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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 in, some 19 lots sold by Sotheby's raked in a combined $1.1 million.
Donald Trump's NFTs Have Limits Normal Ones Don't
Buyers of these Bitcoin ordinals can't trade them for almost a year.
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 added to congestion and higher fees.
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.
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 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
BRC-20 marketplace UniSat said it will follow a proposed change in the token standard that has met with opposition from Domo, the pseudonymous creator of BRC-20.
Bitcoin Fees Climb as Ordinals Hype Gives Windfall Profit to BTC Miners
Bitcoin (BTC) miners are enjoying windfall profits as transaction fees spiked to the highest since April 2021 due to rising Ordinals inscriptions. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."
Bitcoin Fees Spike to 2-Year High as Ordinals Bonanza Gives Windfall Profit to BTC Miners
Share prices of publicly listed bitcoin mining companies are "on fire" thanks to high transaction fees, one analyst said.
'Bitcoin NFT' Hysteria Comes to Sotheby's as Super-Mario-Style Mushroom Character Tops $200K
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.
Casey Rodarmor: The Bitcoin Artist
His "Ordinals Theory," allowing data inscription on Bitcoin, generated a backlash from Bitcoiners who said it will ruin the network. But Rodarmor remains undeterred.
