The Inscription Issue

Bitcoin Magazine – The Inscription Issue (Issue #32, Q1 2024) is the definitive work on Bitcoin Ordinals & Inscriptions – one of the most controversial yet groundbreaking innovations in Bitcoin's history.

Key Topics

• Ordinals & Inscriptions Explained – How data (art, text, code) is permanently embedded on the Bitcoin blockchain
• On-Chain Creativity – Cultural, technical & philosophical implications of the blockchain as a medium
• Trevor Owens – "Time to challenge our assumptions about what brings Bitcoin to the masses"
• Mark Goodwin – Bitcoin as a new medium of expression beyond mere value transfer
• Max Keiser – Bitcoin art & permanence as a cultural revolution
• Shinobi – Technical Deep Dive: Taproot, SegWit & Ordinal Theory
• Joe Rodgers – Philosophy of permanence on-chain
• Historic Cover Auctions – 1/1 Ordinal Inscriptions of the first 23 Bitcoin Magazine Covers

Special Feature

The magazine was published at a turning point in Bitcoin's history: The dispute over Ordinals divided the community – the Inscription Issue documents this moment for eternity.

About Bitcoin Magazine

Founded in 2012 by Vitalik Buterin and Mihai Alisie – the oldest and most established Bitcoin print magazine worldwide, now operated by BTC Inc. in Nashville.

Bitcoin Magazine #32 – The Inscription Issue! Ordinals, BRC-20 & On-Chain Art: Bitcoin as a medium for creativity & culture. Mark Goodwin, Max Keiser, Shinobi & Trevor Owens. A historic turning point in Bitcoin history – limited collector's item. Don't trust, verify!