The emergence of the Ordinals protocol transformed how we perceive and interact with the world’s leading cryptocurrency network and asset. Launched in January 2023 by Bitcoin developer Casey Rodarmor, Ordinals enabled bitcoiners to ‘inscribe’ media (images, text, audio, video) onto satoshis, Bitcoin’s lowest denomination, effectively turning them into NFTs.
As momentous as Ordinals was, however, the subsequent arrival of BRC-20 – a token standard enabling users to mint and transfer tokens on Bitcoin physically – further cemented the vision. And if you know anything about token standards, they evolve. Hence, the development of BRC-420 further extends the potential of crypto-assets on the Proof-of-Work blockchain.
What is BRC-420?
Launched last September, BRC-420 is an open-source asset management protocol that extends the capabilities of BRC-20 by…


