{"id":20438,"date":"2023-02-13T19:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T03:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinnetworknews.com\/bitcoin-hits-record-44m-non-zero-addresses-thanks-to-ordinals-glassnode\/"},"modified":"2023-02-13T19:30:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T03:30:57","slug":"bitcoin-hits-record-44m-non-zero-addresses-thanks-to-ordinals-glassnode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinnetworknews.com\/bitcoin-hits-record-44m-non-zero-addresses-thanks-to-ordinals-glassnode\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin hits record 44M non-zero addresses, thanks to Ordinals: Glassnode"},"content":{"rendered":"
The launch of Bitcoin nonfungible tokens (NFTs) \u2014 known as Ordinals \u2014 has tipped the number of non-zero Bitcoin addresses to a new all-time high of 44 million, according to crypto analytics platform Glassnode.<\/p>\n
In a Feb. 13 report from Glassnode, the firm explained<\/a> that for the first time in Bitcoin\u2019s 14-year history, a portion of network activity is being used for purposes other than peer-to-peer monetary Bitcoin (BTC)<\/a>\u00a0 transfers:<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a new and unique moment in Bitcoin history, where an innovation is generating network activity without a classical transfer of coin volume for monetary purposes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Glassnode explained that the Ordinals surge has contributed to a \u201cshort-term uptick in Bitcoin network usage of late\u201d which has brought many \u201cnew active users\u201d with a non-zero BTC balance to the network:<\/p>\n