
What Are Bitcoin Ordinals: Complete NFT Inscription Guide (2026)
What are Bitcoin Ordinals? Complete 2026 guide: ordinal theory, inscription transactions, top collections (NodeMonkes, Bitcoin Puppets), wallets and marketplaces.

Crypto Markets Writer
Tony Rabbit is a crypto markets writer at DEXTools News covering decentralized finance, on-chain trends, and trading narratives. He turns DEXTools live on-chain data into clear, actionable explanations for everyday readers, with a focus on new token launches, memecoins, liquidity, token safety, and how DEX market structure actually behaves. His reporting leans on primary sources and verifiable on-chain evidence over hype.
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What are Bitcoin Ordinals? Complete 2026 guide: ordinal theory, inscription transactions, top collections (NodeMonkes, Bitcoin Puppets), wallets and marketplaces.

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Learn what a rebase token in crypto is, how elastic supply changes wallet balances, and why more tokens does not automatically mean more value.

Quote price vs mark price in crypto explained: why derivatives venues use mark price and which number actually drives your liquidation risk in 2026.

Soft confirmation in crypto explained: learn why it is faster than deep settlement and where early trust signals can still fail before final settlement.

Fix a stuck pending crypto transaction: speed up or cancel with higher fees, fix nonce order, and handle congestion and RPC issues, step by step.

Wrapped asset risk explained: learn why bridged and tokenized assets add trust layers and how custody, redemption, and liquidity can fail under stress.

Stablecoin depeg risk explained: learn why different stablecoin models fail differently and how peg stress affects traders, DeFi users, and collateral.