The first transaction ever
Pizza Day transaction
Halving transaction
Mt Gox proof of transfer
First ordinal inscription
1.2 B transactions
awaiting discovery.
Satoshi Relics
1.2 B Bitcoin transactions inscribed as digital artifacts.
Satoshi’s first transaction.
Bitcoin Pizza Day Tx.
The first tx after every halving.
Your first ordinal purchase.
Take all of this history, and make each into one of one generative ordinals inscribed onto Bitcoin.
Ours to discover. Yours to own. Yours to keep.
If inscriptions prove… to be highly sought after digital artifacts with a rich history, they will serve as a powerful hook for Bitcoin adoption.
— Casey Rodarmor, creator of Ordinals
This isn’t just any art drop, this is a celebration of Bitcoin history. This is the most historic Bitcoin drop ever.
Bitcoin didn’t just disrupt money. It disrupted trust. It disrupted governments. It disrupted the status quo.
Buried in 1.2 billion transactions —
are the moments that disrupted history.
And now, for the first time, you can own that history.
ord 0.22.0
introduced a new recursive endpoint: /r/tx/:txid
This unlocks an entirely new category of inscriptions, allowing you to incorporate data from any Bitcoin transaction into an inscription.
— @lifofifo, Founder of The Wizards of Ord
On Jan 27th 2025, the release of ord 0.22.0 made Satoshi Relics possible, a collection of generative ordinals each inscribed with the visual apotheosis of a particular Bitcoin transaction.
Each relic is a single transaction.
Each transaction is a single relic.
Each an irreversable moment.
Each an unique piece of Bitcoin history.
Each an unique piece of art.
Each transformed and secured by Bitcoin.
The Anatomy of a Relic
· 1-of-1 digital artifacts
· MPC-enforced scarcity (Multi-party computation)
· Recursive. trustlessly and verifiably render history
· Pixel-art gif outputs (576x576)
· Visually ages over a century — true onchain patina
· Block-based color palettes
· Symbolic sigils & embedded transaction metadata
· Canvas only Bitcoin could provide
· Mint on demand. History worth preserving becomes relics.
Learn more about the technical details of Relics here.
The theoretical collection size is 1.2 billion and counting. Any tx from the early days, from halvings or the final BTC ever to be mined can become a relic.
Scarcity is not decided by any core team. It is decided by the community. What becomes a relic is up to you.
These aren’t just any collectibles. These are artifacts.
Not inspired by Bitcoin. Made from it.
Bitcoin[s] has no dividend or potential future dividend, therefore not like a stock. More like a collectible or commodity.
— Satoshi Nakamoto, Creator of Bitcoin
Why collect Relics?
Every Relic is backed by something more powerful than arbitrary rarity:
Energy fingerprinted. Each transaction cost real work to exist.
A single Bitcoin transaction consumes enough energy to power a U.S. home for 50 days.
Time anchored. The moment can never be repeated.
Each transaction is irreversible—recorded on the timechain, exactly as Satoshi intended.
History guaranteed. The chain doesn’t forget
No edits. No erasure. Just a permanent record—written in proof-of-work.
Permanence in motion. History isn't collecting dust.
As more users enjoy Bitcoin, its history, its relics become more permanent. Bitcoin is living, breathing history.
Culture celebrated. Txs are the atomic unit of Bitcoin culture.
Blockchain is both an innovation of money but also a revelation of the cultural future.
I'm sure that in 20 years there will either be very large transaction volume or no volume.
— Satoshi Nakamoto, Creator of Bitcoin
Each Relic is a sign of conviction.
You uncover it. You decode its story. You bet on its legacy.
Bitcoin is already the world’s most scarce asset. These are the artifacts of its journey—etched in the same stone.
How to mint a Relic
Soon. For now, participate in the whitelist and stay tuned on X.
The whitelist gets you early access to minting Relics at lower starting prices.
Explore the Relics collection by inputting any transaction id and seeing the relic behind the history.
Satoshi Relics is for ...
... the historians who knows Bitcoin is shaping both the past and the future.
... the collectors who prize scarcity, provenance, and permanence.
... the purists who understands the chain is the message.
... the degens who don’t chase trends—they mint meaning on the most secure ledger on Earth.
... the Bitcoiners who never needed a roadmap.
... the believers who never needed a prophet.
... and for everyone who knows a transaction is never just data.
"The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks"
— News headline on the 2009 financial crisis
A timestamp. A protest. A warning.
From the very beginning, Bitcoin was used to record more than just value. Satoshi’s first mined block—the Genesis block—carried the fateful message.
That was no accident.
Bitcoin has always been more than a ledger.
It’s a public record, a timestamping machine, and a tool for collective memory. A defiant stand to old systems.
Satoshi Relics is a visual extension of this soul of Bitcoin.
Not your keys. Not your coins.
— Popularized by crypto communities
Not our relics. Not our legacy.
Satoshi's vision was clear: Bitcoin was not just a currency. It was a new form of money, the money of the people—a new form of history, the history of the people.
Satoshi Relics is a celebration of that vision.
Satoshi Relics are your invitation to participate in Bitcoin’s legacy. The chain that made all of this possible.
Mint meaning — not just metadata.
This is the story of Bitcoin. Immutable. Scarce.
And its yours to tell.
Historia est vitae magistra.
History is the teacher of life.
— Latin proverb
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” - Albert Einstein