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Donald Trump Bitcoin Digital Trading Cards Launched on Ordinals Protocol
9.1.2025
The President’s love for crypto continues to shine with the launch of his latest NFT collection on the Ordinals protocol. Trump Debuts Bitcoin Digital Trading Cards President-elect Donald Trump‘s non-fungible token (NFT) collection debuted its first 160 products, the “Trump...
Foundry to Isolate and Monetize Bitcoin Halving’s ‘Epic Satoshi,’ Distributing Earnings Among Pool Members
19.4.2024
Foundry, a digital assets mining and staking company, has announced that it plans to monetize what it has called the “epic satoshi,” the first satoshi of the halving block, via Ordinals. If the company mines it through its mining pool, it plans to distribute the proceeds to its members...
Bitcoin Developers Forge Alliance to Standardize BRC-20 Tokens Amid Rising Popularity
12.3.2024
A coalition of Bitcoin developers have rallied to govern the BRC-20 fungible token standard as the Ordinals protocol surges in popularity. The coalition, which calls itself the Layer 1 Foundation, announced its new BRC-20 governance structure in a lengthy tweet on X on Monday. The Layer...
BRC-20 Creator Domo Addresses Thorny Governance Issues With New 'Lead Maintainer' Appointments
11.3.2024
Governance on BRC-20 and on Bitcoin general is often a thorny subject, as highlighted at the start of this year when Ordinals marketplace UniSat and Domo came into a potential conflict
Taproot Wizards' New Bitcoin NFTs Already Trading at Twice the Initial Sale Price
7.2.2024
With almost two hours left for whitelisted buyers to claim the digital-art collectibles, at least 2,560 of the series of 3,000 had been claimed, at a fixed price of 0.1 BTC ($4,274 each)
Taproot Wizards Recovers From Tech-Marred Debut, Selling $11M of Bitcoin NFTs
5.2.2024
With almost two hours left for whitelisted buyers to claim the digital-art collectibles, at least 2,560 of the series of 3,000 had been claimed, at a fixed price of 0.1 BTC ($4,274 each)
Taproot Wizards Debut Sale of Bitcoin NFTs 'Quantum Cats' Marred by Tech Issues
29.1.2024
OKX Starts Inscription Support for Atomicals, Stamps, Runes and Doginals
29.1.2024
OKX says wallet support is coming first, with a marketplace to follow
Number of Crypto Owners Globally Reached 580 Million in 2023, Report Shows
24.1.2024
The number of global crypto owners surged 34% in 2023, reaching 580 million by December, a new report shows. In particular, bitcoin ownership surged 33% while Ethereum saw an even steeper rise of 39%. The report pinpoints the approval of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and the Bitcoin...
Bitcoin Ordinals ‘Genesis Cat’ Sells for $254K in Sotheby’s Digital Art Auction
23.1.2024
“Genesis Cat,” a digital art piece created on the Bitcoin blockchain’s Ordinals protocol, was sold for over $250,000 at a recent Sotheby’s auction. Created by artist and engineer Francisco “FAR” Alarcon, “Genesis Cat” is a part of the Quantum Cats collection, produced...
Bitcoin-Based Digital Art Image 'Genesis Cat' Sells for $254K in Sotheby's Auction
22.1.2024
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 in, some 19 lots sold by Sotheby's raked in a combined $1.1 million
Bitcoin Developer's Proposal to Stop 'Spam' NFTs Gets Shut Down
9.1.2024
Luke Dashjr's technical proposal sounded innocuous enough: to make the popular Bitcoin Core software "effective with newer datacarrying styles." In reality, the effort represented a sophisticated but controversial plan to block the suddenly popular "inscriptions" known as "NFTs on Bitcoin."
BRC-20 Marketplace, Creator Take Opposing Positions on Proposed Network Upgrade
3.1.2024
BRC-20 marketplace UniSat said it would follow a proposed fork in the network's token standard, which was met with opposition from Domo, the pseudonymous creator of BRC-20
Ordinals Founder Casey Rodarmor Warns Bitcoin Maxis That ‘Whining’ Makes Them ‘Look Weak’
3.1.2024
Casey Rodarmor, the developer of the Ordinals protocol, has called out ideological Bitcoin maxis for their views on inscriptions and censoring transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain. Rodarmor stated that the “whining” around the protocol and its usage of block space make them...
'Bitcoin NFT' Hysteria Comes to Sotheby's as Super-Mario-Style Mushroom Character Tops $200K
14.12.2023
In the historic auction house's first-ever sale of the Ordinals inscriptions known as "NFTs on Bitcoin," a batch of three pixelated images from a mushroom-themed collection drew about $450,000, or roughly five times the highest estimates
A histeria do ' Bitcoin NFT' chega à Sotheby's quando o personagem cogumelo estilo Super Mario chega a US$ 200 mil
14.12.2023
Na primeira venda das inscrições Ordinals da histórica casa de leilões, conhecida como “NFTs no Bitcoin”, um lote de três imagens pixeladas de uma coleção com tema de cogumelo atraiu cerca de US$ 450.000, ou cerca de cinco vezes as estimativas mais altas
L'hystérie «Bitcoin NFT » arrive chez Sotheby's alors que le personnage de champignon de style Super-Mario dépasse 200 000 $
14.12.2023
Lors de la toute première vente par la maison de ventes aux enchères historique des inscriptions Ordinals connues sous le nom de « NFT sur Bitcoin», un lot de trois images pixellisées provenant d'une collection sur le thème des champignons a rapporté environ 450 000 $, soit environ cinq fois...
L'isteria di "Bitcoin NFT" arriva da Sotheby's con il personaggio del fungo in stile Super Mario che supera i 200.000 dollari
14.12.2023
Nella prima vendita in assoluto delle iscrizioni degli Ordinali da parte della storica casa d'aste, nota come "NFT su Bitcoin", un lotto di tre immagini pixelate provenienti da una collezione a tema funghi ha fruttato circa $ 450.000, ovvero circa cinque volte le stime più alte
Bitcoin Ordinals Token Ecosystem Emerges as Latest Crypto Play, Led by ORDI Hype
16.11.2023
Overall capitalization of such tokens has risen over 21% in the past 24 hours, outperforming most other token sectors
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Ordinals Protocol Token Jumps 50%
7.11.2023
The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Nov. 7, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets