Deep Dive: A Comprehensive Introduction to the Ordinals Ecosystem and Some Project Overviews I. Ordinals Concept Bitcoin has a total supply of 21 million coins, with the smallest unit being the satoshi (sats), where 1 BTC is equal to 100 million sats. The Ordinals protocol is a system that assigns a unique sequence number to each sat, thus giving each sat its distinctiveness. Inscription, on the other hand, is the act of engraving text, image, audio, video, or other files on sats, which is commonly referred to as BTC NFTs. II. Why Participate in the Ordinals Ecosystem
1.The cryptocurrency market tends to hype new trends, and the BTC ecosystem, being a big theme, is expected to become the new and major hype direction. It's a way of going back to the BTC's roots. 2.As of now, ETH lacks a new narrative direction, and thus it will be continuously bled dry by the BTC ecosystem, with many leading players having already migrated from the ETH ecosystem to the BTC ecosystem. 3.Both Inscription and BRC20 in the BTC ecosystem are in a complete incremental market, with the current total number of users and funds still less than the daily active users and funds of the ETH ecosystem. The potential for growth is enormous. 4.Inscription is a truly permanent on-chain record, with each inscription engraved on sats, which can even be used as sats. Inscription will never be zero, and that's cool. 5.Yugalabs is already here, Bugatti is on the way, and more well-known brands will choose to lay out on Ordinals. 6.The current status quo in the cryptocurrency market is to eat meat early and be cut late. Ordinals just happens to be in the early stage. III. Mainstream Wallets Ordinals mainly uses the wallet format with addresses starting with bc1p. You can purchase BTC from exchanges and withdraw them to these addresses. 1. @unisat_wallet : the rising star of Chinese wallets, currently only available as a browser plugin. The wallet can smoothly connect to the two mainstream trading markets and support trading. 2.@xverseApp : an established Bitcoin wallet with independent app and plugin versions. It runs smoothly even with Magic Eden, but cannot connect to the Ordinals wallet, probably due to OW issues. 3.@hirowallet : another well-known BTC wallet that is widely used. 4.@SparrowWallet : currently the safest wallet, where many people keep their most valuable assets, either in this or a cold wallet. However, it has some technical operational barriers. 5.@getAlby : a wallet specialized in lightning network that provides smooth and fast transfers, and the lightning network is expected to have more extensive applications in the future. Ⅳ.Mainstream Trading Platforms: 1.@ordinalswallet - A relatively early Ordinals marketplace that is currently one of the most active trading platforms. Users can log in and buy and sell through the plugin wallet. 2.@MEonBTC - A leading trading platform on the original Solana blockchain, now also active in the BTC market. 3.@ordswap - One of the earliest native Ordinals marketplaces, only accessible through its web wallet and has not been updated for a long time. However, due to its early launch and many existing users, there is still some trading volume. Ⅴ. Inscription Minting (Proxy Services): 1.@unisat_wallet - A rapidly rising Chinese wallet that offers affordable prices and frequent updates. Users can mint inscriptions such as images, videos, text, and BRC20 tokens through the wallet. 2.@rarity_garden (also known as looksordinal) - A new proxy minting platform that offers cheaper prices for BRC20 tokens and text-based inscriptions than Unisat. However, users should pay attention to some small details while using this platform, as there have been past incidents of lost BTC. Nevertheless, these issues have been largely resolved and there are no significant problems with the platform now. Note: There are many older proxy minting platforms, but currently they have no advantage and are not recommended. Ⅵ.LaunchPad (Initial Offering): 1.@MEonBTC : Also one of the mainstream trading markets mentioned above, currently launches projects that are relatively better in quality compared to others. 2.@ordinalswallet : One of the mainstream trading markets that likes to launch surprise projects. Currently, profits are good as long as it is an OW project, but for independent projects, it is recommended to distinguish carefully. Note:There are many others, but it is difficult to find an outstanding one among these platforms. Most of them are cut-and-run schemes, so participation should be cautious. Ⅶ.Communication and Learning: @OrdinalsCN : The largest Chinese Ordinals community, often links industry experts and high-quality projects, frequently holds Space events for communication, can join their Discord channel through Twitter, and sometimes shares WeChat group codes. All the Chinese Ordinals OGs are here. Ⅷ.Introduction to Some Projects Because many newcomers ask what projects they can participate in, this section has been added. Of course, more projects are welcome to be added in the comments, and it is everyone's mission to let more people know about the high-quality projects on Ordinals. Inscription (BTC NFT) 1.@sub10k - The top 10,000 inscriptions, currently the strongest consensus in the entire Ordinals ecosystem. Of course, collections are even better. 2.@TaprootWizards - The Grand Wizard, leading the trend of wizard bathrobes across the entire network, a landmark event. It was selling for up to 0.5 BTC before the whitelist was even released, and is considered a blue-chip in the industry. Note: This is a knowledge-sharing post and I don't want to say too much about project introductions. I have listed some projects that I personally like, and you can research them yourself: @PepesPixel , @ordinalhub , @Ordinal_Miners , @JOMOHippo , @mavensbot , @BitcoinFrogs , @Clay_Pepe ,@OrdzGames , In addition, @Bitcoin_Punks__ and @BitcoinApes_ communities have also developed well, and other projects need to be explored in the market. BRC20 (issuing coins on the Bitcoin chain) 1.Ordi: The first coin of BRC20, just like BTC has been sitting firmly in the top spot for many years. Currently, the off-market price has also increased several times, and there is still a lot of room for long-term consideration. 2. @memesonbitcoin : The second coin, but with the highest number of holding addresses and a large total supply. In the 1 million inscriptions, Meme accounts for one-tenth. 3.Others such as: Pepe/Punk/Gold and other top ten currencies, as well as interesting currencies such as Domo/RSSC/WZRD. Note: Currently, many OGs in the market are constantly questioning BRC20, but I think questioning is the driving force for progress, at least these questions are constructive. Keep in mind that BTC and ETH also had a lot of problems when they first started, and the initial 10,000 BTC were only enough to buy two pizzas. Controversy is normal, and when everyone is bullish, there is no time or opportunity to get on board. Pure Ordinals, Pure Text, and Various Domain Names 1.Pure Ordinals: Also pure text, such as the simple text of 1-10,000. 2.Pure text: Such as "hello," "sex," or the Hundred Family Surnames, Tang Poetry Three Hundred, and other pure text. 3.Domain names: Currently, there are many domain names on BTC, such as .sats/.btc/.unisat/.ord, and many people are also buying .eth/.okx/.uni, so the entire domain name system has become quite complex. Note: Currently, this entire section is relatively niche and there is not much hype around it. Also, if you want to participate, check on Unisat first to see if the one you want to buy has already been bought by someone else, as buying it then would be pointless. Ⅸ. Common Analysis Tools 1.@ordinalsda ordspace: You can see the distribution of positions for each project and also the price trend line, price aggregation, floor price, etc. 2.@bestinslotxyz : You can see all the details of a certain series on the secondary market, as well as the circulation records of the inscription, and you can observe the wallets you want to see. 3.@DuneAnalytics : A website for data analysis, you can see the trading volume, transaction count, and other related data for various markets. Ordinals-related data can be found at dune.com/domo/ordinals-.... 4.@mempool : A tool for recording on-chain data, you can see the block generation and gas situation of BTC, because the BTC chain is usually slow, your transaction is only considered complete after the block is generated, so you need to keep an eye on it. Visit mempool.space/zh/. 5.Ordinal explor: This seems to be done by the Hiro Wallet, and you can filter and view inscriptions, especially the rare sats. Visit ordinals.hiro.so/explore?r=unco… Note: Some are left on Twitter because following them will give you the latest information, and related websites can be found through their Twitter accounts. I think there is no need to leave the URL for those that do not need to be followed. Ⅹ.Conclusion The last bull market can be said to be the peak of the prosperity of the ETH ecosystem, while this bull market will definitely be led by the BTC ecosystem. I hope that those who read this article can learn about and participate in it as early as possible. After the bull market comes, you will definitely be grateful for your choices now. The reason why I wrote this article is not about money, but purely because of my optimism about the future of the BTC ecosystem and my infinite optimism about Ordinals. Long Bitcoin, Long Ordinals.
让我带你了解Ordinals
ord is an index, block explorer, and command-line wallet. It is experimental software with no warranty. See LICENSE for more details.
Ordinal theory imbues satoshis with numismatic value, allowing them to be collected and traded as curios.
Ordinal numbers are serial numbers for satoshis, assigned in the order in which they are mined, and preserved across transactions.
Wallet
ord relies on Bitcoin Core for private key management and transaction signing. This has a number of implications that you must understand in order to use wallet commands safely:ord
Bitcoin Core is not aware of inscriptions and does not perform sat control. Using commands and RPC calls with wallets may lead to loss of inscriptions.bitcoin-cliord
ord wallet commands automatically load the wallet given by the option, which defaults to 'ord'. Keep in mind that after running an command, an wallet may be loaded.ord--walletord walletord
Because has access to your Bitcoin Core wallets, should not be used with wallets that contain a material amount of funds. Keep ordinal and cardinal wallets segregated.ordord
Pre-alpha wallet migration
Alpha wallets are not compatible with wallets created by previous versions of . To migrate, use from the old wallet to send sats and inscriptions to addresses generated by the new wallet with .ordordord wallet sendord wallet receive
Installation
ord is written in Rust and can be built from source. Pre-built binaries are available on the releases page.
You can install the latest pre-built binary from the command line with:
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -fsLS ordinals.com/install.sh | bash -s
Once is installed, you should be able to run on the command line.ordord --version
Building
On Debian and Ubuntu, requires when building from source:ordlibssl-dev
sudo apt-get install libssl-dev
You'll also need Rust:
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf sh.rustup.rs | sh
To build from source:ord
git clone github.com/casey/ord.git
cd ord
cargo build --release
The default location for the binary once built is .ord./target/release/ord
ord requires version 1.67.0 or later. Run to ensure you have this version. Run to get the latest stable release.rustcrustc --versionrustup update
Syncing
ord requires a synced node with to build the index of satoshi locations. communicates with via RPC.bitcoind-txindexordbitcoind
If is run locally by the same user, without additional configuration, should find it automatically by reading the file from 's datadir, and connecting using the default RPC port.bitcoindord.cookiebitcoind
If is not on mainnet, is not run by the same user, has a non-default datadir, or a non-default port, you'll need to pass additional flags to . See for details.bitcoindordord --help
Logging
ord uses env_logger. Set the environment variable in order to turn on logging. For example, run the server and show -level log messages and above:RUST_LOGinfo
$ RUST_LOG=info cargo run server
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什么是BRC-20？
请带着疑问让我们来了解了解
比特币上的 BRC-20 代币标准由推特用户@domodata 于2023年3月8日创建，这是一个实验性的可互换代币标准。它利用 #Ordinals 协议JSON 数据铸造和转移代币。 BRC-20 创建者强调这只是一个实验，代币本身并无价值。首个 BRC-20 代币合约部署的是“ordi”代币，每次铸币限制为1000个，总量为2100万个。铸造 BRC-20 代币时要注意选择铸币服务，正确使用转账功能，确保在铸币前仍有剩余代币。
系统运作方式
brc20依赖一个前端页面用来检索和查看账户余额，重点是账户余额实时记录，需要一直检索区块，并且标记所有的铸造领取转账行为。 部署直接记录铭文的代号，供应量和领取限制。 用户mint时候，直接从总账户划转余额到领取账户 转移分两个步骤，第一步铸造一个转移函数铭文到发送地址，第二步将该铭文发送到接受账户，然后前端系统进行记录余额。
系统一些限制
不能超过代币部署时候声明的最大转移数量 不能超过用户可用余额 如果转账行为出现在同一区块，则已区块确认顺序在前面的为准 每个转账铭文只能使用一次。
用户如何操作
brc20的操作分为Deploy、Mint和Transfer，也就是部署、领取和转移，对用户端来说，就是铭文的铸造。
部署
{ "p": "brc-20", "op": "deploy", "tick": "ordi", "max": "21000000", "lim": "1000" }
铸造铭文，填写tick字段用来表示代币名，max表示供应量，lim表示每次转移最大数额。
领取
{ "p": "brc-20", "op": "mint", "tick": "ordi", "amt": "1000" }
填写用户名和领取数量amt，amt不能超过可以领取的最大限制和部署铭文后的余额
转移
{ "p": "brc-20", "op": "transfer", "tick": "ordi", "amt": "100", "to": "1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa" } 填写代币代号数量和目的地址
展望
尽管 BRC-20 只是实验性质，但社区和开发者已积极推动其发展。未来可能会有更好的标准和工具出现。更好的标准需要在部署交易中分发代币，使用不会消耗太多区块空间的数据结构。BRC-20 创建者表示有兴趣开发更好的比特币可互换代币标准。 如果市场足够大，检索服务是可以被设计收费使用，从而有了更准确更好的体验。brc20能发展起来的基础是ordinals的用户足够多，用户多前提是nft市值足够大.
Bitcoin Core和Ordinals教程：教你如何铸造自己的比特币铭文
一. 自己安装序数的必要性。
二. 硬件要求:
1.电脑 1t以上固态硬盘，一般大家都会用自己的个人电脑去安装比特币全节点，除去自己使用的空间外，至少还需要600g的空间存放比特币区块。
2. 正常的网络环境，同步需要时间比较长， 我用了大概十个小时，国内用户可能需要翻墙，或者需要更长的时间。
三. 安装和设置比特币核心
1.下载比特币核心，bitcoincore.org比特币全节点客户端。官网有各个版本的客户端，我这里是macos，选择arm64版本。
2. 安装比特币核心客户端，注意不要选择修剪区块存储，ordinals需要完整的全节点。
3.等待区块同步，会从2019年开始到现在，时间长短取决于硬盘速度和网络速度。
4.打开客户端的设置-主要-启用rpc服务器
5.打开设置-主要-配置文件，输入txindex=1
四、安装序数。
五. 设置序数钱包
1.创建钱包，运行命令 ./ord wallet create ，运行后会在钱包客户端看到一个名为ord的钱包，会显示助记词，把这个记下来。
2. 指定区块数据，运行 ./ord -bitcoin-data-dir “区块路径”，其中区块路径在/Users/你的用户民/Library/Application Support/Bitcoin/blocks。
3. 由于我是macos，我没有指定cookie。如果你是windows，运行 ./ord -cookie-file <cookie路径>，cookie路径和blocks处于一个文件夹下，找到它复制路径运行即可。
4. 接收比特币，运行命令 ./ord wallet receive ，返回一个你的钱包的地址，这一步可以在bitcoin里请求地址，是一样的。这里序号会加载所有的区块数据，是一个index进度条，前面很快，后面的块很慢。我大概用了二十分钟左右，但也有朋友说进度特别慢。
5. 从其他地方转一些比特币过来，不熟悉的情况下，不要存放大额比特币。
6. 查看交易 可以运行 ./ord 钱包交易 ，或者直接去bitcoin core客户端查看交易数据。
六. 铸造铭文
1.首先你的地址里已经有了刚才从别的地方转过来的一些用于手续费的比特币。
2. 设置铭文，比特币的铭文可以是一个图片，也可以是一个txt文档，下面以txt文档为例，铸造一个sats域名。
3. 在macOS中，你需要打开'文本编辑'这个自带的软件，输入sats官方要求的内容： { “p”： “SNS”， “op”： “reg”， “name”： “xiyu.sats” }
4.在菜单栏点一下 格式-制作纯文本，然后保存为txt文件，复制文件保存的路径。
5.在序数命令窗口中，输入 ./ord wallet inscribe '文件路径' - - fee -rate <当前费率>。hub.cryptocell.guru/ordinalsturbo/可以在这里查看当前的最优先费率。这里要注意，一定要手动设置费率，因为默认的费率是1，不设置会被卡住无法确认交易。
6.等待区块确认，运行 ./ord wallet inscriptions 即可查看铭文信息。或者去序号官网也能看到最新的信息，很容易就能找到你铸造的那一个。