Ordinals Will Spark Bitcoin's Application Era | Muneeb Ali

In this episode of Empire, Muneeb Ali, the founder of Stacks, joins us to discuss Bitcoin's sudden transformation. Until the last two months, Bitcoin was (perceived as) simply a store of value, a religion. However, Ordinals, a Bitcoin NFT project, has redirected the spotlight to Bitcoin’s underlying tech and utility - a technology that can support NFTs, DeFi and more. Muneeb provides his unique insights in this eye-opening episode! - - Timestamps: (00:00) Introduction (00:53) Bitcoin is a technology, not a religion (06:43) Building apps on Bitcoin (12:36) Has Ordinals transformed Bitcoin’s future? (24:42) Stacks and Bitcoin DeFi (29:30) Blockworks Research (31:04) Stacks and Bitcoin DeFi (35:57) What will Bitcoin look like in 12 months? - - Follow Muneeb: https://twitter.com/muneeb Follow Jason: https://twitter.com/JasonYanowitz Follow Santi: https://twitter.com/santiagoroel Follow Empire: https://twitter.com/theempirepod Subscribe on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/4fdhhb2j Subscribe on Apple: https://tinyurl.com/mv4frfv7 Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/wbaypprw Get top market insights and the latest in crypto news. Subscribe to Blockworks Daily Newsletter: https://blockworks.co/newsletter/ - - Resources Empire's first-ever episode (with Muneeb) https://tinyurl.com/4vnbxwkz Stacks https://www.stacks.co/ - - Disclaimer: Nothing said on Empire is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Santiago, Jason, and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.