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Bitcoin Ordinals rolls out upgrade to rectify ‘Cursed Inscriptions’ issue

DIGIT — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 05:59:00 +0000

Previously unrecognized Ordinals inscriptions will be indexed by the protocol following the upgrade, which will allow them to be traded.

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Bitcoin fragments could become more valuable than full Bitcoins

DIGIT — Wed, 31 May 2023 16:21:20 +0000

Collectors known as “sat hunters” are collecting satoshis from rare Bitcoin — and those fragments may eventually be worth more than regular Bitcoin.

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Zebedee Partnership With Bitnob Sees African Gamers Rewarded With BTC

DIGIT — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 08:30:20 +0000

African users of the bitcoin gaming and payments app Zebedee will now be rewarded in the form of satoshis when they play games or when they listen to podcasts. In addition to being able to convert their rewards into local currencies, African users of the Zebedee app can use it to make cross-border payments. Converting […]

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Ordinal Inscriptions Surpass 1 Million Mark, Miners Collect $4.7M in Fees as Bitcoin NFT Trend Continues

DIGIT — Sun, 09 Apr 2023 21:50:07 +0000

On April 8, 2023, the number of Ordinal inscriptions surpassed the million mark as the non-fungible token (NFT) trend has seemingly become a mainstay. Presently, on Sunday, April 9, the total number of Ordinal inscriptions is 1,049,263, and so far, 169.85 bitcoins worth $4.7 million have been collected in fees. Ordinal Inscriptions Reach 1 Million […]

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Bitcoin’s Average and Median-Sized Network Fees Rose 40% Higher in March

DIGIT — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 22:15:06 +0000

In March 2023, Bitcoin’s average and median-sized fees jumped more than 40% higher after rising 122% in 10 days during the first week of February. The fees have followed the Ordinal inscription trend as more than 662,000 inscriptions reside on the Bitcoin blockchain, and 150 bitcoin worth $4.2 million have been added to fees. Bitcoin […]

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What are Bitcoin ordinals?

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 08:39:56 +0000

Bitcoin ordinals have been the most hyped-up Web3 trend of 2023 so far. How do ordinals compare to traditional NFTs, and what are the opportunities?

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Xapo Bank Integrates Lightning Network Payments Through Lightspark Partnership

DIGIT — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 22:30:10 +0000

On March 2, Xapo Bank announced its partnership with Lightspark, a company led by David Marcus, former crypto boss at Facebook. The partnership aims to extend the utility of bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Xapo revealed on Thursday that it is the first fully licensed private bank to offer payments through the Lightning Network. Xapo […]

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Bitcoin’s Blockchain Growth Accelerates With Trend of Ordinal Inscriptions

DIGIT — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 21:30:36 +0000

The Bitcoin blockchain has 40.49 gigabytes (GB) to go until it reaches half a terabyte (TB), and with the recent trend of Ordinal inscriptions, it’s likely to get there faster. The average block size reached a high of 2.52 megabytes (MB) on Feb. 12, 2023, but block sizes have subsided and dropped to an average […]

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Bitcoin-Based NFTs Cross 200,000 Ordinal Inscriptions, Yuga Labs Launches Twelvefold Collection

DIGIT — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 14:30:52 +0000

On Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, the number of Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain crossed 200,000 at 1:02 p.m. Eastern Time. In addition to the 200,000 inscriptions, Yuga Labs, creators of the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible tokens (NFTs), revealed that the team had created a collection of 300 generative ordinal NFTs called Twelvefold. […]

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Nifty News: Bitcoin NFTs cause spicy fees, Mastercard exec tokenizes resignation letter and more

DIGIT — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 05:30:46 +0000

Users are posting massive files to the Bitcoin network via the Ordinals protocol, taking up block space and paying high fees to do so.

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