<p><i>Episode 17</i><b><i> </i></b><i>of Season 5 of The Scoop was recorded remotely with <strong>The Block's Frank Chaparro &amp; Tim Copeland and the creator of Ordinals, Casey Rodarmor.</strong></i></p> <p><i>Listen below, and subscribe to The Scoop on </i><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-scoop/id1460134454"><i>Apple</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/7qwrgTJ5CYDXAaVILNZuEd"><i>Spotify</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vdGhlYmxvY2stdGhlc2Nvb3A?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwionbSO9fbxAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg"><i>Google Podcasts</i></a><i>, </i><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-block-2/the-scoop-4"><i>Stitcher</i></a>,<i> or wherever you listen to podcasts. Feedback and revision requests can be sent to podcast@theblockcrypto.com.</i></p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="200" src="https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=BLOCK6093715109" width="100%"></iframe></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Casey Rodarmor is the creator of </span><a href="https://docs.ordinals.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ordinal Theory</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> — a numbering scheme for Bitcoin's atomic unit, 'satoshis' or 'sats,' which allows individual sats to be <a href="https://ordinals.com/">inscribed</a> with information, thereby unlocking a new frontier of possibilities and use cases for Bitcoin. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Rodarmor explains how Ordinals are causing veteran members of the bitcoin community to confront their own beliefs about what sort of information should be recorded on-chain, and why he believes his project is a continuation of Satoshi's original vision for Bitcoin.</span></p> <p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">During this episode, Chaparro, Copeland and Rodarmor also discuss:</span></i></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The historical connection between money and art</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yuga Labs' bitcoin project</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bitcoin inscriptions vs. Ethereum NFTs</span></li> </ul> <hr /> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>This episode is brought to you by our sponsors <i><a href="http://Circle.com/Scoop">Circle</a>, <a href="https://railgun.app.link/thescoop">Railgun</a>, <a href="https://flare.network/?utm_source=TDE&amp;utm_medium=Podcast&amp;utm_campaign=TheBlock">Flare Network</a></i><em><br /> </em></b><strong><br /> About Circle<br /> </strong><em>Circle is a global financial technology company helping money move at internet speed. Our mission is to raise global economic prosperity through the frictionless exchange of value. Visit <a class="c-link" href="http://circle.com/Scoop" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link="http://Circle.com/Scoop" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-describedby="sk-tooltip-398">Circle.com/Scoop</a> to learn more.</em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About Railgun<br /> </strong><em>Railgun is a private DeFi solution on Ethereum, BSC, Arbitrum and Polygon. Shield any ERC-20 token and any NFT into a Private Balance and let Railgun’s zero-knowledge cryptography encrypt your address, balance and transaction history. You can also bring privacy to your project with Railgun SDK, and be sure to check out Railgun with partner project <a href="https://railway.app.link/thescoop">Railway Wallet</a>, also available on iOS and Android. Visit <a href="https://railgun.app.link/thescoop">Railgun.org</a> to find out more.<br /> </em></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About Flare<br /> </strong><em>Flare is an EVM-based Layer 1 blockchain designed to allow developers to build applications that can use data from other blockchains and the internet. By providing decentralized access to a wide variety of high-integrity data from other blockchains and the internet, Flare enables new use cases and monetization models. Build better and connect everything at <a href="https://flare.network/?utm_source=TDE&amp;utm_medium=Podcast&amp;utm_campaign=TheBlock">Flare.Network</a>.</em></span></p><br /><span class="copyright"><p>© 2023 The Block Crypto, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.</p> </span>