Ordinals sends LTC and DOGE network activity surging for 3 straight weeks
Move over Bitcoin, Ordinals on Litecoin and Dogecoin have unleashed a frenzy of transactions. What began with developer Casey Rodarmor creating the Ordinals protocol to “inscribe” text and imagery on the Bitcoin (BTC) network has now made its way to Litecoin (LTC) and Dogecoin (DOGE) sending transaction volume on the two chains surging for the better part of a month. Recent network activity on Litecoin and Dogecoin networks. Source: BitInfoCharts. On May 18, Dogecoin reached a new transaction volume record, with 1.2 million transactions in a single 24-hour period, according to data from BitInfoCharts. Similarly, on May 10, Litecoin reached its highest ever daily transaction volume with 584,000 transactions. Ordinals first arrived on Litecoin after pseudonymous Twitter user Indigo Nakamoto offered 5 LTC — worth approximately $500 at the time — to anyone who could “port” the Ordinals protocol to the Litecoin network . 5 $LTC to whoever ports this to #Litecoin #Bitcoin #Ordinals https...