{"id":16942,"date":"2023-02-16T18:39:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/nft\/bitcoin-ordinals-wallets-have-arrived\/"},"modified":"2023-02-16T18:39:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:39:17","slug":"bitcoin-ordinals-wallets-have-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/nft\/bitcoin-ordinals-wallets-have-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin Ordinals Wallets Have Arrived"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The rapid rise of Bitcoin Ordinals continues. With over 123,000 Ordinals inscriptions now forever written onto the Bitcoin blockchain \u2014 and a thriving trading and auction scene for the most sought-after (read: low inscription number) tokens and collections \u2014 Bitcoin\u2019s status as an NFT ecosystem has been secured. While the chain\u2019s version of NFTs has begun to proliferate in recent weeks, those looking to actually interact with the chain and obtain an Ordinal have had to deal with an opaque, sluggish, and centralized tech framework. <\/p>\n

It was only a matter of time before Web3 developers started to fill the demand for the seriously lacking user-friendly interface. Let\u2019s look at the solutions that have recently arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n

Ordinals Wallet<\/h2>\n

Ordinals Wallet<\/a>, which went live on February 16, is the newest Bitcoin wallet to come out with explicit support for Ordinals Inscriptions. The wallet lets users \u201creceive, store, and view Ordinals\u201d in their wallets while claiming that functionality for the transferring, sending, inscribing, and buying and selling of Ordinals is on the way soon. <\/p>\n

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Bitcoin Ordinals Wallets. Credit: Ordinals Wallet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The Xverse Wallet<\/h2>\n

Just 24 hours before Ordinals Wallet went live, the Bitcoin Web3 wallet Xverse<\/a> officially launched Bitcoin Ordinals service. \u201cFor the past year, we\u2019ve focused on building the most advanced Bitcoin wallet,\u201d read the company\u2019s announcement on Twitter. \u201cToday, we\u2019ve launched 1st class support for ordinals.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ready to inscribe BTC Ordinal NFTs?<\/p>\n

For the past year, we\u2019ve focused on building the most advanced Bitcoin wallet.<\/p>\n

Today, we\u2019ve launched 1st class support for ordinals.<\/p>\n

Try it for yourself using our quick guide below! pic.twitter.com\/Lx3Ey5aZV0<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Xverse \u2013 Ordinals Support LIVE! (@xverseApp) February 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The wallet removes the need for users to run a full Bitcoin node in order to interact meaningfully with the blockchain. Users simply pay a transaction fee (which they can do in the wallet app itself). You\u2019ll also need to own some Bitcoin (BTC) to pay that transaction, which can also be purchased in-app using a fiat on-ramp service. <\/p>\n

To inscribe an Ordinal, users need to upload an image (or text) to the app and then send a transaction to their Ordinals address. The NFT will show up in about half an hour in their Xverse NFT collection. The actual inscribing is carried out by Gamma.io<\/a>, a Bitcoin NFT marketplace that has reportedly already minted five percent of all Ordinals<\/a> on the chain. Xverse interacts with Stacks, a so-called layer 1.5 blockchain with its own NFT economy. <\/p>\n

Hiro Wallet<\/h2>\n

Finally, Hiro Wallet preceded both Xverse and Ordinals Wallet with its February 14 testnet rollout.<\/a> \u201cThe fun is only getting started as we roll out expansive support for both Stacks-based NFTs and Ordinal inscriptions, wrote Hiro Wallet CEO Mark Hendrickson during the wallet\u2019s Bitcoin support launch this week. <\/p>\n

Hiro Wallet functions similarly to Xverse, with Gamma doing the inscribing and the Ordinals being deposited directly into a user\u2019s account under a \u201cCollectibles\u201d section. The company plans to release additional updates over the coming days. <\/p>\n

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Credit: Hiro Wallet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

The rapid increase in user-friendly ways for Web3 enthusiasts to interact with the Bitcoin blockchain is indicative of the desire the NFT community has for the newly-found NFT ecosystem. We\u2019re watching the real-time development of an entirely new section of Web3. Expect more wallets, marketplaces, and user interfaces made explicitly with Bitcoin Ordinals in mind to appear in the coming weeks and months. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n