A few takes from people within the Bitcoin-sphere on the pros and cons of ordinals

Bitcoin thought leaders weigh the pros and cons of Ordinals

“In all, Ordinals are beginning to change the way Bitcoin advocates use and approach Bitcoin. Ordinals offer another use case to the Bitcoin network over its first one: peer-to-peer cash.

‘Maybe the Bitcoin database has value for other things, and they’re willing to pay for it, which is good for miners and maybe is what actually.’
Miners have earned more revenue per block since Ordinals’ introduction, while video gaming fans can rest assured that Doom is playable, loaded from the Bitcoin blockchain.”

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