Welcome to etching.net’s DIGITAL ARTIFACT INDEX, a volunteer-curated list of Bitcoin digital artifacts that preserve seminal works with longstanding cultural value. Anyone can contribute a record to the index!
The mission of etching.net is to safeguard humanity’s hard-won knowledge on the blockchain, like a time-capsule, in order to reduce the potential damage to civilization in the case of a catastrophic event.
These records can also serve as a rich public library for learning anywhere in the world today, as well as in the far, uncertain future.
Young memes reflected on nonfungible tokens (NFTs) often swing wildly in their popularity and price. By embracing time-tested memes – ancient ideas that have consistently captivated the minds of the day’s youth and their ancestors – etching.net points to a long-term value proposition for the NFT space that places quality above quantity.
The vision is to start small and simple, promote steady contributions through organic growth, and carefully consider iterative improvements along the way.
You. Yes, you! This undertaking would be impossibly time-consuming and expensive for an individual, but it’s great fun to chip away at as part of a global community.
Here are three ways you can help right now:
INDEX – Add the Ordinal of an existing digital artifact to be included in the list.
Fields: ART, HISTORY, HOW-TO, RELIGION, SCIENCE
Media: TEXT, PDF, IMAGE, AUDIO, VIDEO, OTHER
(More about Ordinals, including how to inscribe a digital artifact yourself…)
SHARE - Tell your friends (especially the doubters!) to visit etching.net
so they can see for themselves what blockchain technology is doing for people all around the planet.
SUPPORT – Fund new inscriptions by donating Monero (XMR):
8C6s3puMLw2djCDVNGeeWyQDUL3RJrivMK5KNxqsviJdfADtXPsuyxXRYMRdAMgy6m2gHC4kdqPrqNhPcdqr8AeSKXAgm6J
Good luck! May you enjoy a peaceful day of good health and a night of happy dreams 🙂
| Ordinal | Artifact | Medium | Field |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914982294760455 | ETCHING.NET - DIGITAL ARTIFACT INDEX 1 | JSON | HISTORY |
| 0 | BITCOIN GENESIS SATOSHI | OTHER | SCIENCE |
| 1763605954827093 | BITCOIN: A PEER-TO-PEER ELECTRONIC CASH SYSTEM | SCIENCE | |
| 1225514403205417 | BUDDHA - DISCOURSE ON LOVING-FRIENDLINESS | TEXT | RELIGION |
| 1523586494154435 | JESUS - SERMON ON THE MOUNT | TEXT | RELIGION |
| 1225514403256383 | AESOP - FABLES | TEXT | ART |
| 1557902570451532 | APOLLO 8 - EARTHRISE | IMAGE | SCIENCE |
| 1922840005913310 | CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES | TEXT | HISTORY |
| 1589162660472716 | DA VINCI - MONA LISA | IMAGE | ART |
| 1922840005901100 | DELARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | TEXT | HISTORY |
| 1447382445812188 | DELARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | IMAGE | HISTORY |
| 1225514403227533 | FROST - STOPPING BY THE WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553585280993 | FROST - THE ROAD NOT TAKEN | TEXT | ART |
| 1523586494736651 | GÖDEL - ON FORMALLY UNDECIDABLE PROPOSITIONS OF PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA AND RELATED SYSTEMS | TEXT | SCIENCE |
| 1523586494208336 | GUNARATANA - MINDFULNESS IN PLAIN ENGLISH | TEXT | HOW-TO |
| 1745928628280026 | HOLY BIBLE - JAMES, CHAPTERS 1-5 | TEXT | RELIGION |
| 1924963397085364 | MICHELANGELO - THE CREATION OF ADAM | IMAGE | ART |
| 1382553585296193 | MOON PHOTOGRAPH | IMAGE | SCIENCE |
| 1382553585521485 | NASH - NONCOOPERATIVE GAMES | SCIENCE | |
| 948117491120983 | TIANANMEN SQUARE | IMAGE | HISTORY |
| 1225514403242330 | WHITMAN - O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! | TEXT | ART |