"Nothing in the ordinal logic requires inscriptions to be linked to the \u201cfirst\u201d sat. So why is it the first sat of the first output? Why not the second sat of the first output? Why not the last, or one of the other hundreds, thousands, or millions of other satoshis which were also present in that same transaction? The answer is, well, because we are\xa0_pretending_\xa0that it is\xa0so. In other words, we say a sat is inscribed\xa0_by fiat_."\n~ Southern Hands\n\nYou may have heard many claims of the innovative and exciting things being built with ordinals, and how the popular new inscription NFTs are inspiring a flurry of activity and pushing fees higher on the Bitcoin chain. What exactly are ordinals that have made this possible? And how does one own a "scarce digital artifact" on the blockchain? Is there any truth to these claims, or is it all smoke and mirrors? \n\nCheck out the original article at Ordinals are Fiat. And Inscriptions aren\u2019t Rare by Southern Hands | Medium (Link: https://tinyurl.com/4zvbauhf)\n\nReferences and Links to check out:\n\n Bitcoin Audible - Guy's Take #66 - Pooping in the Park (Link: https://tinyurl.com/38cnu3ft)\n\n\n Read_592 by Moxie Marlinspike on NFTs and Web3 \u2060(Link: https://tinyurl.com/3578nwje) \n\n\nGuest Link\n\n Southern hands on X (Link: https://tinyurl.com/2eb7z43r)\n\n\nHost Links\n\n Guy on Nostr (Link: https://tinyurl.com/yc376bff)\n Guy on X (Link: https://twitter.com/theguyswann)\n Bitcoin Audible on X (Link: https://twitter.com/BitcoinAudible)\n\n\nCheck out our awesome sponsors!\n\n Get 9% off the COLDCARD with code BITCOINAUDIBLE \u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060(Link: bitcoinaudible.com/coldcard\u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060\u2060)\n\n\n"It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance." \n~ Thomas Sowell\n\n--- \n\nSend in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bitcoinaudible/message