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Nalezeno "Ordinals protocol": 37

NFT Trading Is Ice Cold But Developers Are Still Hot for Web3

5.8.2023
This week, new reports were released that point to a major slowdown in NFT trading. Plus, Etihad Airways will soon let its community of frequent fliers stake NFTs for miles

In NFT Sales, Bitcoin Jumps to No. 2 Spot in a Matter of Months

23.5.2023
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, which was roughly $397 million over the same period

Lightning Labs Releases 'Better' Version of Token Minting on Bitcoin After BRC-20s Clog System

16.5.2023
The project formerly known as "Taro" has been rebranded "Taproot Assets" after Lightning Labs was hit with a trademark infringement lawsuit. The new offering comes with a "core set of features to bitcoinize the dollar," according to the firm

Frogs, Fevers and Fees: Bitcoin’s New Governance Challenge

12.5.2023
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 developers in the Bitcoin community are proposing a filter to block Bitcoin NFT projects, such censorship could run counter...

Among Bitcoin Developers, Debate Is Raging Over Whether to Censor Ordinals BRC-20s

12.5.2023
Despite calls for censorship, many developers agree that maintaining the status quo is the right thing to do for now

Africa Moves to Lightning, Stablecoins as Bitcoin Transaction Fees Soar

9.5.2023
Those already using stablecoins and lightning transactions are not affected, but for many in Africa, higher bitcoin fees are a problem

Bitcoin’s ‘BRC-20’ Explosion Sends Users Scrambling for Options, Including Lightning

9.5.2023
The effects of the BRC-20 mints range from halting of bitcoin withdrawals on Binance to frustration with the sudden high costs of making bitcoin payments in places like Africa and South America

Bitcoin Network Congestion Causes Binance to Pause Withdrawals

7.5.2023
The world’s biggest crypto exchange has now resumed withdrawals, but problems continue to linger for the bitcoin protocol

BRC20 Token Standard Sparks Frenzy in Bitcoin Community With Market Cap Surpassing $95 Million

3.5.2023
As of May 3, 2023, the Bitcoin blockchain has witnessed a staggering 3.35 million Ordinal inscriptions, and a new experimental token standard known as “Bitcoin Request for Comment,” or BRC20, has garnered substantial attention in the past week. With 10,487 BRC20 tokens built using...

Web3 Should Be Built on Bitcoin, Not Its Imitators

31.3.2023
To neglect building on the Bitcoin protocol would be to forsake key applications for the network that have the potential to make the internet, and the world at large, a better place, Lolli co-founder Alex Adelman, writes

Bitcoin Ordinals Custody Solutions Would Be Better if They Embraced Bitcoiner Values

16.3.2023
The perfect Ordinals wallet should (1) integrate Ordinals support without requiring a full node, (2) be easy to use for the average collector, (3) follow Bitcoin's great cultural tradition of embracing self-custody and trustless transacting

Yuga Labs Announces Generative Ordinals NFT Collection on Bitcoin Blockchain

28.2.2023
Called TwelveFold, the 300-piece collection serves as a “visual allegory for the cartography of data on the Bitcoin blockchain.”

Bitcoin Ordinals Can Lift the Entire Crypto Ecosystem

17.2.2023
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 Bitcoin from the label of security, and we see a bullish bitcoin picture emerging

Bitcoin NFTs Challenge the Blockchain’s Largest Use Case: Money

17.2.2023
The Bitcoin community has been abuzz with conversations around how Ordinal Inscriptions could signal a technical improvement to NFTs. But the increased fees and transaction speeds associated with them could stifle Bitcoin’s primary use case as a medium of exchange