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Inscriptions

Data permanently embedded directly onto Bitcoin's blockchain, popularized by the Ordinals protocol in 2023.

Definition

Data permanently embedded directly onto Bitcoin's blockchain, popularized by the Ordinals protocol in 2023. People use them to create Bitcoin-native NFTs and tokens (BRC-20) by inscribing text, images, or code onto individual satoshis. It sparked a huge debate about whether Bitcoin should be used for more than just payments.

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The first cryptocurrency, created in 2009 by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto.

NFT (Non-Fungible Token)

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