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Yes bitcoin is an integer based system but right now there is a decimal point. If there was no decimal point 1 bitcoin would be equal to what is currently called 1 satoshi. Have you read Carvalho’s BIP? Carvalho’s proposal shifts the decimal point for display purposes without creating new units so that 1 bitcoin is 1 satoshi. This doesn’t increase the supply it just gets rid of the decimals and uses the smallest unit.
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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 8mo ago

carvalho is a silly man

1 bitcoin = 1 bitcoin

1 satoshi = 1 satoshi

the 21 million btc (2.1 quadrillion sats) size is precisely based on the fact that is the nearest power of 10 you can fit into 64 bits

and if you are going to divide the satoshis up (already in protocol to 1000 in lightning) you can devide them again by 21 quadrillion

marvin is a silly man, did i mention that?

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:P 8mo ago

lol but the point remains that there are decimals if there were no decimals a satoshi would the unit we use to calculate the total supply.

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Logen 8mo ago

The base unit is how we calculate the total supply.

CAmount GetBlockSubsidy(int nHeight, const Consensus::Params& consensusParams)

{

int halvings = nHeight / consensusParams.nSubsidyHalvingInterval;

if (halvings >= 64)

return 0;

return 50 * COIN >> halvings;

}

The total supply is a function of the halving calculation.

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 8mo ago

2.1 quadrillion is a bit of a mouthfull compared to 21 million