Satoshi Nakamoto vs Satoshi (unit)
Quick comparison to help you distinguish these two crypto terms.
Satoshi Nakamoto
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The pseudonymous person or group who created Bitcoin, authored the Bitcoin whitepaper in 2008, and mined the first Bitcoin blocks before disappearing in 2011, leaving behind the world's first successful cryptocurrency and remaining one of technology's greatest unsolved mysteries.
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A satoshi (sat) is the smallest unit of Bitcoin, representing one hundred millionth of a bitcoin (0.00000001 BTC), named after Bitcoin's creator Satoshi Nakamoto and enabling Bitcoin ownership and transactions at any price point through its extreme divisibility.
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