Ordinals

Screenshot of "Quantum Cats" collection from the project's website. (Quantum Cats/Taproot Wizards)

Taproot Wizards struggled with technical issues during Monday's initial attempt to sell about 3,000 of the "NFTs on Bitcoin." The team says they underestimated demand, and say...

By Jamie Crawley

Feb 1, 2024 at 4:15 p.m. UTC

Feb 1, 2024

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Technology

Bitcoin

Taproot Wizards Delays 'Quantum Cats' Sale for 2nd Time, After Messy Bitcoin NFT Debut

"We had big plans for mint day and we didn’t live up to your expectations of us and to our expectations of ourselves," Taproot Wizards co-founder Udi Wertheimer posted on X.

By Jamie Crawley

Jan 30, 2024 at 2:47 p.m. UTC

Jan 30, 2024

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Technology

Bitcoin

Taproot Wizards Debut Sale of Bitcoin NFTs 'Quantum Cats' Marred by Tech Issues

The collection was on sale for 0.1 BTC ($4,300) each, meaning upwards of 300 BTC ($13 million) could have been raised if the full series of 3,000 had been placed.

By Jamie Crawley

Jan 29, 2024 at 7:47 p.m. UTC

Jan 29, 2024

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Technology

Ordinals

OKX Starts Inscription Support for Atomicals, Stamps, Runes and Doginals

OKX says wallet support is coming first, with a marketplace to follow

By Sam Reynolds

Jan 29, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. UTC

Jan 29, 2024

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Markets

Dogecoin

Someone Just Put Legendary '90s Video Game Doom on Dogecoin

The Ordinals technology, which started on Bitcoin, is now allowing developers to bring utility to the Dogecoin network.

By Shaurya Malwa

Jan 24, 2024 at 10:25 a.m. UTC

Jan 24, 2024

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Technology

Ordinals

Bitcoin-Based Digital Art Image 'Genesis Cat' Sells for $254K in Sotheby's Auction

The sale of the digital image from the Taproot Wizards project came as popularity surges for the NFT-like creations minted atop the Bitcoin blockchain's Ordinals protocol. All...

By Bradley Keoun

Jan 22, 2024 at 8:32 p.m. UTC

Jan 22, 2024

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Donald Trump pitching his NFTs (CollectTrumpCards.com)

Finance

Bitcoin

Donald Trump's NFTs Have Limits Normal Ones Don't

Buyers of these Bitcoin ordinals can't trade them for almost a year.

By Danny Nelson

Jan 18, 2024 at 8:31 p.m. UTC

Jan 18, 2024

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Genesis Quantum Cats inscription from Taproot Wizards (Taproot Wizards, modified by CoinDesk)

Technology

Nfts

Taproot Wizards, Bitcoin Ordinals Project That Raised $7.5M, to Sell 'Quantum Cats' Collection

The "NFTs on Bitcoin" project has capitalized on the popularity of the controversial Ordinals protocol, which has generated a flurry of interest in the original blockchain but...

By Bradley Keoun

Jan 12, 2024 at 3:50 p.m. UTC

Jan 12, 2024

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Screen grab from Bitcoin transaction showing the line embedded using the OP_RETURN function, "SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval." (Mempool.space)

Technology

Ordinals

Bitcoin ETF Chaos Memorialized on Blockchain, With Nod to 'Chancellor on the Brink' Reference

Jokester pays $2.97 to record the one-liner "SEC Chairman on the brink of second ETF approval" on the blockchain.

By Bradley Keoun

Jan 10, 2024 at 2:48 p.m. UTC

Jan 10, 2024

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Image of some of Luke Dashjr's proposed code changes, from pull request #28408. (GitHub, modified by CoinDesk)

Technology

Ordinals protocol

Bitcoin Developer's Proposal to Stop 'Spam' NFTs Gets Shut Down

Luke Dashjr's technical proposal sounded innocuous enough: to make the popular Bitcoin Core software "effective with newer datacarrying styles." In reality, the effort represe...

By Bradley Keoun

Jan 9, 2024 at 7:28 p.m. UTC

Jan 9, 2024

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