The Unicode Consortium unveiled Unicode version 10.0 today, which includes the bitcoin "B" symbol. Overall, the update includes 8,518 characters, along with 56 new emojis. STORY CONTINUES BELOW ...

Although they are not used that often, flag emojis cover the largest category in the current text icons approved by Unicode Consortium. More than 200 out of 3,600 emojis are flag icons.

The symbol doesn't have a specific, universal use, but it's sometimes used to denote an abstract geometric space or object. The new logo is also nearly identical to the lowercase "x" in the ...