There are many ways the crypto community can work together to bring common standards to the ecosystem and improve adoption of the technology. One of those ways is coming up with a common payment protocol (see Towards a singular payment protocol), although that proposal only covers a small part of how different cryptocurrencies and even …
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The ticker symbol problem
Cryptocurrencies (and indeed all currencies) are referred to by their names, by letter-based ticker symbols, as well as by graphic symbols. Common ticker symbols for cryptocurrencies include BTC for Bitcoin and ETH for Ether. You may have also seen XBT used for Bitcoin, and therein lies the seed of a major problem for those looking …