Magic Eden’s Brand and Budget Won the Bitcoin Ordinals Marketplace Race

I remember when Ordinals first launched on Bitcoin — there was a real race to ship a marketplace quickly.

I was building one for a client and finished at the same time as Magic Eden. Their team, working out of an Airbnb with more resources, shipped a cleaner product than my build in a dark apartment fueled by energy drinks.

Other teams actually finished earlier, but Magic Eden used its budgets and existing brand to crowd out the competition.