{"id":554483,"date":"2023-02-21T06:55:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T03:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/ordinals-litecoin-fork-took-one-week-and-was-quite-simple-says-creator\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T06:55:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T03:55:53","slug":"ordinals-litecoin-fork-took-one-week-and-was-quite-simple-says-creator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ordinals-litecoin-fork-took-one-week-and-was-quite-simple-says-creator\/","title":{"rendered":"# Ordinals Litecoin fork took one week and was \u2018quite simple,\u2019 says creator"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41314601635\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41314601635\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/ordinals-litecoin-fork-took-one-week-and-was-quite-simple-says-creator\/#%E2%80%9D_Ordinals_Litecoin_fork_took_one_week_and_was_%E2%80%98quite_simple_says_creator_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Ordinals Litecoin fork took one week and was \u2018quite simple,\u2019 says creator &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Ordinals_Litecoin_fork_took_one_week_and_was_%E2%80%98quite_simple_says_creator_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Ordinals Litecoin fork took one week and was \u2018quite simple,\u2019 says creator &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDIvMzlmNzU3YWMtODM5Zi00MmQyLTk4NTUtZWI5N2IxY2YyZmNkLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-48054ca8>A small monetary bounty and an aptitude for coding were all it took to fork the Ordinals protocol to the world\u2019s second-ever cryptocurrency network, Litecoin (LTC) earlier this week, its creator told Cointelegraph.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 18, an Australian software engineer by the name of\u00a0Anthony Guerrera posted a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ynohtna92\/ord-litecoin\">repository<\/a> to GitHub that forked the Bitcoin (BTC) Ordinals protocol to Litecoin. This allowed for\u00a0nonfungible token (NFT)-like assets on the Litecoin network in much the same way it had made it to Bitcoin earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Cointelegraph, Guerrera said he was spurred to make a Litecoin Ordinal fork due to a 5 LTC bounty posted by the pseudonymous <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> user Indigo Nakamoto on Feb. 11 that rose to 22 LTC, or about $2,000, to anyone who was first to successfully create a fork.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"de\" dir=\"ltr\">22 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$LTC<\/a> to port Ordinals to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Litecoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Litecoin<\/a> from:<br \/>+ 5 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$LTC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indigo_nakamoto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@indigo_nakamoto<\/a><br \/>+ 5 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$LTC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanwrights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ryanwrights<\/a><br \/>+ 5 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$LTC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MASTERBTCLTC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MASTERBTCLTC<\/a><br \/>+ 2 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$LTC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChiefLitecoin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChiefLitecoin<\/a><br \/>+ 5 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$LTC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/finitemaz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@finitemaz<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7X4JfMzq97\">https:\/\/t.co\/7X4JfMzq97<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Indigo | Nakamotoist (@indigo_nakamoto) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indigo_nakamoto\/status\/1626323002781753346?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\u201cI knew it was possible because Litecoin has taproot as well as SegWit,\u201d Guerrera said, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI was in a bit of a mad rush to try and get it done as fast as I could.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Taproot and SegWit are the names given to the Bitcoin protocol updates that aimed to improve the privacy and efficiency of the network but also allowed for NFT-like structures called \u201cin<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ions\u201d to be attached to satoshis.<\/p>\n<p>The cost to inscribe an image onto the Bitcoin blockchain can cost tens of dollars depending on its size but Guerrera said the cost to inscribe a litoshi \u2014 the LTC equivalent to a satoshi \u2014 is \u201cabout two cents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A point of contention amongst Bitcoiners is the block space Ordinals take up on the network due to their data size being far greater than transactions. Guerrera doesn\u2019t think this issue will be as prominent on Litecoin due to its larger block size but could still possibly eventuate.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cPandora&#8217;s Box has already been opened and someone was going to do it so it may as well be me.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Guerrera said his LTC fork took around one week to create as \u201cthe changes were quite simple.\u201d He explained he updated the Ordinals code to work with inputs from the Litecoin network instead of the Bitcoin network.<\/p>\n<p>Parameters that differed between the blockchains such as the total possible number of coins and block time creation differences also had to be accounted for in the fork.<\/p>\n<p>In a Feb. 19 tweet, Guerrera said he\u2019d inscribed the first ever Litecoin Ordinal, putting the MimbleWimble whitepaper onto the blockchain in the so-named \u201cinscription 0.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Litecoin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Litecoin<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ordinal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ordinal<\/a> has been inscribed on the Litecoin blockchain.<\/p>\n<p>The mimblewimble whitepaper will live within Litecoin forever \u24c2\ufe0f <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MWEB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MWEB<\/a>!<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24LTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$LTC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">$BTC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFT<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SatoshiLite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SatoshiLite<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/finitemaz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@finitemaz<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ryanwrights?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ryanwrights<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MASTERBTCLTC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MASTERBTCLTC<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChiefLitecoin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChiefLitecoin<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indigo_nakamoto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@indigo_nakamoto<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ICLkTMjwRW\">pic.twitter.com\/ICLkTMjwRW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crypto Anthony (@anthonyonchain) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anthonyonchain\/status\/1627408947203411969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The inscription of the whitepaper is in the wake of the May 2022 Mimblewimble Extension Blocks (MWEB) upgrade that allows Litecoin users to opt-in to confidential transactions and other blockchain improvements such as helping reduce excess and unnecessary transaction data.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>How the Ordinals movement will benefit the Bitcoin blockchain<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to dedicate the first inscription to that and make it aware that Litecoin now has this privacy sidechain attached to it,\u201d Guerrera said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI&#8217;m a fan of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> and I like that privacy can become a thing on these public ledgers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As for the future of the forked protocol, Guerrera will \u201ckeep contributing to this fork as much as I can\u201d and port across updates from the original Ordinals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI probably want to hand over this as I don&#8217;t want it to take too much of my time,\u201d he added. \u201cI&#8217;m doing other things. 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