One significant enhancement made by Microsoft when Office 2016 was released was support for Bitcoin, the most well-known cryptocurrency in the world. The capability has now been implemented by LibreOffice, which is probably one of Microsoft Office's main rivals. For users of the free office suite who work with digital files, it has long been anticipated.
A few days ago, @social.chemicals267 posted a feature request on the project's bug tracker, which led to the modification. The user noted that native support for Bitcoin will "enable users to track Bitcoin transactions directly in spreadsheets without using bespoke format workarounds," as it is a widely used unit of account. They even gave the precise technical details: the symbol for ₿ is U+20BF, it must appear before the number, like a dollar sign, and it should have eight decimal places to accommodate for a Satoshi.
The main LibreOffice code now includes this minor fix. However, since the update was not included in the feature freeze for the next 25.8 release, don't expect to see it immediately. However, Phoronix says we may anticipate seeing it next year, most likely with the release of LibreOffice 26.2.
LibreOffice has been playing catch-up lately, when you think about it. Additionally, the project has been aggressive, pursuing Windows customers directly and urging them to abandon Office in favor of LibreOffice and migrate to Linux. It even released a number of free guidelines to assist those who are switching.
In addition to supporting Bitcoin, the latest beta, 25.8, introduced correct support for embedded fonts, which should enhance compatibility with PowerPoint. Additionally, version 25.2 included support for inline headers in Writer, which is another feature that Word users simply assume will function.
It will be a lot easier to manage your Bitcoin in LibreOffice Calc once this feature is implemented. Simply select your cells, navigate to the Format Cells dialog's Numbers tab, and choose Bitcoin from the list of available currencies.