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Tech

Adam Back Joins Fight for the Soul of Bitcoin Over 'JPEG Spam'

The Blockstream CEO says image inscriptions undermine Bitcoin’s role as money and offer miners only a negligible profit in return.

Adam Back, CEO Blockstream (second from right) speaks at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 by CoinDesk (CoinDesk/Personae Digital)

Tech

Bitcoin Token Protocol BRC20 Enables EVM-Style Smart Contracts With 'BRC2.0'

BRC20 is a token standard for issuing fungible tokens on the Bitcoin blockchain via the Ordinals protocol

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Tech

Bitcoin Ordinals Can Now Be Bridged to Cardano Through BitVMX

The on-chain transaction between Bitcoin and Cardano was facilitated by BitVMX, an interoperability protocol built using the BitVM computing paradigm

16:9 Bridge (wal_172619/Pixabay)

Tech

Bitcoin Ordinals Project Taproot Wizards Plans Long-Awaited Sale of Signature NFTs

The Wizards were inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain two years ago and are now being made available for sale

TaprootWizards.com NFT (ordinals.com)

Tech

Bitcoin 'Four Meggers': OrdinalsBot Inscribes Largest-Ever File on the OG Blockchain

Inscriptions project OrdinalsBot minted what it says is the largest ever file on Bitcoin: The last in a collection of 1,500 "Pizza Ninjas."

16:9 OrdinalsBot co-founders (OrdinalsBot)

Tech

Bitcoin Startup Satflow Targets 'Mempool Sniping' in New Token-Trading Rival to Magic Eden

The project, which recently raised $7.5 million, says the new decentralized exchange (DEX) will target the market for Bitcoin-based tokens including Ordinals NFTs and Runes fungible tokens – aiming to curb unsavory transactional practices that are possible due to the blockchain's long block times.

Satflow takes aim at the practice known as 'mempool sniping' in new decentralized exchange for trading Ordinals and Runes tokens (A.B. Frost/Wikipedia, modified by CoinDesk using PhotoMosh)

Tech

Jailhouse Block: Elvis Digital Art Collection Will Inscribe on the Bitcoin Network

A digital art collection of Elvis Presley, "Elvis Side $Btc," will be inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain by OrdinalsBot and IP project Royalty.

Elvis Presley performs in concert at the Milwaukee Arena on April 27, l977, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Ronald C. Modra/ Getty Images)

Tech

Gold Arrives on 'Digital Gold' as Bitcoin Gets Tokenized Version of the Metal

Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency, is often referred to as "digital gold," but now it is possible to mint and trade physical gold on the Bitcoin blockchain via the Ordinals protocol – essentially encoding ownership of the yellow metal into an NFT.

Gold (Credit: Shutterstock)

Opinion

Why I Chose Bitcoin Ordinals to Release ‘Frontline’

Artist Alexis André explains the attraction of Bitcoin for releasing his latest generative art collection.

(Alexis Andre)

Opinion

You May Not Like It, but Casey Rodarmor Proves Bitcoin Is Permissionless

The creator of the Ordinals and Runes protocols discussed his motivations on stage at Consensus 2024.

Casey Rodarmor, creator of Ordinals, speaks at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (CoinDesk/Shutterstock)