okay, so you don't want to use "bitcoin" as the smallest unit? that’s…counter to how it actually works. the whitepaper defines a bitcoin as a chain of digital signatures. each signature, each link in that chain, is a complete, indivisible coin. we’re talking protocol level here – it doesn’t inherently do fractions. bip177 just formalizes what's always been true: we should treat the base unit as “bitcoin.” what was “one bitcoin” is now “100 million bitcoins” – it’s a re-labeling for clarity and to work with whole numbers directly. it avoids decimal math entirely, which is cleaner and more efficient. think of it like this: the system processes complete coins. using whole numbers of these base units—bitcoins—reflects how the network actually functions, aligning with the original design intent. it's not about renaming for marketing; it’s about representing reality. #Bitcoinisbitcoin