Bitcoin Ordinals

A new Bitcoin nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace aims to reduce network fees associated with the advent of Bitcoin Ordinals inscriptions by tapping into the Internet Computer Protocol (ICP).Developed off the back of the creation of Bitcoin Ordinals in early 2023, Bioniq operates on the IC ...

Average daily transaction fees on Bitcoin (BTC)  have flipped with Ethereum following a frenzy of Ordinals-related activity on the Bitcoin network. On Nov. 20, the average daily transaction fee for Bitcoin stood at $10.34, while Ethereum’s transaction fees came to an average of $ ...

Gas fees on Ethereum layer-2 Polygon (MATIC) surged more than 1,000% to reach a peak of $0.10 as users inundated the network with the minting of Ordinals-inspired tokens dubbed POLS. In a Nov. 16 X (formerly Twitter) post Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal shared his surprise at the elev ...

In this week’s newsletter, we dive into the dynamic world of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and their impact on the digital landscape, as NFT sales have skyrocketed to an impressive $129 million in November, according to data from Nansen. Despite the surge in sales, OpenSea has laid off a substantial ...

Bitcoin (BTC) transaction fees are at their highest in nearly six months as a new wave of inscriptions boosts competition for block space.Data from statistics resource BitInfoCharts shows the average BTC transaction fee approaching $6 as of Nov. 7.Ordinals taking up Bitcoin mempool ...

While publicly mocking non-fungible token (NFTs) during a podcast, Tesla CEO and billionaire Elon Musk appears to have inadvertently highlighted the case for Bitcoin Ordinals, also known as Bitcoin NFTs. “The funny thing is the NFT is not even on the blockchain — it’s jus ...

For more than a decade, the primary narratives surrounding Bitcoin (BTC) have focused on its role as a peer-to-peer digital cash and store of value.However, all indications suggest that we are witnessing a significant shift in this paradigm.Since the beginning of 2023, one of the mo ...

Casey Rodarmor, the inventor of Bitcoin Ordinals, has proposed a new Bitcoin-based fungible token protocol called "Runes" as an alternative to the BRC-20 token standard. The BRC-20 standard, launched by an anonymous developer known as "Domo," has gained popularity, with a market cap of $1 billion wi ...

The team behind nonfungible token collection OnChainMonkey is shifting its entire collection of 10,000 NFTs from Ethereum to Bitcoin, in a massive undertaking expected to take several months. "A historical transition is on the horizon as we prepare to migrate our flagship collection, OCM G ...

​​Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s Nifty Newsletter. Keep reading to stay up-to-date with the latest stories on nonfungible tokens. Every Wednesday, the Nifty Newsletter informs and inspires you to dig deeper into the latest NFT trends and insights.In this week’s newslette ...

DappRadar has pointed to an “alarming plunge” in Bitcoin Ordinals nonfungible token (NFT) user activity, with trading volumes tanking around a whopping 98% since May. In an Aug. 17 report, DappRadar highlighted its data showing that the total Bitcoin Ordinals sales volume had decreased from peak ...

The popularity of the "bitcoin-based NFT" - Bitcoin Ordinals - has declined catastrophically, as many analysts predicted. BRC-20s token trading volume has fallen 97% since May. As reported by the DappRadar service, the trading volume of "BRC-20s tokens" (the NFT counterpart in Efirium and other n ...

The Bitcoin Frontier Fund, formerly Stacks Ventures, launched what it’s calling the first Bitcoin Ordinals accelerator program on Aug. 14.Program InformationThis program is led by VC ...

A non-profit organization dedicated to growing the development of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin (BTC) has been launched by the team behind the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol.The California-based nonprofit called the Open Ordinals Institute will bolster the Ordinals protocol by providing ...

In an email dated Jan. 17, 1993, Hal Finney — a developer and early contributor to Bitcoin — shared the concept of “encrypted digital cards,” which are now known as nonfungible tokens (NFTs).“Giving a little more thought to the idea of buying and selling digital cash, I thought of a way to ...

Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital has linked the recent slump in its total amount of Bitcoin's (BTC) mined in June to the weather conditions in Texas and a drop in transaction fees.According to a July 5 statement, Marathon Digital experienced a “21%" decline in June for the total amo ...

The advent of Bitcoin (BTC) Ordinals signals the “organic return of builder culture” to the network, according to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.Buterin made the comments in a July 7 Twitter space where he spoke at length with Bitcoin proponents Eric Wall and Udi Wertheime ...

Ethereum users have been given another way to create nonfungible tokens (NFTs) and other digital assets on the blockchain with the launch of a new protocol.Launched on June 17, the protocol, dubbed “Ethscriptions,” is a nod to the Bitcoin (BTC) Ordinals protocol — where a ...

Developers behind the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol have rolled out a new upgrade that aims to cure over 71,000 invalid or “cursed” inscriptions — allowing them to be traded."Cursed inscriptions" was the name given to inscriptions that were created by incorrect use or intenti ...

According to Dune Analytics service, the number of issued tokens based on Bitcoin Ordinals in Bitcoin network exceeded 10 million. About 200,000 tokens are issued daily, including NFTs. The popularity of Bitcoin Ordinals has led to a significant increase in transactions a ...

Most of them are created in the BRC-20 network Miners have earned decent commissions on this According to Dune Analytics, more than 10 million records have been created in the Bitcoin Ordinals network. Of these, more than 80% belong to the BRC-20 standard. ...

Only Ethereum is accepted against NFT at this time The lending rate is 7.91% p.a. The Binance cryptocurrency exchange is launching an NFT lending feature on its trading floor. Users will now be able to obtain cryptocurrencies using NFT as collateral. Currently ...

He received more than $170,000 in rewards With only about 750 Th/s According to the expert, with such mining complexity such a thing is only possible once every nine years An unknown solo miner was able to mine a block of bitcoins tonight, May 23, at ...

Secondary sales here totaled $167.47 million for the month And the Bitcoin Ordinals collection holds the lead See the detailed report from CryptoSlam The popularity of non-interchangeable tokens in the Bitcoin network has declined slightly lately. But ...

MicroStrategy co-founder and CEO Michael Saylor said the company is exploring Bitcoin Ordinals project opportunities for innovation. The Ordinals protocol was launched on the Bitcoin network in January, followed by a wave of experiments with the first blockchain. The p ...

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced today, May 9 that it will add support for Bitcoin Ordinals on the firm's NFT Marketplace. According to the press release, this will happen at the end of this month. Recall, the Ordinals protocol was launched in January of this year. It allows users ...