TLDR:
- Ethereum has dominated NFT minting and trading due to its support for smart contracts.
- Bitcoin is catching up to Ethereum in NFT trading through Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens.
- NuggetRush is a meme coin project that may help Ethereum cement its position as a leader in NFTs through its P2E game leveraging NFTs.
Ethereum has been the king of non-fungible token (NFT) minting and trading for years. This dominance is because the platform supports smart contracts, a feature that allows developers to launch censorship and global protocols like NuggetRush (NUGX). However, recent trends suggest that Bitcoin is swiftly catching up to Ethereum mainly because of the rapid expansion of BRC-20 and Ordinals.
The question remains: Will Ethereum-based protocols and NFT projects step up to avoid this “flipping” from happening? This article looks at possible scenarios.
Bitcoin Ordinals and BRC-20 Tokens Flipping Ethereum NFTs?
Bitcoin, by default, doesn’t support smart contracts. Satoshi Nakamoto designed the platform to be a transactional layer through which users could move “electronic money” without relying on a third party, as is usually the case in traditional setups.
However, considering the security layer Bitcoin provides, developers innovated and created an option for users to store files in Bitcoin’s smallest unit, Satoshi, via Ordinals. As mentioned above, this is possible through inscriptions, which allow for embedding files. All these files, like some of the best NFTs on Ethereum, are unique and indexable.
On Ethereum, users can mint NFTs through various standards, commonly ERC-721. The process is straightforward and has not been blamed for “spamming” the network like Ordinals in Bitcoin, Litecoin, and other networks, including Dogecoin.
Even so, the trading of Bitcoin-based NFTs, or Ordinals and BRC-20 tokens, flipped Ethereum in early November 2023, according to CryptoSlam. Though traders are now trading more Ethereum NFTs, and not inscriptions, when writing in mid-January, there are concerns that this flipping might happen.
More About NuggetRush
NuggetRush is a meme coin project that taps into NFTs. Its popularity, supporters claim, might help cement Ethereum and its role in the critical NFT sphere.
To ensure this happens, NuggetRush plans to release a play-to-earn (P2E) game where gamers will receive in-game assets–classified as some of the top NFTs in the gaming landscape. These assets can be swapped in the platform’s internal marketplace for others or NUGX, the native currency.
At the same time, NFTs can be staked for up to 20% APY, where rewards are distributed in NUGX, a top altcoin.
Since the goal of NuggetRush is to benefit the end user, using NFTs as one of the primary incentives, investors have been examining the project, with thousands participating in the ongoing presale.
So far, over $1.6 million has been raised in the presale. At the same time, beyond the possibility of flipping NFTs for bigger profits, the prospect of NUGX rallying once it launches has fanning demand. This move is considered the accelerated acquisition of NUGX in the past few weeks.
With NuggetRush rising in prominence, Ethereum will likely continue to wade off competing Ordinals to dominate the NFT trading scene.
Conclusion
Although Bitcoin’s growing presence in the NFT space through Ordinals and BRC-20 standard tokens present a challenge, NuggetRush may, over the coming months, help Ethereum cement its position as a leader.
Notably, NuggetRush is trending higher because it plans to launch an innovative P2E game leveraging NFTs. At the same time, investors are exploring the project and doubling down on its native NUGX, a token thought to be one of the best altcoins to consider in 2024.