Unchained

Bitcoin’s BRC-20 Mania: Is It Sustainable? - Ep. 493

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May 16, 2023
Guest
Trevor Owens
Guest
Dan Held
In this discussion, Bitcoin educator Dan Held and Bitcoin Frontier Fund's Trevor Owens dive into the world of BRC-20 tokens and their impact on Bitcoin's ecosystem. They unravel ordinal theory, highlighting the rise of NFTs and memecoins on Bitcoin. Both are optimistic about BRC-20s, with Trevor arguing they're superior to Ethereum's memecoins. They also tackle the surge in transaction fees, the potential for scaling solutions like Layer 2, and whether innovations like these will fulfill Satoshi Nakamoto's original vision for Bitcoin.
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INSIGHT

Ordinals and Inscriptions Explained

  • Ordinals are a numbering system for satoshis, enabling "NFTs" on Bitcoin.
  • Inscriptions allow data like videos, audio, JPEGs, or code to be added to a specific satoshi.
INSIGHT

On-Chain vs. Off-Chain NFT Storage

  • Unlike Ethereum NFTs, Bitcoin Ordinals store data directly on-chain, enhancing permanence.
  • This mitigates risks like rug pulls where NFT images are swapped.
INSIGHT

BRC-20s: A Fungible Token Standard

  • BRC-20s are fungible tokens on Bitcoin, using inscription space for arbitrary data.
  • This differs from non-fungible tokens (NFTs) like art or media.
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