Ordinals and inscriptions

Ordinals theory numbers individual satoshis and enabled inscriptions of arbitrary data into Bitcoin witness data, creating new uses and block-space demand.

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Why it matters

Ordinals theory numbers individual satoshis and enabled inscriptions of arbitrary data into Bitcoin witness data, creating new uses and block-space demand.

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What California Bitcoin maintains

Ordinals theory numbers individual satoshis and enabled inscriptions of arbitrary data into Bitcoin witness data, creating new uses and block-space demand.

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Bitcoin Developer Documentation

Bitcoin.org

Tier — · technical Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Satoshi Nakamoto

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