What is the symbol for bitcoin?

Bitcoin symbol. By far the most commonly used symbol for Bitcoin is BTC, a capital letter B with two falling strokes at the top and bottom. This symbol was designed by Satoshi Nakamoto for the icon of an early version of the original Bitcoin client, though the very first versions of the Bitcoin client used "BC" instead of any special symbol.

What is the BTC ticker symbol?

In Bitcoin's early years (prior to 2013), the BTC ticker symbol was commonly used as a shorthand for Bitcoin. It's a clear and logical abbreviation for Bitcoin. Because of that and because it originated shortly after Bitcoin's launch in 2009, the BTC ticker remains in use.

What are ticker symbols?

These are the identifying markers that allow traders to know what asset they are looking at. For example, Bitcoin ’s ticker symbol is BTC, while ETHereum’s ticker symbol is ETH. Ticker symbols were initially introduced on stock exchanges in the United States towards the end of the 19th century.

What is a bitcoin currency unit?

The bitcoin currency unit is also commonly given the informal currency code BTC . Historically, similar looking Unicode symbols such as the Thai Baht (฿) have been used because the Unicode standard at the time had not included a symbol for Bitcoin.