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๐What are Cursed Ordinals, and why should you care?
I've got the question enough that I figured it was time for a quick thread. 45-second read.
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I've got the question enough that I figured it was time for a quick thread. 45-second read.
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Why should you care?
If you believe that Ordinals will impact Bitcoin and the world, Cursed Ordinals represent a very interesting part of Ordinal's history when the protocol was new and changing.
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If you believe that Ordinals will impact Bitcoin and the world, Cursed Ordinals represent a very interesting part of Ordinal's history when the protocol was new and changing.
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What are they?
Cursed Ordinals - or Cursed Inscriptions - are Ordinals that weren't originally counted by the ord indexer. So they originally didn't show up in wallets on marketplaces.
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Cursed Ordinals - or Cursed Inscriptions - are Ordinals that weren't originally counted by the ord indexer. So they originally didn't show up in wallets on marketplaces.
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Why weren't they counted?
This happened for many reasons. Put simply, they didn't exactly fit into the original definition of an Ordinal.
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This happened for many reasons. Put simply, they didn't exactly fit into the original definition of an Ordinal.
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When were they discovered?
This was a known issue for months, and the community vigorously debated how they could be included in the protocol.
Scroll back through @TheOrdinalShow Twitter spaces to listen to some heated exchanges.
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This was a known issue for months, and the community vigorously debated how they could be included in the protocol.
Scroll back through @TheOrdinalShow Twitter spaces to listen to some heated exchanges.
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@TheOrdinalShow Why weren't they included immediately?
In addition to the technical challenges, there was concern about disrupting the numbering of existing Ordinals, as this would have been highly disruptive.
Kind of a big deal if you had Ordinal #69 right?
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In addition to the technical challenges, there was concern about disrupting the numbering of existing Ordinals, as this would have been highly disruptive.
Kind of a big deal if you had Ordinal #69 right?
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So what ended up being decided?
1. Cursed Ordinals would be numbered negatively
2. At a pre-determined block height in the future - maybe by the end of the year - all newly inscribed Cursed Ordinals will be considered Ordinals.
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1. Cursed Ordinals would be numbered negatively
2. At a pre-determined block height in the future - maybe by the end of the year - all newly inscribed Cursed Ordinals will be considered Ordinals.
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What happens to existing Cursed Ordinals?
They will always be numbered negatively.
Which makes them interesting for collectors.
Currently, there are ~ 74k Cursed Ordinals, including the @CursedBTCPunks 10k collection and a bunch of smaller collections.
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They will always be numbered negatively.
Which makes them interesting for collectors.
Currently, there are ~ 74k Cursed Ordinals, including the @CursedBTCPunks 10k collection and a bunch of smaller collections.
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Where can you trade Cursed Ordinals?
Currently, Opensea through @EmblemVault (shameless plug) is the only marketplace.
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Currently, Opensea through @EmblemVault (shameless plug) is the only marketplace.
https://twitter.com/EmblemVault/status/1668694710763028480?s=20
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We also partnered with @0xBunzy to launch the CURSED MULLET PUNKS - bringing the mullet ๐ฅ and showing off how easy it is for creators of Cursed Ordinals to sell to collectors on Opensea.
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https://twitter.com/0xBunzy/status/1668758157907329024?s=20
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