what's Motocat Racing Club?
Motocat Racing Club is a Bitcoin-native NFT collection consisting of 10,000 unique Ordinals inscribed on the Bitcoin blockchain. These NFTs depict cats on motorcycles as mascots for the emerging DeFi ecosystem on Bitcoin, blending cultural elements with on-chain utility. The project launched to support Bitcoin's programmability through integrations like OP_NET, offering holders access to real yield opportunities, staking mechanisms, and community rewards within the Motoswap protocol. Mechanically, each Motocat provides baseline $MOTO token allocations for ecosystem participation, enabling yield farming and liquidity provision directly on Bitcoin Layer 1. Holders can engage in racing-themed boosts and competitions via the project's garage interface, where NFTs power dominance in DeFi tracks and unlock prize potentials tied to Bitcoin blocks. This setup positions the collection as an entry point for Bitcoin DeFi, emphasizing trustless smart contracts and native incentives without relying on external layers.
Ordinals NFT collection ranks 21st with $2.4M market cap, targeting $DOG and Runestone holders plus Taproot Wizards and Quantum Cats communities for custom-built racer NFT mints on Ordzaar platform.
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x.com/motoswapbtcAllocates 60 Motocats as rewards for the OP_NET Vibecoding Challenge starting on 2026-02-23 and running for 3 weeks.
Floor price increased 500%+ from mint price below $50 with consistent trading volume, and is claimed as the best performing ordinal asset of 2025 among 10k collections.
Forbes publishes article recognizing OP_NET's native Bitcoin infrastructure and Motoswap's implementation of native swaps, staking, and yield on Layer 1.
Motoswap Token Launcher goes live this Sunday, enabling permissionless, no-code token deployment natively on Bitcoin powered by @opnetbtc smart contracts.
Token Launcher goes live this Sunday, enabling no-code, permissionless token deployment natively on Bitcoin powered by OP_NET smart contracts.
Partnership with OP_NET and orangepillonbtc made official, with an AMA scheduled to discuss partnerships and token burns.
The week of mainnet release has been disclosed as a surprise gift to the community on Thanksgiving.
Staking functionality goes live on testnet, enabling native $BTC staking and $MOTO staking for real yield on Bitcoin Layer 1.
Users have driven nearly 1 billion cumulative miles in the racing system, with miles contributing to a $MOTO pool that adds rewards every block.
Motoswap announces reorg protection feature that waits 1-3 blocks before finalizing swaps to prevent losses from Bitcoin blockchain reorganizations, with users choosing between faster 1-block execution or safer 2-3 block confirmation for larger swaps.
Ranks 21st among Ordinals collections with $2.4M market cap/volume, placing it among the top 33 collections exceeding $1M in the ecosystem.
$MOTO token airdrop rumored for Motocat holders as part of accumulation strategy, with potential for additional airdrops mentioned.
Final testnet reset completes with enhanced infrastructure now live, marking the beginning of the Pre-Odyssey phase for Bitcoin Layer 1 smart contracts and DeFi development.
Racing competition system goes live featuring $7.5k in BTC prizes and boost functionality for enhanced rewards.
"The Garage" platform launches, allowing Motocat holders to engage with their NFTs in BTC DeFi activities with boost mechanics and promising special rewards awaiting in holders' wallets.
Lucky Draw system launches offering $37,500 in BTC plus 80 Motocats (~$24,000) as prizes tied to Motocat mint milestones, with unused boosts serving as raffle tickets for the $61,500 total prize pool.
Dev team successfully resolves critical mint infrastructure issues by recoding entire Ordzaar minting system within 4 hours during Motocat launch.
New gated Discord space 'The Garage' launches for NFT holders, serving as hub for Bitcoin DeFi developments.
Project expands into Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem with new functionality.
Initial mint sells out in under 30 minutes following technical resolution by opnet dev team.
Initial mint launch on Ordzaar's Sandshrew suspended due to overwhelming demand; technical fixes in progress.
New strategic partnership with Ordzaar announced, launching Motocat Racing Club NFT mint together.
Mint launches August 7th at 18:00 UTC on Ordzaar platform, featuring custom-built racer NFTs.
New NFT collection 'Motocat Racing Club' launches this week with 50 whitelist spots distributed to Fantasy Top platform performers.
Official website and whitelist verification system now live.
NFT mint launches August 7 with tiered allocation: 3 mints for $MOTO holders and 2 mints for CATLIST members.
New access granted to Taproot Wizards and Quantum Cats communities for upcoming raffles.
Access requirements announced: $DOG and Runestone holders eligible for participation. Discord verification required for upcoming raffles.
New Based Angels collaboration launches with whitelist raffle for community members.
Live whitelist raffle launches for holders of six major Ethereum NFT collections, marking strategic expansion into ETH ecosystem through cross-chain partnerships.
Warning: SATSX platform closure imminent and project lacks security audit.
HoneyBadgers Bitcoin collaboration announced with Discord-based whitelist raffle for Badger holders.
New protocol upgrade enables direct Bitcoin-OP_20 token swaps with improved UI and token exploration tools.
New staking and swap features live on Motoswap, offering Bitcoin yield through opnetbtc smart contracts
Partnership with Matrica Labs announced for streamlined verification and role access system.
$MOTO and $BORD holders receive automatic whitelist access for upcoming Motocat NFT collection.
Testnet achieves 680K swaps with 329M tokens and 14.1K tBTC staked, showing 4.5x growth in adoption.
New 'Proof of Hodl' protocol enables self-custody Bitcoin staking with yield earning capabilities.
DeFi capabilities including lending now available on Bitcoin L1 through OP_NET integration.
Testnet launch achieves 150K+ swaps and 275M tokens staked in first week, demonstrating significant early adoption.
Incentivized testnet launches April 29, 2025 with swap, LP, and staking functionality.
New smart contract framework MotoChef enables yield farming on Bitcoin, following SushiSwap's MasterChef model.
Verichains conducts security audit of all protocol smart contracts.
Protocol migrates from Bitcoin to Ethereum mainnet with ERC20 airdrop announced.
Announced upcoming DeFi platform launch on Bitcoin L1, positioned as an improvement over Uniswap model.