{"id":8863,"date":"2024-03-15T00:20:18","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T00:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/inscribed-in-bitcoin-french-montana-drops-unreleased-song-via-ordinals\/"},"modified":"2024-03-15T00:20:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T00:20:18","slug":"inscribed-in-bitcoin-french-montana-drops-unreleased-song-via-ordinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bitrabo.com\/discover\/inscribed-in-bitcoin-french-montana-drops-unreleased-song-via-ordinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Inscribed In Bitcoin: French Montana Drops Unreleased Song Via Ordinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>French Montana, recognized as the highest-streaming African-born artist with over 40 billion streams, has set a new precedent in the music and crypto realms by becoming the first mainstream artist to inscribe an entire song into the Bitcoin blockchain. The announcement, made through the Mac &amp; Cheese 5 account on X (formerly Twitter) on March 14, introduces &#8220;Bag Curious,&#8221; a hidden track from the Mac &amp; Cheese 5 album now permanently inscribed into the world&#8217;s most secure decentralized system via Bitcoin&#8217;s Proof of Work.<\/p>\n<p>The Mac &amp; Cheese 5 account <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bsf_ai\">detailed<\/a> the process, stating, \u201cAn unreleased track by French Montana titled &#8216;Bag Curious,&#8217; has been inscribed into Bitcoin, marking him as the first mainstream artist to inscribe a complete song into the most robust cloud system, which is fueled by Proof of Work. This development is unchangeable and cannot be censored, making it a historic moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>French Montana Writes Bitcoin History<\/h2>\n<p>The significance of this event is heightened by the fact that the MP4 file of &#8220;Bag Curious&#8221; occupied an entire BTC block, a feat <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrencHMonTanA\/status\/1768229893706317830\">underscored<\/a> by French Montana himself: \u201cLaunched the freshest music ordinal out there! Snagged an entire block from Marathon Digital all with that Ordinalsbot sorcery. Our legacy on Bitcoin forever with #brc420 today for anyone to own history!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NOW LIVE. Music Ordinal. Hidden Song<\/p>\n<p>LINK: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\"><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; French Montana (@FrencHMonTanA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrencHMonTanA\/status\/1768285574924746926?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This inscription has been celebrated as the third-largest Ordinal inscription ever, a notable achievement that underscores the innovative use of the Ordinals protocol for purposes beyond financial transactions. The Ordinals account, Ord.io, acknowledged the milestone on X: \u201cBREAKING: French Montana just dropped his newest song Bag Curious by inscribing it into Bitcoin in the third largest Ordinal inscription ever!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The inscription is numbered 64333690, has a size of 3.956 megabyte, and occupies the entire block #834,618.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the release, the enthusiasm and anticipation from the community were palpable, with the Mac &amp; Cheese 5 account revealing, \u201cIncredible, we&#8217;ve hit 50,000 comments! It&#8217;s clear from the community&#8217;s response that the Mac and Cheese 5 #PFPS are going to be a massive success! Bitcoin #Ordinals is the only place French Montana wants to be. Inscribed forever! No need for AWS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the collaborative effort with Ord.io was highlighted as a pivotal element of the project&#8217;s success, transforming the minting process into an innovative and exciting venture. \u201cA massive shoutout to Leonidas of Ord.io and the team at  Their incredible platform transformed what could have been a mundane mint into something exciting,\u201d the Mac &amp; Cheese 5 account praised, reflecting the artist&#8217;s sentiment, \u201cLeon, you make Bitcoin fun @LeonidasNFT.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The groundbreaking nature of this inscription not only showcases French Montana&#8217;s innovative approach to music distribution but also solidifies Ordinals as a viable platform for artists seeking immutable, censorship-resistant methods to share their work. As Bitcoin continues to evolve and intersect with various industries, this historic moment marks a significant step forward in exploring new frontiers of digital content ownership and distribution.<\/p>\n<p>At press time, BTC traded at $71,563.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French Montana, recognized as the highest-streaming African-born artist with over 40 billion streams, has set a new precedent in the music and crypto realms by becoming the first mainstream artist to inscribe an entire song into the Bitcoin blockchain. 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