₿ which stands for BTC or Bitcoin is widely recognized today. BTCMEX discovers the story of its collaborative creation.
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The Bitcoin logo was designed collaboratively, which perfectly represents the ideas in its core and the nature of cryptocurrency itself.
The original Bitcoin logo had two letters — BC. It was designed by Satoshi Nakamoto shortly after the software launch. Read more about the first steps of Bitcoin in BTCMEX Blog. A simple BC on a gold coin was displayed at the top of Bitcoin client window.
Discussions on alternating the design started. “NewLibertyStandard” — a member of Bitcointalk forum — proposed to use letter B with a single vertical stroke — Thai baht symbol. There were also advocates for merely adding a T to the emblem. The BTC remains a ticker symbol for the cryptocurrency today.
The gold coin remained in the logo until “Bitboy” released a message:
“Hi guys, just drop by to say hi and to share with you some of the graphics I have done. Hope you will find them useful.”
Read the full story in BTCMEX Blog.
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Julia Bulakh for BTCMEX