what's Taproot Wizards?
Taproot Wizards is a Bitcoin Ordinals project designed to revitalize and expand the Bitcoin ecosystem through innovative digital collectibles and protocol enhancements. It focuses on creating inscribed NFTs known as Wizards, which leverage Bitcoin's Taproot upgrade to enable more complex scripting and functionality on the blockchain. The project emphasizes community involvement through interactive quests and events, aiming to bridge art, technology, and Bitcoin's core principles. At its core, Taproot Wizards utilizes Ordinals to inscribe unique digital assets directly onto satoshis, the smallest unit of Bitcoin, preserving them immutably on the blockchain. It advocates for Bitcoin improvements like the OP_CAT opcode, originally proposed by Satoshi Nakamoto, to unlock advanced features such as covenants and recursive inscriptions. Backed by significant funding, the project fosters a magical narrative around Bitcoin, encouraging holders to participate in its evolution while maintaining decentralization and security.
Dr_DAO_ departed Taproot Wizards after 2.5 years.
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Had a public testnet network available over two years ago when there was minimal interest in the Bitcoin rollups sector.
Released Barknet with Kasar Labs as a sovereign rollup implementation.
Floor price drops to 0.08 BTC with 0.00% daily change, down from 0.09 BTC on December 11th and continuing the downward trend.
Udi Wertheimer faces accusations of siphoning approximately 800 BTC from Taproot Wizards and Quantum Cats collections. The founder backs a proposal to erase Bitcoin inscriptions and states ordinals and runes were a mistake.
Floor price stabilizes at 0.09 BTC with 0.00% daily change, appearing in NFT daily winners after previous 5.76% decline on December 3rd.
No market buys are occurring, with only offers being accepted. (ID: 1997467796641611903)
Floor price falls to 0.09 BTC with a 5.76% daily decline, appearing in NFT daily losers list.
Floor price declines to 0.10 BTC with 0% daily change, down from 0.11 BTC recorded on November 14th.
The project pays Peter Todd 109 BTC ($6.8 million) for removing OP return limits.
Floor price falls to 0.11 BTC with 9.24% daily decline, down from 0.13 BTC recorded on November 10th and appearing in NFT daily losers.
Ranks 4th among all Ordinals collections by loan volume on Liquidium for the past week.
Floor price falls to 0.13 BTC with a 13.33% daily decline, appearing in NFT daily losers list.
Price stabilizes at 0.15 BTC with 0% daily change, appearing in NFT daily winners after previous decline.
Floor price falls to 0.15 BTC with a 5.68% daily decline, down from 0.16 BTC recorded on October 30th and appearing in NFT daily losers.
Floor price drops 5.33% to 0.16 BTC, appearing in NFT daily losers list after previous day's gains.
30-day loan terms now available for the collection on ordinal lending platforms, expanding borrowing flexibility beyond previous options.
Records 22.66% daily price increase to 0.17 BTC floor, appearing in NFT daily winners list.
Drops to #4 in Ordinals loan volume on Liquidium for last week, down from #3 position recorded in late September.
Shows the smallest decline from all-time high among 18 major Bitcoin Ordinals PFP collections at -27.5%, significantly outperforming competitors ranging from -63.1% to -97.9% based on USD value measurements.
Ranks #2 among all Ordinals collections with total value of $42.4M, trailing only NodeMonkes ($75.5M) in a comprehensive ranking of 33 collections above $1M threshold.
Ranks #3 among all Ordinals collections by loan volume on Liquidium platform for the past week, indicating strong lending and borrowing activity.
A Singapore party event is almost fully booked and scheduled for next week.
Above the floor sales activity observed, indicating buyers paying premiums above minimum pricing.
Mike joins the team, bringing experience from BitcoinLayers and lemondrop, while project hints at upcoming special developments.
Floor price holds steady at 0.19 BTC with 0.00% daily change, showing price stability after recent selling activity.
The project shows no trading activity or community engagement for the past 3 months, with team bids declining and no team deliverables.
Capitulation and selling activity reported in the NFT collection.
Project achieves 2 positions on ethereum mindshare top 20 ranking, tying with CryptoPunks performance.
Project NFT featured as only Ordinals PFP in new Beeple artwork, demonstrating mainstream artist recognition.
Minelabs airdrops $MINE utility token to approximately 5,000 holders across multiple Bitcoin NFT communities.
Project generates $20M through licensed IP NFT sales after switching from planned ETH launch.
Team deploys 9 layered bids to defend floor price while holder count remains concentrated at approximately 100 wallets, indicating active price support amid selling pressure.
Evidence emerges of coordinated price manipulation scheme involving recent collaboration mint prices.
Surge in floor-price listings for black trait NFTs indicates concentrated selling pressure.
Major mobile app development initiative announced with hiring push for flagship Bitcoin application.
New racing-themed collaboration launches with Quantum Cats, featuring upcoming raffles through Motocat Racing Club
Original wizard meme creator launches collection with project's blessing and support, contradicting rivalry concerns.
Original Bitcoin Wizard artist launches competing collection, distancing from current project.
Trading volume falls to 16 daily sales, ranking behind major competitors amid market-wide decline.
Floor price increases 36% to 0.23 BTC amid broader Bitcoin NFT market rally.
Floor price reaches $27,500, securing fourth position among all PFP projects behind CryptoPunks, Pudgy Penguins, and Bored Apes.
Two leading Bitcoin Season 2 apps (@Odin_GodOfRunes and @SatGoBTC) show strong ecosystem alignment with founders displaying project PFPs.
Derivative artwork status emerges as significant risk factor amid recent price gains.
Actress Sydney Sweeney publicly endorses project, expressing enthusiasm for its creative approach to Bitcoin.
Floor price reaches 0.22 BTC, representing 0.02 BTC increase from mint price amid broader ordinals market surge.
Key technical feature OP_CAT shows no development progress since October 2024, with promised 'seamless token swaps' functionality remaining undelivered.
Price surges from $16K to $22K USD, surpassing original mint price amid broader NFT market strength.
Current floor price sits at approximately 6.78 ETH, maintaining value advantage over recent challenger Plush Pepe while trading at 1/5.75 of CryptoPunks' valuation.
Holders eligible for free tokenized Pokemon card airdrop through new Phygitals partnership and ordinals wallet support.
Shows market resilience with flat price performance against declining competitor metrics.
Competitor project Plush Pepe approaches equal valuation, signaling potential market leadership shift.
Official account publicly mocks token holders, indicating severe project-community relationship breakdown.
Emblem 2.0 launches new collection with upcoming AFK system feature.
Integration with Gondi NFT lending platform enables collateralization of assets for loans.
Large-scale liquidity withdrawal imminent, suggesting coordinated exit by holders.
Trading activity resumes with price stabilizing at 0.177 BTC, indicating recovery from previous day's liquidity crisis.
Complete halt in trading activity with zero sales in 24 hours, indicating severe liquidity crisis.
Multiple prominent accounts removing PFPs suggests shifting market sentiment.
Community member raises concerns about excessive spending on events, calls for strategic pivot away from expensive parties.
Event RSVPs exceed expectations with priority access granted to holders, indicating strong community demand.
Price drops below mint within 24 hours of breakthrough; founder accused of exploitation.
New utility benefit announced for Quantum Cats holders through Vegas event partnership, with priority access privileges.
Floor price reaches 0.205 BTC ($22,000), surpassing original 0.2 BTC mint price due to Bitcoin's appreciation.
Whale address actively sweeping floor prices, indicating potential accumulation phase.
Collection surpasses initial mint price of 0.2 BTC
Floor price increases 15% to 0.179 BTC within 24 hours.
Sharp increase in trading volume and floor price occurring in current market session.
Recent mint occurs during low liquidity period with high pricing strategy; current market conditions suggest potential long-term advantage for holders.
Floor price drops 26-53% across all mint types one month post-launch, despite 14% BTC price increase.
Floor price drops 7% to 0.154 BTC, underperforming other major BTC NFT projects.
Floor price stands at 0.154 BTC with significant value gap emerging versus Pudgy Penguins competitor.
Single NFT sale exceeds $15K USD, ranking #1 in 24-hour Bitcoin NFT sales volume.
Available market listings drop to 299, indicating thinning supply.
Single NFT sale executed at 0.4 BTC price point.
Prominent crypto investigator ZachXBT criticizes high mint prices and lack of utility in project's NFT offerings.
Project pioneered cross-chain minting functionality before OpenSea implementation.
Price drops 8% to 0.165 BTC among broader market decline in BTC NFT leaders.
Collection trades at 10 ETH floor, outperforming traditional NFT market.
Project hosts op_next conference at MicroStrategy headquarters in collaboration with BlockSpace Pod.
New wallets with no previous Bitcoin chain history are actively accumulating assets.
VC-backed collection of 2,100 pieces aims to advance Bitcoin development through OP_CAT proposal, with support from prominent Web3 figures and mavensbot.
Mint phase is entering final days while ordinal market shows renewed activity.
Order book depth remains stable despite price decline, with limited upside liquidity suggesting possible accumulation phase.
Mint launch coincides with 54% floor price decline in competing NFT project.
Asset trading 32% below mint and 55% below Dutch auction price, indicating severe market weakness.
Mint event has successfully completed.
New mint launches on Solana blockchain, expanding cross-chain accessibility.
MicroStrategy partners to host Bitcoin development conference focused on next softfork selection.
Takes leading role as headline sponsor at OPNEXT, participating with 40+ major crypto and financial institutions.
New lending/borrowing facility launches on Gondi platform with USDC and ETH pairs.
Complete mint raises $30M in significant funding milestone.
Trading volume decreases while maintaining top 10 position in Bitcoin NFT rankings.
Market price has declined 25% from initial mint levels.
Price falls 50% below Dutch auction mint price amid declining Ordinals sentiment.
Secures headline sponsorship of OPNEXT Bitcoin scaling conference with livestream integration.
Current floor price at 0.16 BTC, down 4%, maintaining position among BTC NFT market leaders.
Price falls 50% below initial Dutch auction level.