How did a nine-page white paper evolve into today’s Bitcoin network?
First, what is it? The Ordinals protocol emerged in early 2023, allowing users to inscribe data such as text into Bitcoin transactions. BRC-20 tokens followed.
How it works: Most Bitcoin protocol upgrades use soft forks: old nodes that haven’t upgraded still accept new blocks, so the network doesn’t split.
The network at $BTC launched in January 2009 and has been running for more than a decade. Current: 82827.35.
Every potential gain comes with a corresponding risk. Make sure you understand how much you could lose in the worst-case scenario.
First, what is it? The Ordinals protocol emerged in early 2023, allowing users to inscribe data such as text into Bitcoin transactions. BRC-20 tokens followed.
How it works: Most Bitcoin protocol upgrades use soft forks: old nodes that haven’t upgraded still accept new blocks, so the network doesn’t split.
The network at $BTC launched in January 2009 and has been running for more than a decade. Current: 82827.35.
Every potential gain comes with a corresponding risk. Make sure you understand how much you could lose in the worst-case scenario.