Satoshi (sat)
The smallest unit of Bitcoin: 0.00000001 BTC (one hundred-millionth).
Definition
A satoshi (or sat) is the smallest unit of Bitcoin, equal to 0.00000001 BTC (one hundred-millionth of a Bitcoin). It is named after Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin's anonymous creator. Satoshis are the unit of account on the Lightning Network and are essential for micropayments. A treasury company's BTC-per-share figure can be expressed in satoshis per share when the ratio is very small.
In Context
1 BTC = 100,000,000 satoshis. At $85,000 per BTC, 1 sat is worth $0.00085.
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