Bitcoin & Mining

Ordinals and Inscriptions

Also: Ordinals

A 2023 system that numbers individual satoshis and lets people attach data, such as images or text, to them. This brought NFT-style collectibles to Bitcoin, and also stirred debate over using block space that way.

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