I'm joined by guests [Casey Rodarmor]( https://twitter.com/rodarmor ) and [Rijndael]( https://twitter.com/rot13maxi ), to discuss Ordinals & Inscriptions.
**Discussion Topics:**
* 00:02:09 What are ordinals
* 00:11:57 History of the viability of inscriptions
* 00:30:02 Inscriptions under the hood
* 00:39:57 Consensus and the social layer
* 00:45:42 NVK coping with ordinals and inscriptions
* 00:53:19 Ordinal disrespect and mempool policy
* 00:55:55 Node concerns
* 01:00:07 Bunkercoin
* 01:04:51 Bitcoin politics and conflicting ideas
* 01:14:06 Have ordinals always existed?
* 01:14:38 How do we kill ordinals
* 01:17:32 Incentives and economic game theory
* 01:25:21 Scams and understanding the value of an inscription
* 01:27:30 Inscriptions and the Bitcoin ethos
* 01:30:01 BIP 322
* 01:33:42 Closing thoughts
**Notes & Resources:**
* [Ordinals.com]( https://ordinals.com )
* [Ordinals Discord]( https://discord.com/invite/ordinals )
* [Ordinals.wtf]( https://ordinals.wtf ) by [@BTCGandalf]( https://twitter.com/BTCGandalf )
* [Some brief thoughts on Ordinals]( https://x0f.org/@waxwing/109795948297071536 ) by [@waxwing]( https://x0f.org/@waxwing )
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_**Full show notes: https://bitcoin.review/podcast/episode-24/**_