Bitcoin Developer Proposes Simplifying Inscription Numbering to Enable Easier Protocol Changes

Casey Rodarmor proposed changing Bitcoin Ordinals' inscription numbering system to simplify code.
Rodarmor believes keeping numbers stable has led to ugly code and stalled development.
Proposal is to make inscription numbers "permanently unstable" and deprioritize system.
Aims to make protocol changes easier in the future by simplifying codebase.
Inscription numbers would change but not be entirely removed.

cointelegraph.com

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Posted 9/20/2023, 8:26:15 AM