he has entered the correct amount, becaus Meanwhile, Alice's wallet is constantly "listening" to published transactions on the bitcoin network, looking for any that match the addresses it contains. A few seconds after Joe's wallet transmits the transaction, Alice's wallet will indicate that it is receiving 0.10 BTC. +[TIP] +==== +Throughout this book, you will see "Bitcoin" with the first letter capitalized, which refers to the Bitcoin System and is a proper noun. You will also see "bitcoin", with a lower-case b, which refers to the currency unit. Each bitcoin is further subdivided into 100 million units, each called a "satoshi" (singular) or "satoshis" (plural). Named for bitcoin's creator, the Satoshi is the smallest unit of bitcoin, equivalent to 0.00000001 BTC. +==== + .Confirmations **** ((("getting started", "confirmations")))((("confirmations", "bitcoin wallet quick start example")))((("confirmations", see="also mining and consensus; transactions")))((("clearing", seealso="confirmations")))At first, Alice's wallet will show the transaction from Joe as "Unconfirmed." This means that the transaction has been propagated to the network but has not yet been recorded in the bitcoin transaction ledger, known as the blockchain. To be confirmed, a transaction must be included in a block and added to the blockchain, which happens every 10 minutes, on average. In traditional financial terms this is known as _clearing_. For more details on propagation, validation, and clearing (confirmation) of bitcoin transactions, see <>.