Bitcoin Ordinals News

Bitcoin Core proponents defend OP_RETURN changes as neutral, while critics warn of spam and capture.

Song accused BTC Core developers of defecting and failing to address widespread community concerns about non-monetary data on the ledger.

Bitcoin Core developer Jimmy Song said the Taproot upgrade hasn’t lived up to the hype, claiming it has failed to deliver on promised privacy and security features.

Bitcoin Ordinals leader Leonidas said his community would fork Bitcoin Core if developers reversed the upcoming update that allows for more Ordinals and Runes transactions.

Bitcoin may be decentralized, but its price isn’t immune to the influence of whales, protocol upgrades, ETF approvals and global regulations.

The artist known as Mr. Black discusses why he believes Bitcoin Ordinals are the only true medium for immutable art and the spiritual philosophy behind his 21,000-piece collection.

Built on Ordinals, this protocol supports DeFi applications and crosschain functionality on Bitcoin, without relying on custodial bridges or wrapped tokens.

Bitcoin Core dev Gloria Zhao says the data limit for OP_RETURN will be raised in October, infuriating several Bitcoin users who prefer images, text and audio to stay off the blockchain.

Saifedean Ammous says he would “throw in a few sats” to fund a developer dedicated to making Bitcoin spam more costly.

The change will remove a limit on the amount of arbitrary data that can be added to Bitcoin transactions.

The growing BTCFi sector and potential interest rate cuts on the horizon may create more demand for Bitcoin as a productive, yield-bearing asset.

NFT sales dropped 63% year-over-year in Q1 2025, but Pudgy Penguins, Doodles and Milady Maker outperformed the broader market.

Understand the process of tokenizing real-world assets on the Bitcoin blockchain, from creating digital representations to ensuring secure transactions and ownership.

Bridging the gap between miners and collectors to harness blockchain inscriptions as functional assets reveals immense untapped potential.

The startup is onboarding BTC miners representing a “sizable amount” of the Bitcoin network’s total hashrate, according to Alex Luce.