I strongly believe that the ordinals movement (which we joined with Taproot Wizards, but in no way started) is the single movement that attracted the most new Bitcoin builders this year.

I’ve been fortunate enough to talk to new builders every single day who are making their first steps in the ecosystem, building new wallets, self-custodial marketplaces, new sidechains, zero-knowledge research, truly at the forefront of bitcoin innovation. I’m incredibly bullish on these guys.

I think that comes down to how you define ‘Bitcoin builders’. We’ve seen a ton of interest from developers and entrepreneurs who made their first steps in other ecosystems like ethereum/solana/etc, and decided to jump into ordinals. They had some catching up to do at first, but we’re 1 year into this at this point, and today I feel confident to say they’re some of the most skilled bitcoin builders I’ve ever met.