Why I Chose Bitcoin Ordinals to Release ‘Frontline’

In collaboration with Metagood, the innovators behind the OnChainMonkey Ordinals collection on the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol, I am thrilled to introduce my latest NFT release. This marks my entry into the Bitcoin NFT scene, a departure from my previous projects primarily based on Ethereum and Tezos. Leveraging the insights gained from these experiences, I aim to deliver some clever and innovative solutions right out of the box with this new collection.

What Ordinals offer

As a crypto investor, I’m drawn to Ordinals because of its on-chain nature. There’s no need for external assets or connections. The digital art pieces generated here are self-contained, with every detail embedded directly onto the blockchain. Regarding generative art, it often requires the use of code libraries like p5.js and three.js to facilitate standard features necessary for creating these intricate designs. With Ordinals, though, all the needed components are built-in, ensuring a more streamlined and independent approach to generating unique pieces.

The protocol offers an ingeniously designed solution to this issue. Any ordinal, be it a library, asset, or the entire system for creating remixes, can refer to another ordinal. Feel free to explore innovative applications of this feature. You may discover popular libraries such as p5js and three.js, which are currently accessible on-chain through Bitcoin. The person responsible for their upload is Danny Yang, the founder of OnChainMonkey.

“Could you please explain in more detail how this function operates? I’m curious as to how one ordinal can represent another in the context of Ethereum’s Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). Essentially, NFTs are unique digital identifiers generated by a specific contract. To access and identify these tokens, you require the contract address. Through this address, you can discover which NFTs exist and who holds ownership of them.”

Solutions devised by Ordinals once more prove ingenious for that challenge. This functionality is labeled recursion. A single Bitcoin encompasses one hundred million satoshis, each tagged with a sequential number based on the order of their creation. Each Ordinal correlates to an individual Satoshi, thereby establishing an order. Consequently, they are referred to as Ordinals. By employing another Ordinal (or multiple Ordinals), you can generate new Ordinals and construct intricate assets using existing ones, which are accessible to all.

Another intriguing aspect is the concept of the parent-child relationship between Ordinals. This feature bears some resemblance to recursion, but it’s more akin to blockchain technology where proof of ownership is essential. To refer to another Ordinal as its parent, one must provide undeniable evidence of possession.

“This has various uses. For instance, you can designate one Ordinal as your unique identifier and serve as the originator for all subsequent creations. Alternatively, you can assign one Ordinal as the generator of a collection and have every piece within that collection trace its lineage back to it.”

Ordinals provide an elegant solution for generating art collections on the Bitcoin blockchain. Although they’re not as adaptable as smart contracts, they offer sufficient functionality to create something impressive.

FrontLine

As a researcher and creator, I’m thrilled to introduce my newest long-form generative art collection, titled FrontLine. I’m grateful for the opportunity to present it to you here on Ordinals, with the OnChainMonkey community as my initial audience. The development of this project has been a significant endeavor, taking approximately one year from conception to completion. It represents a deeply personal journey for me.

“The creation of ‘FrontLine’ mirrored recent events at multiple levels, proving to be a complex yet rewarding process. This collaboration with OnChainMonkey was planned from the outset. I drew inspiration from the guiding principles of their community: encouraging individuals towards positivity, although the concept of good is elusive and culturally defined. Good emerges in contrast to its opposite: there are dimensions of good versus bad, lawful versus chaotic, light versus dark, and A versus B. These represent two sides of a coin, with gray areas existing between them.”

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At the FrontLine, we witness the constant clash between two opposing forces, where a seemingly good decision can swiftly transform into its opposite due to newfound information. The boundary separating these factions remains ambiguous, as the conflict persists and complex dynamics continue to unfold.

In this composition, two distinct algorithms coexist, each vying for dominance in filling the available area. One algorithm focuses on identifying negative spaces, while the other endeavors to connect the dots. The connecting algorithm itself splits into two distinct methods for tackling the assignment. With each new iteration, the outcome is seemingly unforeseeable yet clarifiable afterward due to the fundamental rules governing these underlying algorithms. Once the entire space has been scanned, a contest ensues at the boundary, which may manifest as intricate and lively or sparse and hazy – nonetheless, consistently present.

As an analyst, I can assure you that I don’t have answers to every question out there. However, I strongly believe in taking action and being present in the situation to find solutions. It’s essential to be at the forefront of the issue, engaged in the fight and actively working towards progress.

As a data analyst, I’d like to emphasize that the opinions shared in this article are mine alone. They do not represent the perspectives of CoinDesk, Inc., its proprietors, or any related entities.