--- src/engine/iso-4217-currencies.c.orig	2015-01-02 18:34:12.445021803 +0100
+++ src/engine/iso-4217-currencies.c	2015-01-02 18:38:34.565784519 +0100
@@ -4142,6 +4142,24 @@
   }
 
   {
+    const char *fullname = "Bitcoin";
+    gnc_commodity *c = gnc_commodity_new(book,
+                     CUR_I18N(fullname),
+                                         "ISO4217",
+                                         "XBT",
+                                         "nil",
+                                         1000000);
+
+    if(!c) {
+      PWARN("failed to create commodity for currency %s", fullname);
+    } else {
+      if(!gnc_commodity_table_insert(table, c)) {
+        PWARN("failed to insert %s into commodity table", fullname);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  {
     const char *fullname = "Silver";
     gnc_commodity *c = gnc_commodity_new(book,
 CUR_I18N(fullname),

--- src/engine/iso-4217-currencies.scm.orig	2015-01-02 18:34:12.448355147 +0100
+++ src/engine/iso-4217-currencies.scm	2015-01-02 18:36:30.718765059 +0100
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@
 ( "CFP Franc" "franc" "centime" "ISO4217" "XPF" "953" 1 100 "" ) ;; Communauté Financière du Pacifique
 ( "Code for testing purposes" "TEST" "test" "ISO4217" "XTS" "963" 1 1000000 "" ) ;; Code reserved for testing purposes
 ( "No currency" "" "" "ISO4217" "XXX" "999" 1 1000000 "" )
+( "Bitcoin" "bitcoin" "microbitcoin" "ISO4217" "XBT" "nil" 1000000 1000000 "XBT" )
 
 ;; precious metals
 ( "Silver" "ounce" "ounce" "ISO4217" "XAG" "961" 1 1000000 "" )