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What Are Ordinals? Bitcoin NFTs Explained | Chainlink

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Ordinal inscriptions are a cutting-edge implementation of Bitcoin NFTs. Explore how they work and what makes them different from past attempts.

Education / NFTs Last Updated Date: November 30, 2023 Definition DEFINITION Ordinals are means of creating Bitcoin NFTs by attaching data such as images, videos, and more to an individual satoshi on the base Bitcoin blockchain. Launched on Bitcoin mainnet by developer Casey Rodarmor on January 20, 2023 , ordinal NFTs are simply the latest way to create NFTs on Bitcoin. While non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Bitcoin aren’t a new concept, with layer-2 networks on top of Bitcoin such as Counterparty and Stacks already enabling Bitcoin-based NFTs, ordinal NFTs feature a fundamentally different archit

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