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Total Inscriptions on the Bitcoin Network Approaches the 50M Mark

Elizabeth Kerr
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Elizabeth Kerr
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Elizabeth is a financial content specialist from Manchester. Her specialities include cryptocurrency, data analysis and financial regulation.
December 20th, 2023
  • Bitcoin ordinals Inscriptions are on the rise.
  • The inscriptions are marvelous technological innovations.
  • The innovation of ordinals shows how people can use blockchain creatively.

Blockchain has room for creativity, as evidenced by Bitcoin inscriptions. Users are comfortable with Bitcoin ordinals and ready to adopt them from the ongoing trend. Since its inception, Bitcoin inscription has kept rising. Recent data from BanklessTimes.com shows that the number of inscriptions in the Bitcoin network is almost 50 million.

Alice Leetham, a crypto specialist from BanklessTimes, left her comment:

The Bitcoin ecosystem is full of potential. With little creativity, one can enjoy massive returns. The Bitcoin ordinals are rising so fast, and soon, the artifacts will reward the owners extremely."

BanklessTimes crypto expert, Alice Leetham

World Of Potential, Bitcoin Artifacts

In May, the BRC-20 token frenzy ignited the ordinals’ inscriptions on the BTC network. However, the numbers were low at only 4.8 million inscriptions. Around September, the inscription had grown to over 30,000,000.

The latest data, at 49,176,556, shows the popularity of inscriptions. Passing the 50 million before the year ends won’t be surprising. So far, inscriptions have accumulated a fee of ₿4,259.9020 (Bitcoin)—an equivalent to $174,635,325. The Bitcoin-native Digital Artifact innovative concept was introduced in January 2023. Yet, the success of the innovation speaks for itself.

Bitcoin inscriptions are transforming Satoshis into native digital artifacts. They use the concept of NFTs, but they inscribe a personal touch to Bitcoin. The Bitcoin ordinals are a critical creation. By inscribing personal data on the blockchain, tracking how your tokens move is more effortless. Ordinals offer a unique touch to blockchain technology blended with creativity. The smallest Bitcoin unit can be a canvas of expression and personalization.

Understanding the Technology Behind Ordinals

The order of each Satoshi’s generation and transactions is the fundamental basis of the Ordinals protocol. Each Satoshi has its own identity thanks to the inventive tracking and identification system. This innovation was made feasible by the Bitcoin Core updates SegWit (2017) and Taproot (2021). These updates allowed for the inscription of any data onto these Satoshis.

The ordinal protocol is beyond a technological achievement. It has established a new pathway in the crypto ecosystem. The community has accepted this artistic direction because numbers don’t lie.

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Elizabeth Kerr
Financial content specialist
Elizabeth is a financial content specialist from Manchester. Her specialities include cryptocurrency, data analysis and financial regulation.