The Open Ordinals Institute is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to nurturing and upholding a thriving ecosystem for the free and open-source development of the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol. We are staunch believers in the essential role of free and open-source software for the future of the internet and the world.

The Open Ordinals Institute is committed to supporting developers involved in this protocol, as well as those creating user-friendly tools that facilitate less technically proficient users to create Bitcoin Digital Artifacts. In addition to developers, we aim to fund designers, reviewers, researchers, educators, and others who contribute to the enhancement and promotion of this novel technology.

There are numerous ways you can assist in achieving this mission. You can:

• Donate to the Open Ordinals Institute
• Contribute to the Ordinals protocol
• Spread the word about the Open Ordinals initiative

Every little support counts. We appreciate your commitment to our cause. Thank you!

Ordinals is open-source and community funded. The current lead maintainer of ord is raphjaph. Raph's work on ord is entirely funded by donations. If you can, please consider donating! To make a BITCOIN (no inscriptions etc.) donation, send to:

bc1qguzk63exy7h5uygg8m2tcenca094a8t464jfyvrmr0s6wkt74wls3zr5m3

Please only donate Bitcoin (no inscriptions etc.) to this address, and consolidate small donations of less than 10,000 sats before donating, as small UTXOs are uneconomical to spend from our multisig. To make an INSCRIPTION donation (not BTC), send to:

bc1qdr06k926axngldcpz48fe7vg72085muzxcsfzgp3eajnptnjlk5s5yz38y

For RUNES you can make a donation here:

bc1qqnvs04uxjrvjjkh4ahzpkqlkggj29ptkjas3navgawzagtjvvg8s8dcpnr

All addresses are in a 2-of-4 multisig wallet with keys held by raphjaph, erin, rodarmor, and ordinally.

Donations received will go towards funding maintenance and development of ord, as well as hosting costs for ordinals.com and ordinals.org. Donations will be tax-deductible to US taxpayers upon approval by the US Internal Revenue Service of the Open Ordinals Form 1023, which we expect to occur in 2023.

Thank you for donating!