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From: raph <raphjaph@protonmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:18:29 +0200
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+# ◉ Open Ordinals
+
+## About 
+
+The Open Ordinals Institute is a 501(c)(3) public charity dedicated to nurturing
+and upholding a thriving ecosystem for the free and open-source development of
+the Bitcoin Ordinals protocol. We are staunch believers in the essential role of
+free and open-source software for the future of the internet and the world.
+
+The Open Ordinals Institute is committed to supporting developers involved in
+this protocol, as well as those creating user-friendly tools that facilitate
+less technically proficient users to create Bitcoin Digital Artifacts. In
+addition to developers, we aim to fund designers, reviewers, researchers,
+educators, and others who contribute to the enhancement and promotion of this
+novel technology.
+
+There are numerous ways you can assist in achieving this mission. You can:
+
+[Donate](#donate) to the Open Ordinals Institute
+[Contribute](https://github.com/ordinals/ord) to the Ordinals protocol
+[Spread](https://twitter.com/ordinalsorg) the word about the Open Ordinals
+initiative
+
+Every little support counts. We appreciate your commitment to our cause. Thank
+you!
+
+
+## Donate
+
+Ordinals is open-source and community funded. The current lead maintainer of
+[`ord`](https://github.com/ordinals.ord) is
+[raphjaph](https://twitter.com/raphjaph). Raph's work on `ord` is entirely
+funded by donations. If you can, please consider donating! To make a BITCOIN (no
+inscriptions etc.) donation, send to:
+
+bc1qguzk63exy7h5uygg8m2tcenca094a8t464jfyvrmr0s6wkt74wls3zr5m3
+
+Please only donate Bitcoin (no inscriptions etc.) to this address, and
+consolidate small donations of less than 10,000 sats before donating, as small
+UTXOs are uneconomical to spend from our multisig. To make an INSCRIPTION
+donation (not BTC), send to:
+
+bc1qdr06k926axngldcpz48fe7vg72085muzxcsfzgp3eajnptnjlk5s5yz38y
+
+For RUNES you can make a donation here:
+
+bc1qqnvs04uxjrvjjkh4ahzpkqlkggj29ptkjas3navgawzagtjvvg8s8dcpnr
+
+All addresses are in a 2-of-4 multisig wallet with keys held by
+[raphjaph](https://twitter.com/raphjaph),
+[erin](https://twitter.com/realizingerin),
+[rodarmor](https://twitter.com/rodarmor), and
+[ordinally](https://twitter.com/veryordinally).
+
+Donations received will go towards funding maintenance and development of ord,
+as well as hosting costs for [ordinals.com](https://ordinals.com) and
+[ordinals.org](https://ordinals.org). Donations will be tax-deductible to US
+taxpayers upon approval by the US Internal Revenue Service of the Open Ordinals
+Form 1023, which we expect to occur in 2023.
+
+Thank you for donating!