Inscribing digital artifacts on Bitcoin & the Penguin Preservation Program
Digital Artifact PreservationWith the advent of Ordinals on Bitcoin, it’s now possible to permanently store any “arbitrary” files on Bitcoin. The best use case that comes to mind immediately is penguin pictures on the blockchain. Pudgy Penguins’ (or [insert your NFT here]’s) metadata is locked on IPFS and won’t be moving anytime soon. But what does “soon” mean? 1 year—5 years—20 years? I don’t know about you, but if there’s a nuclear Armageddon, I want my penguin to still be around. And given...
Inscribing digital artifacts on Bitcoin & the Penguin Preservation Program
Digital Artifact PreservationWith the advent of Ordinals on Bitcoin, it’s now possible to permanently store any “arbitrary” files on Bitcoin. The best use case that comes to mind immediately is penguin pictures on the blockchain. Pudgy Penguins’ (or [insert your NFT here]’s) metadata is locked on IPFS and won’t be moving anytime soon. But what does “soon” mean? 1 year—5 years—20 years? I don’t know about you, but if there’s a nuclear Armageddon, I want my penguin to still be around. And given...
