Meanings
satoshi1
Satoshi2
- A male given name from Japanese.
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Bitcoin is the oldest and best known of all crypto coins. Its creator — the ever-anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto — set things up so that there can never be more than 21 million bitcoins in existence. Unlike other assets that are valued based on tangible components — for example, a company’s goods and services or a natural resource — bitcoin is considered a store of value, the price of which depends strictly on what others are willing to pay for it.
2024 November 19, Jeanne Sahadi, “Bitcoin has smashed records. Should you invest?”, in CNN Business
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA hundred-millionth (10⁻⁸) of a bitcoin; the same as 10 nanocoins (nBTC) or 10⁻⁸ BTC.
Origin
satoshi · noun
- Japaneseさとし
- Englishsatoshi
Named after Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous designer of Bitcoin, from Japanese さとし (Satoshi), nominalization of the classical adjective 聡し (satoshi), modern 聡い (satoi, “clever, smart, sharp”).
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Full word history & related roots →Satoshi · proper noun
- Japaneseさとし
- EnglishSatoshi
Borrowed from Japanese さとし (Satoshi).
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satoshi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satoshi
“satoshi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satoshi. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “satoshi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satoshi.
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