🚨 Ordinals UPDATE 🚨

@EmblemVault now has Taproot native wallet support within each vault, so sending and receiving Ordinals is now easy.

Here's an easy how-to 👇 including receiving with both the @SparrowWallet and @xverseApp wallets.

Sending an Ordinal to an Emblem Vault.

First, you will need to create the vault.

If this is your first time, you can follow the steps here.
https://twitter.com/adamamcbride/status/1624937397984305155?s=20

In your vault, scroll down and click the "Taproot" button.

Copy the address.

This is where you will send the Ordinal.

If you already have an Ordinal, send it to that address.

Or use an inscription service to create an Ordinal and send it to the address.

http://inscribenow.io
http://ordinalsbot.com
http://ordswap.io
http://gamma.io
http://ordimint.com
@generative_xyz

To unlock the vault and take ownership of your Ordinal on Bitcoin.

- Scroll down and click "Unlock Vault"

- Then confirm the transaction in your wallet.

- Click "Get Keys"

- Then sign the transaction in your wallet. This does not cost anything.

If your keys don't display, refresh the web page and click "Get Keys" again and confirm it in your wallet again.

You can try this multiple times until the keys appear.

A large list of private keys will show. You need the mnemonic phrase listed at the top.

- Click on the words to copy it.

Here's how I import the wallet into @xverseApp

⚠️IMPORTANT as of today you can't send Ordinals out of the xverse app. But they expect to have that functionality within the week.

I'm using the Chrome extension here.

Go to 👉 https://www.xverse.app/

- Click "Restore Wallet"

Go through the introduction screen and accept the terms and conditions.

- Paste the seed phrase that you copied in tweet #8

- Then click "Continue"

- Enter a password and click "Continue"

Then confirm the password.

- If your Ordinal doesn't show click on settings and then "Activate Ordinal NFTs"

Here's how to do it in a @SparrowWallet

- Click "File"

- Click "Import Wallet"

- Under Mnmenic Words (BIP39) click the drop-down arrow and select "Use 12 Words"

- Paste in the words that you copied in tweet #8. You can paste all of them at once and it will populate all 12 boxes.

- If you want you can enter a passphrase (be sure to not forget it).

- Then click "Discover Wallet"

- Enter a name for the wallet and click "Create Wallet"

One more chance to enter a password.

- For me I'm skipping and click "No Password"

If you click on "UTXOs" you will see the Ordinal transaction.

If nothing shows try toggling the network connection button in the bottom right hand corner.

Final tip - It's a good idea to label your Ordinal so as to not get it confused with other Ordinals and transactions.

Sending and Receiving Ordinals from an Emblem Vault

🚨UPDATE  ⚪️ Ordinals Resources ⚪️

Here's the updated list with a MUCH larger Communities & Projects section at the end 🚀

- Inscription Services
- Wallets
- Marketplaces
- Information
- Communities & Projects


INSCRIPTION SERVICES

1. inscribenow.io
2. ordinalsbot.com SOLD to @LuxorTechTeam
3. ordswap.io
4. gamma.io
5. ordimint.com
6. @generative_xyz NEW
7 . Run a full Bitcoin node and inscribe yourself ~ ordinals.com

WALLETS

1. sparrowwallet.com
2. ordinalswallet.com NEW
3. wallet.hiro.so NEW
4. xverse.app
5. The safest (but hard) option is to run a full Bitcoin node and use the  wallet developed by @rodarmor at ordinals.com


MARKETPLACES

1. ordinals.market
2. gamma.io
3. ordswap.io
4. scarce.city
5. ordina.ls

I'll also mention @EmblemVault here ~ which enables most of the trading on Ethereum.

INFORMATION

1. ordinals.com
2. ordinalhub.com
3. ordinalsdirectory.com


COMMUNITIES

LOTS of additions here!

1. Ordinals https://discord.gg/ordinals
2. Bitcoin Punks @Bitcoin_Punks_
3. Stacks @Stacks
4. Ordinal Phunks @TheInscriptor
5. OnChainMonkey @OnChainMonkey
6. NakamotosOnBitcoin @nakamotosonbtc
7. Ordinal Cats @OrdinalCats

More 👇

COMMUNITIES

8. notables @notablesart
9. WeedSmokingRobots @RobotsWeed
10. TotesmyGoats @TotesmyGoatsNFT
11. Porkys-Bitcoin NFTs @PorkysNFT
12. pleinerr @pleinerrr
13. InscribedPepes @InscribedPepe
14. Punks On Bitcoin @PunksOnBitcoin

More 👇

COMMUNITIES

15. Ordinal Punks @OrdinalPunks
16. ROCKTOSHI @ordrocks
17. BitcoinShrooms @BitcoinShrooms
18. Ordinals Cartel @OrdinalsCartel
19. Ordinal Tulips @OrdinalTulips
20. Rare Ordinals @RareOrdinalsBTC
21. ordinal shards @ordinalshards
22. 💎🖕 Ordinals @DiamondFinger01

Ordinals Resources

How to put an Ordinal ⚪️ in an @EmblemVault sending from a @SparrowWallet

This has been the biggest request I received, so I wanted to give you all a guide to try and help.

⚠️ Note this is just my best effort and could be wrong. DYOR and know that this is RISKY⚠️

Step 1
**Note: If you already have an Emblem Vault minted you can skip to Step 21**

Create an Emblem Vault

Go to https://emblem.finance/ and click "Create"

Step 3
Under the "Make" tab

- Ensure that your wallet address is correct (this address will own the Emblem Vault)

- Select "Public"

- Click "Next"

Step 4
Click "Choose File" and select an image that matches your Ordinal

So if you have a @Bitcoin_Punks_ you would put in your Punk image.

Step 5
Once your image has loaded - and you are happy with how it looks - click "Create Vault"

Note: If the image doesn't look right, click on the file name and upload a different file.

Step 6
This is IMPORTANT - if anything gets messed up here, do the following to get back to where you were in the process.

- Refresh emblem.finance
- Click "My Vaults"
- Click "Not Minted"
- Refresh the page

This will give you a list of vaults you were making.

Step 7
Click on the vault you were making.

Step 8
Scroll down and click this button "BTC/XCP/OMNI"

Step 9
The Bitcoin wallet address contained within the Emblem Vault will pop up.

Click on it to "Copy" the address.

You will send the Ordinal to this address later. But right now, we are going to send it a small amount of Bitcoin.

Step 10
Send a small amount ($2) of BTC to the wallet address in Step 9. If you already have BTC in a wallet, just paste in the address and send it.

But I'm doing this to help the Ethereum native who might not have BTC.

So go here 👉 https://changenow.io/exchange?from=eth&to=btc&amount=0.0024156

Step 11
- Enter the MINIMUM amount of ETH (currently 0.0021916 ETH). A pop-up will tell you if you enter too little.

- Make sure "BTC" is selected with the second drop-down arrow.

Step 12
Paste the wallet address from Step 9 into the "Recipient Wallet" box.

Click Next.

Step 13
Click "I Understand" to acknowledge that this is a very inefficient way to send Bitcoin.

Again if you have BTC in a regular wallet, just send it from there.


Step 14
Click "Confirm"

You will be presented with an amount and an address.

Step 15
Send the EXACT amount of ETH to the address provided.

Here I'm using MetaMask, but you can send it from whatever wallet you want to use.

Step 16
Once the website gets the ETH, you will get this screen saying that the BTC is on its way to the Emblem Vault.

This can take ~ 10 minutes

Step 17
Go to your Vault creation page where we left off in Step 9 and "Refresh" the page in your web browser.

Keep refreshing until it shows that the BTC has hit the wallet.

Step 18
Click "Mint Vault"

You will be asked to sign 2 transaction in you MetaMask.

Step 19
The page will update to indicate that the Vault is in the process of being created.


Step 20
Click "Approve Minting" - this only needs to be done once, so each subsequent vault you make will not need this step.

This approves the transfer of COVAL to mint the vaults.

Step 21
We are ready to transfer your Ordinal from your Sparrow wallet into the vault.

**Note: You must have extra BTC - in addition to your Ordinal - in the wallet. If you don't, the Ordinal won't send.

Open your Sparrow wallet and click "UTXOs"

Step 22
Select the Ordinal that you want to transfer.

⚠️Make SURE you only select ONE ordinal

Step 24
In the "Pay To" box paste in the Vault wallet address from Step 9

Step 25
In the "Label" box put the name of your Ordinal.

Step 27
Click "Finalize Transaction for Signing"

Step 30
The status of the transaction will begin updating. This can take up to 10 minutes to finalize.

But don't wait for any sort of "Success" screen as the Ordinal will send quickly and this will just continue to show additional blockchain "Confirmations"

Now you can confirm your Ordinal is in the Emblem Vault using this how-to.
https://twitter.com/adamamcbride/status/1624073531825987584?s=20&t=hnDML7jdJJAm5WizylXvdw

How to put an Ordinal Emblem Vault sending from a Sparrow Wallet

🚨Be careful there are scam Ordinals on Opensea🚨

Here's how to verify a @Bitcoin_Punks_ in an @EmblemVault

I put this together quickly to try and stop some of the scams. I'm not 100% certain this is correct, just the best info I have right now👇

Step 1
Find the Bitcoin Punk on Opensea.

For this example, I'm using #7386 👉
https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x82c7a8f707110f5fbb16184a5933e9f78a34c6ab/77949325065775181

Step 2
Confirm that you are on the legitimate @EmblemVault collection by scrolling over the "Emblem Vault" link.

The pop-up should show a volume of more than 37,000 ETH with 31k items.

🚨This is a 100% critical step, as scammers will create fake Emblem Vault collections.

Step 3
Click the "More" button in the top right-hand corner of the page.

Then click "View website"

This will open a new tab in your browser.

Step 4
In the new tab, scroll down and click this button.

Step 5
Once you click the button, a pop-up will reveal the Bitcoin wallet address contained within the Emblem Vault.

Note the address, you'll need it later.

Step 6
On Opensea, copy the number of the Bitcoin Punk.


Step 7
Go to the Bitcoin Punks website 👉
https://bitcoinpunks.com/

Step 8
Paste the number of the Bitcoin Punk into the "Find Punk ID" box and click "Go"

Step 9
Hover over the image and click the "ORDS" link.

Step 10
Click on the "Minted - View inscription" link.

A new tab will open.

🚨Note that all of the "Missed" inscriptions were done after the first and are not considered part of the collection.

Step 11
Note the wallet address on the new tab.

Step 12
Now compare that wallet address with the wallet address from step 5.

In this case, they DON'T match.

So this is a FAKE 🚨 or at a minimum, the Bitcoin Punks website has not been updated with the correct first inscription.

In either case, you shouldn't buy it.

How-to Verify Bitcoin Punks in an Emblem Vault

How-to verify Ordinals in an @EmblemVault ⚪️

Sales of Ordinals are starting to take off on Opensea using Emblem Vault, so I wanted to make a quick thread to ensure you get the Ordinal you pay for.

👇

Step 1
Find the Ordinal inscription of the one you want to purchase on the Ordinals website.

In this example, I'm using this alien  👉

https://ordinals.com/inscription/96dd786aba618a138ae679e09f3db02366a917f69c617cdac8e8b77a2b8d7c0ai0

Step 2
Note the "address"

This is the Bitcoin wallet address that holds the Ordinal.

Step 3
Go to the Opensea listing of the Ordinal that you want to purchase.

In this example, it's here 👉 https://opensea.io/assets/ethereum/0x82c7a8f707110f5fbb16184a5933e9f78a34c6ab/40266239799564391

Step 4
Confirm that you are on the legitimate @EmblemVault collection by scrolling over the "Emblem Vault" link.

The pop-up should show a volume of more than 37,000 ETH with 31k items.

🚨This is a 100% critical step, as scammers will create fake Emblem Vault collections.

Step 5
Click the "More" button in the top right-hand corner of the page.

Then click "View website"

This will open a new tab in your browser.

Step 6
In the new tab, scroll down and click this button.

Step 7
Once you click the button, a pop-up will reveal the Bitcoin wallet address contained within the Emblem Vault.

Step 8
Now compare the wallet address that just popped up with the address you got in Step 2.

If they match, congratulation 🥳

That Emblem Vault holds the Ordinal you want to buy!

Big thanks to uber collector @crypt0biwan for putting together the steps for this how-to.

And yes, that's his Bitcoin Punk that I used in this thread.

How-to Verify Ordinals in an Emblem Vault

For all of you who just found Historical NFTs, welcome 👊

Here's a little thread to bring you up to speed with what the heck HNFTs are, and why many of us think they are a big deal.

First, go give @WRabbit1111 a follow and dive into his timeline and thesis, this is what I and the majority of HNFT collectors believe to varying degrees.

To be clear, this is just a thesis, and we could all be wrong. So NFA✌️
https://whiterabbit1111.medium.com/the-origin-digital-antiquities-market-nfts-1ea9b69c03f9

Now you'll notice the earliest points on the timeline are on different blockchains. Yes, NFTs existed before Ethereum 🤯

@myrarepepe, @SpellsofGenesis, @bitDomains2011, @Punycodes2011 are just a few of the more well know. But the rabbit hole is deep.

This brings us to Ethereum.

Ethereum and its smart contracts enabled the birth of the modern NFT that we all take for granted.

@LeonidasNFT timeline is the best we have which details the projects since Ethereum's birth in 2015.
https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT/status/1470397114169630726?s=20&t=P_lMK_2HRjXvAuHF_MT5Hw

Both of these timelines have changed a lot over the past year as people like myself have uncovered more of these old projects.

Just have a look at the changes between @LeonidasNFT first and the latest Ethereum timelines!

And it's not done yet, but for now, lets go back..

The start of the HNFT community was the week of March 6, 2021, when multiple old Ethereum NFT projects were rediscovered.

The most well know of those, @MyCurioCards, and @mooncatrescue are widely held by collectors who value HNFTs.

These two projects have a difference that's the source of much of the debate over the last few days around what makes an NFT valuable or even what's an HNFT.

I'm not going to get too deep into value, but you should understand the difference as you begin collecting HNFTs.

Let’s start with CurioCards.

It's a project with multiple contracts that were deployed beginning in April 2017.  When the contracts were deployed, all NFTs were minted at the time and put into dispensers.

Some of those NFTs were sold in 2017, but the vast majority...

..sat untouched until that week in March 2021, when they were all claimed.

So when you buy a Curio, you are buying an NFT on a 2017 contract that was minted in 2017.

Now let’s talk about MoonCats.

The MoonCats contract was also deployed in 2017, and some MoonCats were minted in 2017.

MoonCats were also minted every year from 2017 to 2021, with the vast majority being minted in March 2021.

Interestingly this makes MoonCats one of the few NFT projects with mints in each of those years. Which is pretty cool 🔥

So when you buy a MoonCat, you're buying an NFT on a 2017 contract that was minted in a year between 2017 to 2021.

Do collector value the 2017 NFTs more than the 2021's?

Certainly.

But they are all considered HNFTs because of the contract date.

The timestamp of the mint is so important to collectors that we see a massive price difference even within the Curio Cards collection.

For example, the first card is Apple, and it has a current price on Opensea of 2.5 ETH

Minted just a few minutes later, card #2 is Nuts has a current floor price is 0.3 ETH on Opensea, despite having a smaller supply.

Is the timestamp the ONLY thing that accounts for this price difference?

No.

But it's certainly a big part of it.

Now to be clear, there's a small but vocal group of the HNFT community whose thesis is that the contract date is unimportant.

That the mint date of the NFT is the only thing that matters.

It’s a valid argument and one that while I don't agree with, I respect.

For the vast majority of the HNFT community, we value the work of artists, creators, and developers who released their smart contracts early in the history of NFTs.

Whether or not all the NFTs were minted at that time.

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/adamamcbride/ijulucq

What's a Historical NFT?

Big updates on the recently rediscovered oldest NFT project on Ethereum (afawk 😉)

Here's a tweet with a little backstory and the minting procedure if you want to grab a couple.
https://twitter.com/adamamcbride/status/1575838427991355392?s=20&t=egIodmjwOLWfi68pB1Mkuw

The first big news is the developer behind the project @_linagee has awoken from his 2015 slumber.

Yesterday he changed the project's name to "Linagee Name Registrar" directly in the smart contract.


https://twitter.com/adamamcbride/status/1575889349828149255?s=20&t=egIodmjwOLWfi68pB1Mkuw

Which begged the question - What should the domain ending be?

https://twitter.com/adamamcbride/status/1575911453864824832?s=20&t=egIodmjwOLWfi68pB1Mkuw

All the activity on the contract has put the project in the top 5 for gas on Ethereum for the last two days. ⛽️

https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT/status/1576114849561858048?s=20&t=egIodmjwOLWfi68pB1Mkuw

Causing @BanklessHQ to feature LNR in their newsletter 🚀

https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT/status/1575974533109977090?s=20&t=egIodmjwOLWfi68pB1Mkuw

And prompted @etherscan to highlight the contract page with the text - "This contract is claimed to be the oldest and the first NFT on Ethereum. Proceed here to know more." 🤯

I've never seen anything like that before!

Then about an hour ago, someone claiming to be @_linagee entered my Discord 👀
https://discord.gg/gb4FFnMNjx

A community member asked him to prove he's the real Linagee, to which he posted a screenshot of the interaction on Twitter.

Confirming his identity 🤝

So what happens now?

✅ @m_keresty who rediscovered the project, is expected to release a wrapper sometime today. This will enable the NFTs to show on Opensea
✅ Community members are working with @m_keresty to build an LNR Discord
✅ An LNR Twitter should also be ready today


We will have to wait and see how involved @_linagee wants to be with his project.

Of course, @m_keresty is open to any direction Linagee wants to go, and the community stands ready to assist🤝

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/adamamcbride/NG5CSsT

Linagee Name Registrar Update

A quick thread about everything I know about possibly the oldest NFT contract on Ethereum that's gone crazy with ~90k mints in the last few hours.

2015 Name Registrar🤯

Minting instructions below 👇

🚨DYOR on this and understand there are risk with interacting with this contract.🚨

The contract isn't verified, so we don't know precisely what's behind it. It could have a kill switch, or the dev could take your NFTs. 🤷🏼‍♂️

Turn away if you do not accept 100% responsibility.

The contract was discovered by @m_keresty who used AI to scan the early Ethereum blockchain looking for a project like this.

You can see the contract here. As of this writing, ~ 89k NFTs have been claimed.
https://etherscan.io/address/0x5564886ca2c518d1964e5fcea4f423b41db9f561

The contract was written by an OG developer named "linagee" and is an early attempt to make a naming service like ENS

You can claim names, and those names can't be claimed again.

One difference is that CAPITAL letters can be used as well as s p a c e s.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ethereum/comments/3iau5v/name_registrar_is_awesome/

Here's the simple minting procedure.

Step 1 - Go to this website and connect your MetaMask (I recommend using a burner wallet for additional safety)
https://linagee-registrar-registrar-frontend-r8fo-lwgtgpmc6-mkjuice.vercel.app/


Step 2 - Enter the name you want to claim in the "Name" box.

In this example, I'm trying to mint the name Adam (with a capital A).


Step 3 - Click "Search"

Notice in this example I am getting an "Uavailable" error message. This tells me that the name is already claimed.

Step 4 - Try again with a new name. This one is available so click "REGISTER"

Then confirm the transaction in your MetaMask.

✅The gas shouldn't be more than $2. So if it's more than that REJECT the transaction and try again.

Now that you've minted one - or hundreds 🤣 - you can check them in the contract by following the how-to in this tweet.

https://twitter.com/adamamcbride/status/1575703024655138816?s=20&t=iDwlpJAlD_np8dNryyHNHQ

Currently, you can't trade the NFTs trustlessly. So be VERY careful making OTC trades🙏

I know @m_keresty is vigorously working on a wrapper and I would expect one to be live by the end of the day.

This will enable the NFTs to show on Opensea.🚀

@LeonidasNFT had a massive space last night where we chatted with @m_keresty and get a lot of additional information.

https://twitter.com/LeonidasNFT/status/1575683854689443842?s=20&t=iDwlpJAlD_np8dNryyHNHQ

Jump in my Discord to stay up to date on the wrapper and if you want to interact with fellow Historical NFT collectors.
https://discord.gg/gb4FFnMNjx

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/adamamcbride/oZ52FIk

2015 Name Registrar

How to see the NFT you just minted on the 2015 Name Registrar contract.

Step 1 - Click on the transaction on your MetaMask

Hop in the Discord to learn and chat more about Historical NFTs

https://discord.gg/gb4FFnMNjx

2015 Name Registrar - How to view your NFT

This is a quick how-to for accepting the transfer of an @EtherId2015 that has been sent to you.

This is NOT for claiming or minting the NFTs out of the contract.👀

🚨Of course DYOR and be careful. You are assuming all of the risks of anything going sideways 🚨

👇

Step 1: Go to this web page and connect your MetaMask
https://swooty.dev/etherid/

Step 2: Put the asset name into the "Name" box.

In this example, I'm claiming the name "adam"

Step 3: Set the price to zero (0) in the "Price" box.

Step 4: Click "Buy"

Then confirm the transaction in your MetaMask.

🚨Be sure to check the gas (it should be around $1). If it's high, reject the transaction and try it again making sure you've entered everything correctly.

Step 5: Check that you have received the NFT by entering the name in the "Name" box and clicking "Check"

You should see your wallet address as the "Owner"

A big thanks to @DoggfatherCrew for hooking me up with my namesake 🙏

I hope this helps grow the community👊

You can read the unrolled version of this thread here: https://typefully.com/adamamcbride/tOjzSBQ