infrastructure, and which may be lost. By contrast, inscription content is
stored on-chain, and cannot be lost.

Ordinal theory, RGB, and Taro are all very early, so this is speculation, but
ordinal theory's focus may give it the edge in terms of features for digital
artifacts, including a better content model, and features like globally unique
symbols.

### Counterparty assets?

Counterparty has its own token, XCP, which is required for some functionality,
which makes most bitcoiners regard it as an altcoin, and not an extension or
second layer for bitcoin.

Ordinal theory has been designed from the ground up for digital artifacts,
whereas Counterparty was primarily designed for financial token issuance.

Inscriptions for…
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### Artists

*Inscriptions are on Bitcoin.* Bitcoin is the digital currency with the highest
status and greatest chance of long-term survival. If you want to guarantee that
your art survives into the future, there is no better way to publish it than as
inscriptions.

*Cheaper on-chain storage.* At $20,000 per BTC and the minimum relay fee of 1