Somebody uploaded a fart to Bitcoin Ordinal community and apparently bought it for $280k

A brand new Ordinal minted on the Bitcoin blockchain community, inscription 2042, consists of a one-second audio clip capturing the sound of a moist fart.

What are Bitcoin Ordinals?

Launched in January by software program engineer Casey Rodarmor, Ordinals are primarily a protocol that permits for information to be saved on Bitcoin’s blockchain community. Suppose NFTs however for Bitcoin. 

They’re so new you possibly can’t even purchase them through a market like OpenSea. They require particular Bitcoin Ordinal wallets to retailer and commerce, however this has not stopped folks from importing unusual and uncanny recordsdata to the Bitcoin community.

Thus far, there have been over 100,000 inscriptions through the Ordinal community, all the pieces from encrypted recordsdata to digital artwork. 

Inscription 2042

On Feb. 2, inscription 2042 was uploaded onto the Bitcoin blockchain, a 1-second audio file that captured the sound of somebody passing fuel. 

In line with one Reddit consumer posting in r/CryptoCurrency, inscription 2042 bought for 12.3 Bitcoin, the equal of $280,000. 

It’s not possible to confirm whether or not the fart really bought as a result of there is no such thing as a centralized (and even decentralized) market for Bitcoin Ordinals, with most being bought through OTCs in random discord channels, normally amongst Bitcoin node operators themselves.