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Ordinals

(Ordinals Protocol)
Web3
Web3
The Ordinals Team is Creating a Non-Profit to Support Bitcoin NFT Developers
The team behind the Ordinals protocol, led by Casey Rodarmor, has created the Open Ordinals Institute to grow its ecosystem without compromising neutrality.
(Ordinals Protocol)
By Cam Thompson
Aug 1, 2023 at 7:01 p.m. UTC
Aug 1, 2023
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Ordinals inscriptions: new count (Glassnode)
Markets
Bitcoin
Bitcoin NFTs Back in Spotlight as Ordinals Cross 350K Daily Inscriptions
Bitcoin Ordinals, a method of generating non-fungible tokens (NFTs) through a process called inscribing, debuted in January, bringing the NFT and smart contract narrative to t...
Ordinals inscriptions: new count (Glassnode)
By Omkar Godbole
Jul 11, 2023 at 7:17 a.m. UTC
Jul 11, 2023
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Atomic Ordinals (Magic Eden)
Web3
Web3
Influencer Formerly Associated with Azuki Postpones NFT Drop After Plagiarism Accusations
Pseudonymous NFT researcher and artist Elena admitted to tracing other pixel art to pad out her upcoming collection Atomic Ordinals.
Atomic Ordinals (Magic Eden)
By Cam Thompson
Jun 23, 2023 at 10:27 p.m. UTC
Jun 23, 2023
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Markets
Ltc
Litecoin Starts June Strong as Investors Eye August Halving, Uptick in Activity
LTC has outperformed both bitcoin and ether over the last 30 days.
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By Lyllah Ledesma
Jun 1, 2023 at 7:11 p.m. UTC
Jun 1, 2023
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NFTs drive Bitcoin activity (Ordinals Protocol)
Web3
Nfts
BRC-721E Token Standard Converts Ethereum NFTs to Bitcoin NFTs
The new token standard allows traders to burn their ERC-721 NFTs and transfer them to inscriptions on the Bitcoin network.
NFTs drive Bitcoin activity (Ordinals Protocol)
By Cam Thompson
May 30, 2023 at 5:19 p.m. UTC
May 30, 2023
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Stably USD (Stably)
Finance
Stablecoin
Bitcoin's Hot Ordinals Economy is Getting a Dollar-Backed Stablecoin
Bitcoin’s quickly maturing ordinals scene has come a long way since January.
Stably USD (Stably)
By Danny Nelson
May 25, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
May 25, 2023
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NFTs drive Bitcoin activity (Ordinals Protocol)
Web3
Web3
In NFT Sales, Bitcoin Jumps to No. 2 Spot in a Matter of Months
According to data platform CryptoSlam, NFTs on Bitcoin have grossed about $167 million in the past thirty days, creeping up on Ethereum’s number one position.
NFTs drive Bitcoin activity (Ordinals Protocol)
By Cam Thompson
May 22, 2023 at 10:19 p.m. UTC
May 22, 2023
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Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The Blocksize Wars Revisited: How Bitcoin’s Civil War Still Resonates Today
Today’s debates over non-monetary uses of Bitcoin like ordinals and BRC-20 tokens echo the battle between Big and Small Blockers between 2015 and 2017. This article, by Daniel...
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By Daniel Kuhn
May 17, 2023 at 9:07 p.m. UTC
May 17, 2023
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Learn
Bitcoin
BRC-20 Explained: How Tokens on Bitcoin Work and Why They Are Controversial
The idea of putting tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain isn’t anything new, but previous efforts haven’t exploded in popularity like BRC-20.
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By Sam Reynolds
May 15, 2023 at 7:50 p.m. UTC
May 15, 2023
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Technology
Opinion
Frogs, Fevers and Fees: Bitcoin’s New Governance Challenge
The creation of Bitcoin-based meme coins using the new BRC-20 standard has driven up Bitcoin fees as they use more data than a basic Bitcoin transaction. But while some develo...
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By Michael J. Casey
May 12, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
May 12, 2023
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