The Ordinals system, which enables the storage of NFTs on Bitcoin, is facing a new challenge after a developer found a way to introduce a bug into the metadata. The issue occurred when a developer initiated a transaction that didn't output a satoshi but was seen as valid in the Ordinals system, knocking the numbering system that Ordinals uses for its inscriptions off by one. However, the bug doesn't break the main Ordinals system of tracking satoshis, which are linked to collectibles, and only affects inscription numbers, a vanity metric marking the order in which each Ordinal collectible was created. The bug doesn't impact the actual Ordinals themselves, only the inscription numbering system.

(By Tim Copeland)