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Satoshi (Sat)
A Satoshi is the smallest unit of measure for the price of bitcoin. A single satoshi, or \"Sat\", is equal to 100 millionths of a bitcoin. A bitcoin (BTC) can be divided all the way down to 8 decimal places or 0.00000001 BTC. 100 million sats are equivalent to 1 bitcoin. Satoshis are named after […]
Example
“Instead of saying he bought 0.005 BTC, the trader said he stacked 500,000 sats, which is a common way to express small Bitcoin holdings.”