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A magical guide to everything @TaprootWizards
Much much more then 2121 unique, Louvre-worthy meme wizard PFP #Ordinals on #btc founded by bitcoin OG @udiWertheimer. Team includes @ercwl @0xfar @pourteaux @web3_lord @rot13maxi
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Much much more then 2121 unique, Louvre-worthy meme wizard PFP #Ordinals on #btc founded by bitcoin OG @udiWertheimer. Team includes @ercwl @0xfar @pourteaux @web3_lord @rot13maxi
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The why?
“Make Bitcoin Magical Again”. In a context where momentum has slowed relative to other chains, Udi AKA “Taproot Wizard #0001”, wants to ignite renewed interest and innovation in btc. The focus will be on educating the community to become proactive in the btc ecosystem
“Make Bitcoin Magical Again”. In a context where momentum has slowed relative to other chains, Udi AKA “Taproot Wizard #0001”, wants to ignite renewed interest and innovation in btc. The focus will be on educating the community to become proactive in the btc ecosystem
The wizard?
The art is a throwback to the beautifully simple, historically significant Bitcoin Wizard meme created by @mavensbot and posted to the popular Reddit r/Bitcoin on 18 Feb 2013. On it, “r/Bitcoin..magic internet money..join us” lead to huge growth in the btc community
The art is a throwback to the beautifully simple, historically significant Bitcoin Wizard meme created by @mavensbot and posted to the popular Reddit r/Bitcoin on 18 Feb 2013. On it, “r/Bitcoin..magic internet money..join us” lead to huge growth in the btc community
The Taproot Wizards clearly pay homage to this - “Magic internet jpegs..join us..taprootwizards.com” inviting the community to join, participate and support btc.
18 Feb 2023, the 10 year anniversary of the iconic meme, @mavensbot was revealed as actively involved with the TW art
18 Feb 2023, the 10 year anniversary of the iconic meme, @mavensbot was revealed as actively involved with the TW art
With support from @TaprootWizards and @udiWertheimer, @mavensbot sold out (over 6btc) a collection of 1337 unique @BitcoinWizards to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the iconic meme. The sale required users to pay via lightning wallet.
The inscriptions
2121 total. All have bc1pvf7uxmffr0ekzm6cnynf2tsvgk3p9k636s3lud08zju756ce2nzsml4shw as grandparent - be aware of fakes.
The first taproot wizard, #0001 “Bald Wizard”, was inscribed extraordinarily early within the first thousand ordinals ever - #652
2121 total. All have bc1pvf7uxmffr0ekzm6cnynf2tsvgk3p9k636s3lud08zju756ce2nzsml4shw as grandparent - be aware of fakes.
The first taproot wizard, #0001 “Bald Wizard”, was inscribed extraordinarily early within the first thousand ordinals ever - #652
https://twitter.com/web3_lord/status/1627724637953232899
@udiWertheimer at times identifies himself as Taproot Wizard #0001 and as the founder, safe to assume he is the holder.
Other early holders are all true Btc legends:
The legendary @ercwl holds #0002 “Rainbow Wizard”, inscription #1107
Other early holders are all true Btc legends:
The legendary @ercwl holds #0002 “Rainbow Wizard”, inscription #1107
@nic__carter has #0003 “Wizard of the rising star”, #1383
@GoingParabolic is #0004 “Parabolic Wizard” #2637
@smolgrrr is #0005 “Wizard Bear”, inscription #2625
And so on, note the gradual inscription and reveal which built huge interest and anticipation.
@GoingParabolic is #0004 “Parabolic Wizard” #2637
@smolgrrr is #0005 “Wizard Bear”, inscription #2625
And so on, note the gradual inscription and reveal which built huge interest and anticipation.
Most of the taproot wizards collection were inscribed and revealed by the 10th anniversary of @mavensbot meme -
18 Feb 2023. Others still to come. The latest one is @CryptoHayes PFP, inscribed on 23 March
Other notablea with signature TW art @pourteaux @cobie @Melt_Dem @danheld
18 Feb 2023. Others still to come. The latest one is @CryptoHayes PFP, inscribed on 23 March
Other notablea with signature TW art @pourteaux @cobie @Melt_Dem @danheld
Technical innovation, the 1st TW
On Feb 1 2023, @udiWertheimer and @hash_bender @LuxorTechTeam coordinated the mining of the biggest Btc block ever - 774628, 3.96mb in size (current limit is 4mb with segwit). This contained the inscription for Taproot Wizard #0001.
On Feb 1 2023, @udiWertheimer and @hash_bender @LuxorTechTeam coordinated the mining of the biggest Btc block ever - 774628, 3.96mb in size (current limit is 4mb with segwit). This contained the inscription for Taproot Wizard #0001.
https://twitter.com/udiwertheimer/status/1621176136142045191
The inscription transaction was 3.94mb in size, being higher resolution and took up over 99% of block
This technical feat, a world first, showed true innovation and Udi’s philosophy to “do whatever the Bitcoin protocol allows us”
This technical feat, a world first, showed true innovation and Udi’s philosophy to “do whatever the Bitcoin protocol allows us”
In this block were 63 transactions and the 6.25 BTC ($149,000) reward, which went to Luxor.
How to get one?
It’s apparent the team want a community that is committed, proactive and dedicated to growing Btc.
The majority of the sale seems to be via whitelist and to gain a chance at access the team have set up an educational and participatory series of quests:
It’s apparent the team want a community that is committed, proactive and dedicated to growing Btc.
The majority of the sale seems to be via whitelist and to gain a chance at access the team have set up an educational and participatory series of quests:
Quest recap
Quest 1: “Struck by Lightning” (closed after few days) - transact several dollars in btc on lightning network. Led to $19,000 being donated to Bitcoin Dev Fund. This supports and funds various Bitcoin projects, developers and Bitcoin Core contributors.
Quest 1: “Struck by Lightning” (closed after few days) - transact several dollars in btc on lightning network. Led to $19,000 being donated to Bitcoin Dev Fund. This supports and funds various Bitcoin projects, developers and Bitcoin Core contributors.
Quest 2: “Pledging Allegiance”(closed after few days) - add wizard icon to twitter profile and tweet.
Quest 3: “#Wizardshower” - film and post a video of taking a shower/bath of some sort in a wizard costume. Must get fully wet.
Quest 4: not known
Quest 3: “#Wizardshower” - film and post a video of taking a shower/bath of some sort in a wizard costume. Must get fully wet.
Quest 4: not known
https://twitter.com/udiwertheimer/status/1639858631515545605
Just in case, what is taproot?
The latest bitcoin soft fork which batches multiple signatures and transactions for faster transactions. Also scrambles signatures for increased privacy.
The latest bitcoin soft fork which batches multiple signatures and transactions for faster transactions. Also scrambles signatures for increased privacy.
All I know is @TaprootWizards and Bitcoin has captured my imagination for the past 60 days and I can’t wait to continue the journey.
Love you all #TaprootWizardsSchool
Love you all #TaprootWizardsSchool
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