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/** This sample adds Bitcoin exchange rates using the symbols BTC, XBT, or
"bitcoin", or ₿ (Unicode \u20bf), the Unicode symbol.
(XBT is more likely to be used as an ISO-4217-compatible symbol. See
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-gaining-market-based-legitimacy-xbt/ )
This uses the CoinDesk Bitcoin Index, which is an average of exchange rates
on various Bitcoin exchanges.
( http://www.coindesk.com/price/ ) (Powered by Coindesk. They made me say
that. )
See the CoinDesk API
( http://www.coindesk.com/api/ )
for information about the various data sources available.
The data source is in JSON format ( http://www.json.org/ ) so this
requires Frink version 2014-02-17 or later which includes the
parseJSON[string] function. See:
https://frinklang.org/#ParsingJSON
The value of bitcoins are captured when this file is parsed, and not
updated over the course of a run, to avoid swamping the server for
requests.
*/
// NOTE: The := operator creates a new globally-available unit that also gets
// prefix- and suffix-checking, so you can write "millibitcoin" or "bitcoins".
// Check out this parsing and declaration of a new Frink unit (with correct
// dimensions of currency, due to multiplying by USD) in one line:
bitcoin := parseJSON[read["https://api.coindesk.com/v1/bpi/currentprice/USD.json"]]@"bpi"@"USD"@"rate_float" USD
BTC := bitcoin // Add a common alias
XBT := bitcoin // Add a newer alias that will fit ISO-4217 standard.
//\u20bf := bitcoin // Unicode symbol ₿ (this doesn't work as a standalone symbol)
// TODO: Check what Unicode type that is (Currency Symbol) 20a0 - 20cf
// https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/block/U+20A0
satoshi := 1e-8 bitcoin // One ten-millionth of a Bitcoin.
// Calculate estimated time to find a bitcoin given the difficulty
// (as a dimensionless number)
// your hashing rate (e.g. 8 billion/s)
// The factor of 2^32 arises because each work unit requires you to hash
// 2^32 values.
bitcoinTime[difficulty is dimensionless, hashrate is frequency] := difficulty * 2^32 / hashrate
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