Running a full node and the ord indexer, both of which could take days to sync up was not going to work for the average joe who just wanted to try ordinals to see what it's all about There had to be something easier. So we decided to build @ordinalswallet

First, we launched an explorer to easily browse inscriptions. Before we knew it, collections starting popping up and we began aggregating collections as fast as we could Shoutout to @ordrocks for creating the first collection on Ordinals!

OTC markets began to develop in discord groups, but they required high trust. There weren't any user friendly wallets with native support of Ordinals. We moved fast and released an early version of the wallet where you could receive Ordinals

We used our past experience to build a killer web wallet: - familiar onboarding ux, 12 word seed - non custodial (your keys, your coins, your ordinals) - strong security principals, encrypting your seed at rest using PBKDF2, AES128 - top notch ux from designer @nondualrandy

Today, after a careful audit of the code and some discussions with the devs who created the protocol @rodarmor @veryordinally we released transfers. You can now send and receive on !

So, whats next? There is still risk in OTC trading of ordinals. Markets are developing but there is a need for trustless, atomic exchange of assets @ordswap is leading the way on this front and we've began discussions on how to work with their exchange protocol

There currently is no support for collections on ordinals, which could lead to scams. A standard format of collections and making sure they are cryptographically verified is a must! If you are interested in helping with this, checkout this github

Incredibly proud of the devs, designers, leaders that made all this possible @nondualrandy @millhaus33 @GaryMillerrr @drowsynet @coinyeezy Take some time to recharge, but get ready for round 2 starting Monday

@hbeckeri @ordinalswallet Congratulations. Loving the experience so far and looking forward following the journey.

@hbeckeri CTO rippin 💪

@hbeckeri @ordinalswallet Y’all are killing it! Now get some sleep!

@LeonidasNFT @hbeckeri we're making seed oil free ice cream home made

@hbeckeri @ordinalswallet Great summary. And great progress. I saw the video on transferring in from Sparrow, but I'm transferring from Ord Wallet. I assume it works basically the same, but I think I'll practice with one I messed up just to be safe. Will report back once it's done.

@hbeckeri @ordinalswallet I’m so proud of you, guys. Good job 👏🏻

@hbeckeri @ordinalswallet

@hbeckeri @ordinalswallet Excited

@hbeckeri @ordinalswallet Proud of you guys. Keep up the hard work and doing the next right thing.

@hbeckeri @ordinalswallet Amazing work guys! @ordinalswallet is by far the best, most dedicated, hardworking team ever witnessed❣️

@hbeckeri @ordinalswallet you're fast. incredible and thank you for this!

@hbeckeri @ordinalswallet Ordinals wallets UI has been extremely easy to use, Some minor bugs to work out but it’s very new , it will be the future #1 wallet for all Bitcoins next and future innovations. 💯