$ART is a Performance Art Token, 🎨
Which inspired the creation of @RuneArt_io
Crypto Art pioneer @GordonBergerArt explains the crazy story behind etching Rune #10,000 in April 2024, marking a historic milestone
And the magic of how it quickly went viral,
Resulting in 21 million tokens minted-out in just one evening 🔥
In a sea of memecoins, he named it ART•IS•THE•TICKER
Conceptualizing value, network effects and the financialization of art on-chain
Marking the start of a new era for art, using the Runes protocol
@RuneArt_io now continues with the same ethos,
using Bitcoin as a medium and pushing the boundaries of art distribution
Ordinals, runes, Bitcoin & memes: tip of the iceberg is CT and the base is onchain. BTC is all the stars of a dark & brilliant universe of art ✨
Panelists: $BDC's Bongo, @TO of @pizzaninjas, CSO Naqib @Brotocol_xyz, Serge Co-founder @BtcArtSociety, Gordon Founder @RuneArt_io
🚨Runes Asia bringing together the absolute best in Bitcoin ecosystem! Thread with all the speakers you should definitely be following...
9:30-10:00
Registration
10:00-10:15
CaffeineAl: Unlimited Utility For Runes
@kylelangham
Director of Data and Analytics, Dfinity
10:15-10:30
ODIN·FUN and the Mind-Blowingly Massive Market of Bitcoin DeFi
@BobBodily
CEO, ODIN·FUN
10:30-10:45
Programmability: The Ultimate Battle of Bitcoin Metaprotocols
@louisliubj
Founder, Omnity
10:45-11:25
Panel 1: What Infras are Needed to Ignite Bitcoin Season 2?
@spenceryang (Host)
Partner, Block Space Force
@kylelangham
Director of Data and Analytics, Dfinity
@MarvinDefi
CEO, Maestro
@bsturisky
Growth, Starknet
@calvido21
Head of Ecosystem, BOS
11:25-12:05
Panel 2: From Runes to Innovation: Pioneering Bitcoin-native DeFi
@emmaperetti (Host)
Senior Growth Manage, Dfinity
@musinoot
PM, RichSwape
@stan_havryliuk
CEO, Sats Terminal
@jay_liquidium
Co-Founder, Liquidium
@benny_options
Co-Founder, radFi
12:05-13:00
Tea Break
13:00-13:15
Operation Runes Domination
@LeonidasNFT
Founder, https://t.co/2MfwoJ24M4
13:15-13:55
Panel 3: Ordinals, Runes, and Bitcoin Meme Culture
@btcbongo (Host)
Ambassador, BDC
@TO
Co-Founder, Pizza Ninja
@Naqib_Noor
CSO, Brotocol
@SergeSats
Co-FounderBitcoin Art Society
@GordonBergerArt
Founder, RuneArt
13:55-14:10
The Future of Bitcoin Defi
@robin_liquidium
Co-Founder, Liquidium
14:10-14:50
Panel 4: Build Bitcoin DeFi Apps on ICP
@kristoferlund (Host)
Developer Evangelist, Dfinity
@BobBodily
CEO, Odinfun
@louisliubj
Founder, Omnity
@robin_liquidium
Co-Founder, Liquidium
@BitcoinerRay
Founder, Tyche
14:50-15:30
Panel 5: Gateway to Bitcoin: Bringing Billions into the Ecosystem
@kluless_ (Host)
Founder, Kairos
@YukanL
Founder, Xverse
@shafiu
Co-Founder, Oviato
@Lulu_or_jo
Head of Ecosystem, BLife
@rohdel
Business Development Manager, Magic Eden
15:30-15:45
Fomowell: Empowering a Freer and SaferBitcoin Asset Economy
Arl
CSO, @FomowellX
15:45-16:25
Panel 6: Outlook on the Future of the Bitcoin Ecosystem
@electra_frost (Host)
BTC+ accountant Network School
@0xDrNerd
Chief Growth Officer, Bima
@degendalf
CTO, Hightower
@cryptonikoko
Community Manager, Nubit
@jennifer9697
CMO, OdinSmart
16:25-16:40
Runes Community Show
Ivan
Super Promoter ForsetiScan
Alpaca World
Alpaca World Community
Jay yuan
Cultural Ambassador, Bitcat
Dino Yang
Community Representative, OdinDog
16:40-18:00
Networking
All these Bitcoin OGs in one room - but how many of these legends already have their .btc names? Time to fix that...
🌟 Speaker Spotlight: @GordonBergerArt at #RunesAsia2025!
We're delighted to have Gordon Berger, the Founder of @RuneArt_io. If you think Runes are just for tokens, he’s about to blow your mind and show you the artistic soul of the protocol. Gordon has been a professional digital artist since 2011, giving him decades of experience in evolving digital mediums. This artistic depth allows him to uniquely explore the Runes/Ordinals not just as a financial tool, but as a new and powerful canvas for creation.
This powerhouse is set to drop BTCFi wisdom on Aug 27 in Hong Kong. Don't miss it 🔥 join the East-West Bitcoin bridge!
👉 Register free: https://t.co/FAH3ZCcvtP
ORBES - ‘TIMESTAMPS | FUTURED PAST’ - by @Andrea_Chiampo. I have been an admirer of Andrea's art for sometime. Now I have got myself over to Bitcoin Ordinals/Runes, Timestamps has given me an opportunity to get started with my collection.
GM Lisbon 🇵🇹. Find us at @NFCsummit@OrdinalsLisbon!
Half of the ‘TIMESTAMPS’ team is speaking at Ordinals Lisbon tomorrow.
Earlier this year, we introduced a new concept, merging Ordinals and Runes to decentralize 1-of-1 artworks into networked cultural artifacts.
@AndreaChiampo and @toomuchlag brought their visionary worlds to Bitcoin with our debut collection.
Built on the theme of Time and Bitcoin, the collection is a timestamp in itself—etching Fine Art into the evolving story of Ordinals.
Our story has just begun.
Panel info bellow ▼
What’s Up in the Ordinals Space?
Here’s a TL;DR
@__proper wrote an honest article about his personal observations on why
1 ) “Bitcoin Season 2” hasn’t been a box office hit, despite all the money and effort poured in
2 ) Despite the noise of the echo chamber, his interest in Ordinals burns on.
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1)
Community :
• Despite the prestige of Bitcoin itself, the Ordinals community remains small and without a distinct direction.
• Mostly comprised of die hard puritans who don’t mind the lo-fi / bad UX barriers they face.
• That same fact makes the community unique from others as they’re quite disinterested in what’s going on outside of BTC. Many believe other chains to be test nets with no long term futures. Whose existence will eventually be absorbed by BTC.
Culture :
• While the community believes it’s pioneering a new era on Bitcoin, many behaviors mirror past cycles. Recycling years of crypto art trends.
• The idea that the community is “early” masks a lack of historical context and originality. Many narratives, like low inscription numbers—feel like déjà vu from Ethereum in 2021.
2)
Separating the Wheat from the Chaff (pros)
• Noise aside, Ordinals offers a unique, Bitcoin-native way to embed data on-chain. Satoshis labeled with meaning rather than assets stored in contracts.
• The protocol’s limitations create creative constraints as well as conceptual opportunities. While much of the space chases hype, a small group is using these constraints to explore meaningful, novel forms of onchain expression on Bitcoin.
• In his view, some of the most compelling Crypto Art of the past 2 years have been created on Bitcoin, in defiance of the echo chamber and despite receiving little attention beyond it.
• There is PLENTY of potential and hope
👁️ Read the full article here :