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Ordinals

(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Money reimagined
Bitcoin Ordinals Can Lift the Entire Crypto Ecosystem
The arrival of the Ordinals Protocol, which allows for the creation of Bitcoin NFTs, has coincided with a big jump in the price of Bitcoin. Add that to the SEC's exemption of...
(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
By Michael J. Casey
Feb 17, 2023 at 6:28 p.m. UTC
Feb 17, 2023
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Podcasts
The breakdown
Are Ordinals Sneakily a Boon to Bitcoin Security?
How a set of new technologies are converging.
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By Nathaniel Whittemore
Feb 12, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Feb 12, 2023
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(Ordinals.com)
Web3
Nft
Bitcoin Punks: Ordinal NFT Collection Soars in Value
Late Wednesday, one Ordinal Punk NFT minted on the Bitcoin-native Ordinals Protocol sold for 9.5 BTC, roughly $214,000.
(Ordinals.com)
By Cam Thompson
Feb 9, 2023 at 6:47 p.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2023
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Bitcoin Network Activity Sees Uptick Amid Ordinals Protocol Popularity: Report
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Bitcoin Network Activity Sees Uptick Amid Ordinals Protocol Popularity: Report
Network activity on the Bitcoin blockchain has hit a level not seen since China banned crypto miners in May 2021, according to data from CryptoQuant. The uptick stems from the...
Bitcoin Network Activity Sees Uptick Amid Ordinals Protocol Popularity: Report
By CoinDesk Inc
Feb 9, 2023 at 3:58 p.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2023
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Bitcoin Network Activity Hits Two-Year High Thanks to NFTs: CryptoQuant
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Okcoin
Bitcoin Network Activity Hits Two-Year High Thanks to NFTs: CryptoQuant
Okcoin Chief Operating Officer Jason Lau joins "First Mover" to discuss the recent pause in bitcoin's January rally as the largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization trad...
Bitcoin Network Activity Hits Two-Year High Thanks to NFTs: CryptoQuant
By CoinDesk Staff
Feb 9, 2023 at 3:35 p.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2023
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(Ordinals Protocol)
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Bitcoin
Bitcoin Network Activity Spikes to Two-Year High Thanks to NFTs, CryptoQuant Says
Transactions are coming from the popularity of the recently deployed Ordinals protocol, which allows for NFT-like tokens to be stored on-chain.
(Ordinals Protocol)
By Sam Reynolds
Feb 9, 2023 at 10:51 a.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2023
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Ordinals is exploding on Bitcoin (DALL-E/CoinDesk)
Tech
Bitcoin
Bitcoin NFTs Explode in Popularity as BitMEX Research Shows 13,000 Ordinals
Interest has skyrocketed following the first Ordinals transaction on Dec. 14.
Ordinals is exploding on Bitcoin (DALL-E/CoinDesk)
By Frederick Munawa
Feb 8, 2023 at 10:47 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2023
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Ordinals Inscriptions (ordinals.com)
Technology
Ordinals protocol
Bitcoin’s Newfound NFT Hype Attracts Interest of BSV Developer Twetch
Twetch has already built a suite of NFT apps on the Bitcoin SV blockchain. So the new push by Ordinals to bring NFTs to the Bitcoin blockchain looks like an opportunity for ex...
Ordinals Inscriptions (ordinals.com)
By Frederick Munawa
Feb 8, 2023 at 6:35 p.m. UTC
Feb 8, 2023
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Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Developments; Report Says Ordinals Protocol Triggered Revival in Bitcoin Development
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Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Developments; Report Says Ordinals Protocol Triggered Revival in Bitcoin Development
A federal judge rejected a joint request to modify Sam Bankman-Fried's bail conditions to allow him to use certain messaging tools. Separately, research firm FSInsight said in...
Sam Bankman-Fried Trial Developments; Report Says Ordinals Protocol Triggered Revival in Bitcoin Development
By CoinDesk Inc
Feb 7, 2023 at 8:53 p.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2023
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The Ordinals Protocol Has Caused a Resurgence in Bitcoin Development
The probability of NFTS fueling bitcoin’s next bull run cannot be ignored, the report said.
(Ordinals Protocol)
By Will Canny
Feb 7, 2023 at 11:55 a.m. UTC
Feb 7, 2023
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