# Re: How divisible are bitcoins - the technical side

Post by: satoshi on September 23, 2010, 06:39:56 PM

I would not encourage using the extra decimal places.  They're only intended for future use.

You are correct that above 0.01 can still have additional precision, but the recipient won't be able to see it.  The UI will show it rounded down.

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