Ordinal 0.17.0 Update: Enhanced NFT and Rune Development Features

Bitcoin Ordinals protocol founder Casey Rodarmor recently released version 0.17.0 of Ordinals, enhancing the functionality of existing inscriptions and runes. Key additions include pausing inscription submissions, batch crafting of inscriptions and runes, and more.

Release of Ordinals 0.17.0 Version

Casey officially integrated all the features of ord 0.17.0 version into the Ordinals protocol yesterday, but this update mainly focuses on updating and maintaining developer toolkits. Key features include:

Suspend Inscription Submission

There is at least a six-block time between inscription submission and display. You can pause using CTRL-C and resume and continue submitting later using the ord walletresume command as needed.

Batch Production

Previously, the ord wallet inscribe command could only produce a single inscription at a time. Now, using the new ord wallet batch command, multiple inscriptions and runes can be created.

Rune Casting Period

Runes can now be set to start and end casting at block heights, as a way to limit the casting period, and it is also possible to limit the total supply.

Other Features

Other features include modifying API return information format, sending Sats by name, wallets can generate multiple addresses to receive inscriptions, retaining Rune IDs through block height information, and for more detailed information, please refer to the Ordinals Protocol Code.