Ordinals

A pragmatic look at the issue of Ordinals and tokens on Bitcoin, and how to address their presence as a consumer of blockspace.

As a neutral observer from Bitcoin Magazine, I address the misconceptions and dismissive attitudes towards Ordinals in the Bitcoin community, revealing the overlooked complexities and potential within what I term 'Ordinal Derangement Syndrome' (ODS).

A Binance user unknowingly withdrew one of just four extremely rare Bitcoin "Epic Sats" from 2016, representing a potential multi-million dollar oversight by the exchange.

ViaBTC sold the fourth ever “epic sat” for over $2.1 million less than a week after mining it during the Bitcoin halving.

A case against Ordinals and Inscriptions, and why it is something people should not only not support, but speak against.

Rijndael, Chief Technology Officer at Taproot Wizards, describes the technical architecture that was designed to facilitate the evolving artwork of the Quantum Cats.

Ordinals make miners money, miners operate specifically to make money. A match made in heaven. From "The Inscription Issue".

Creator of BRC-20 announces Layer 1 Foundation, Unisat and Best In Slot as new co-lead maintainers over the governance of the protocol.

Oyl has raised $3 million for its bitcoin wallet with in-app trading, backed by Arca, Arthur Hayes’s family office and Foresight Ventures.

An analysis of the dichotomy between metaprotocols residing on Layer 1 vs. metaprotocols that lift related asset data off-chain.