<p>Information regarding the precision of cryptocurrencies can be found in their respective developer documentation. For Bitcoin, the precision is measured in Satoshis (1/100,000,000 of a Bitcoin) and is the smallest unit of measurement. For Ethereum, the precision is measured in Wei (1/100,000,000,000 of an Ether). For ERC20 tokens on the Ethereum network, the decimal precision is specified by the token and varies.</p>

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2020-02-13T20:03:58.470Z
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<p>I'm looking for a comprehensive list, or library, that lists a wide range of cryptocurrencies and there exponents/significant digits/decimals - ie "8 for BTC, 18 for ETH, ..."</p>

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Resource on cryptocurrency exponents/significant digits/decimal places?
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# Resource on cryptocurrency exponents/significant digits/decimal places?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-02-12)

I'm looking for a comprehensive list, or library, that lists a wide range of cryptocurrencies and there exponents/significant digits/decimals - ie "8 for BTC, 18 for ETH, ..."

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### Answer by username_1 on 2020-02-13. Score: 1

Information regarding the precision of cryptocurrencies can be found in their respective developer documentation. For Bitcoin, the precision is measured in Satoshis (1/100,000,000 of a Bitcoin) and is the smallest unit of measurement. For Ethereum, the precision is measured in Wei (1/100,000,000,000 of an Ether). For ERC20 tokens on the Ethereum network, the decimal precision is specified by the token and varies.


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