HAMSON BITCOIN / BTC-GBP

BITCOININ POUNDS

Start with money you already understand. Enter pounds, see the Bitcoin and satoshi equivalent, and understand what those numbers actually mean.

Built for people who are completely new to Bitcoin as well as those who already own or use it.

BUILT FROM REAL BITCOIN EXPERIENCE

Neil Hamson owns and uses Bitcoin, has previous hands-on experience operating Bitcoin mining hardware, accepts Bitcoin for eligible software and development services, and supports wider voluntary adoption of Bitcoin in the United Kingdom. This page is designed to make Bitcoin values easier to understand in British pounds.

USE IT / 01

WHAT DOES £50 LOOK LIKE IN BITCOIN?

The Hamson Bitcoin calculator uses a live BTC/GBP market reference. Enter an amount in pounds or Bitcoin to see the corresponding BTC, sterling and satoshi values.
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CONNECTING MARKET FEED
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Connecting to the live Bitcoin price.

YOUR CONVERSIONPOUNDS ⇄ BITCOIN ⇄ SATOSHIS

Enter pounds or Bitcoin. The other value updates automatically.

START HEREPOUNDS
£

Enter an amount you want to understand, spend, buy or pay.

LINKED VALUEBITCOIN
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This updates automatically. You can also change the Bitcoin amount and the pounds will update.

SAME VALUE

Enter pounds or Bitcoin to begin.

WHAT IS A SATOSHI?

A satoshi is a smaller unit of Bitcoin. 1 Bitcoin = 100,000,000 satoshis.

BUYING OR PAYING?

Enter an amount above to see its approximate Bitcoin equivalent.

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HOW IT WORKS / 02

POUNDS → BITCOIN → SATOSHIS

Bitcoin can look difficult when every number is shown in BTC. Starting with pounds makes the relationship much easier to see.
01 / POUNDS

START WITH £

Enter an amount you already understand, such as £10, £50 or £100.

02 / BITCOIN

SEE THE BTC

The system shows how much Bitcoin that sterling amount represents at the current market reference rate.

03 / SATOSHIS

SEE THE SATS

The same amount is also shown in satoshis — the smaller units that make up one bitcoin.

MARKET SYSTEM / 03

LIVE MARKET DATA. LOCAL CALCULATION.

Hamson Bitcoin retrieves the BTC/GBP market reference through a server-side market-data connection. Conversion calculations are then performed locally in the calculator.
MARKET

LIVE BTC / GBP

Hamson Bitcoin maintains a current BTC/GBP market reference and refreshes it periodically for the calculator and market tools.

ENGINE

LOCAL CONVERSION

GBP, BTC and satoshi calculations are performed in the calculator using deterministic arithmetic.

TRANSPARENCY

SOURCE & TIME

The calculator displays Hamson Bitcoin market status, 24-hour change and the latest market-update time.

MARKET DATA / NOTICE

The BTC/GBP figure shown here is a Hamson Bitcoin market reference. It may differ from the price available from an exchange, wallet, payment provider or other service at a particular moment. Hamson Bitcoin does not execute Bitcoin purchases or sales through this calculator.