ChainCatcher message, Ordinals founder Casey posted a reminder on the X platform, urging users to upgrade their ord wallets to version 0.21.2 as soon as possible. This update fixes a critical vulnerability that could lead to the accidental loss of runes due to improperly created change outputs when using the "ord wallet send" function.Casey explained that when the input UTXO contains multiple runes (A and B), the process of sending rune A could mistakenly result in rune B being sent. This update also adds a wallet address message signing feature and fixes an issue with the display of minting progress. No reports have been received from users regarding asset losses due to this vulnerability.

ChainCatcher news, Ordinals founder Casey posted on X platform responding to the rune market cap not reaching 1 billion dollars: "Please stay tuned for the next episode of Hell Money podcast, I will (in this episode) perform seppuku, and Erin will be my kaishakunin."(Note: Hell Money podcast is a Bitcoin-related podcast recorded by Casey and @realizingerin.)

ChainCatcher news, Ordinals founder Casey posted on the X platform stating that investing 90% of the funds in Bitcoin L2 networks may be wiser than investing in ordinary "centralized" Bitcoin startups. Casey also emphasized that decentralization is the best, but not everything needs or can be decentralized. Although market forces and competition are not perfect, this move can force companies to provide high-quality, reasonably priced goods and services, or they will be replaced by those that can.

ChainCatcher news, Ordinals founder Casey posted on social media that Stratum V2 is an upgraded version of the Bitcoin pooled mining protocol, which allows miners (rather than their mining pools) to choose the transactions included in each block, enabling them to contribute to the pool without giving up the ability to build block templates, thereby reducing payment discrepancies.It is reported that Stratum V2 has been in development for a long time and is now basically ready, with Casey calling on miners to participate in testing.

ChainCatcher news, Ordinals founder Casey Rodarmor posted on social media, "Sometimes people think I am Satoshi Nakamoto, and I hope that with the launch of runes, this rumor can finally be put to rest, because Satoshi Nakamoto would never do something so foolish."

ChainCatcher news, Ordinals founder Casey Rodarmor stated on social media that a rune may be inscribed tomorrow.Previously, on April 18, Ordinals founder Casey Rodarmor mentioned in a Discord community meeting that the Runes protocol only hardcodes the 0th rune, which is "UNCOMMON•GOODS". The names of the other 9 tokens were not hardcoded into the Runes protocol due to a lack of good ideas. According to Casey's earlier plan, the Runes protocol will hardcode the 0-9 runes, which are all the top 10 "runes".

ChainCatcher news, Ordinals founder Casey Rodarmor stated in a Discord community meeting that the Runes protocol only hardcodes the 0th rune, which is "UNCOMMON•GOODS". The names of the other 9 tokens are no longer hardcoded into the Runes protocol due to a lack of good ideas.It is reported that, according to Casey's previous plan, the Runes protocol will also "hardcode" the 0-9 runes, which are all the top 10 "runes".

ChainCatcher message, Bitcoin NFT protocol Ordinals founder Casey tweeted that Ordinals has released version 0.18.1, which includes key fixes and improvements, and recommends all users to upgrade. The update includes: The number of confirmed transactions submitted at the Bitcoin Core block height is greater than the actual number of confirmations up to the block of the inscription transaction; a new turbo flag has been added when issuing inscriptions (users can choose not to add it); fixed a deviation error in the wallet that caused increased waiting time for ord.

ChainCatcher news, Ordinals protocol founder Casey Rodarmor posted on X that Runes are built for Degen and Memecoin, but the protocol is simple, efficient, and secure, and it will become a competitor to Taproot Assets and RGB. The Runes protocol exists independently and does not rely on Ordinals or inscriptions.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin NFT protocol Ordinals founder Casey posted on the X platform, stating that a significant feature of runes is that the minting terms are flexible and expressive. In addition to the maximum minting quantity, users can also specify the start and end times, which can be either absolute block heights or relative block numbers after engraving.

ChainCatcher news, Ordinals protocol founder Casey announced the mainnet launch date of the Runes protocol during Taipei Blockchain Week, set for block height 840,000, which is the time of the next Bitcoin halving. The 4th Bitcoin halving is expected to occur on April 23, 2024.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin NFT protocol Ordinals founder Casey Rodarmor posted on social media that having different sources of demand for Bitcoin block space might be a good thing.He stated that if the different sources of demand are not completely related, the overall demand curve may be smoother than its components.

ChainCatcher message, Ordinals founder Casey stated regarding the legitimacy of Rune Alpha: "I have no association with it, and when the (official) Runes are released, these Runes will not be retroactively recognized."Earlier in September, Cointelegraph reported that Ordinals founder Casey Rodarmor proposed a new protocol called Runes based on the Bitcoin network as a potential alternative to BRC20.

ChainCatcher news, Bitcoin protocol Ordinals founder Casey Rodarmor requested Binance to remove the link in the "ORDI" token information interface on the X platform, stating that ORDI is not associated with the Ordinals project, The Open Ordinals Institute, or The Ordicord.