Project Snapshot
Tiny Vikings
- 20,000 generative PFPs inscribed as Ordinals on Bitcoin.
- Mission: onboard creatives to Bitcoin and fight centralised power.
- First Ordinals art project on the main stage at NFC Summit Lisbon 2024.
- Integrated tooling via Open Ordinal for recursion and composability.
Tiny Records
- Bitcoin-native record label built by the Tiny Vikings team.
- Hosts on-chain albums such as Tiny Vikings OST (2024) and Best of Bitcoin (2025).
- Open call & sponsorships for artists to inscribe music for free.
- Built entirely with Open Ordinal API; everything lives on Bitcoin.
Inside Tiny Vikings
Tiny Vikings launched Stage 1 (“Genesis”) in March 2024 with a full supply mint on Bitcoin using Casey Rodarmor’s Ord client. Stage 2 (“Ragnarok”) introduced gamified burn mechanics and clan quests. Holders govern through Discord proposals and share revenue from the project’s IP, events and derivatives.
Key Stats
- Supply: 20,000
- Unique owners: 5,500+
- Floor: 0.00038 BTC (≈ $39)
- Marketplace: Magic Eden
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Inside Tiny Records
Launched Q1 2025, Tiny Records is the first fully on-chain music label publishing entire albums as recursive Ordinals. Each track is an individual inscription; playlists and compilations are generated on-chain via Open Ordinal’s stitching module, ensuring playback directly from Bitcoin nodes.
Catalogue
- “Tiny Vikings OST” (2024) – 10-track score by Søren Tarp.
- “Best of Bitcoin” (2025) – community-curated compilation of 12 on-chain hits.
Get Involved
Musicians can apply for sponsorship to cover inscription fees.
Apply for Sponsorship {/* Uses .bg-yellow-500 override */}The Open Ordinal Toolkit
Both Tiny Vikings and Tiny Records rely on OpenOrdinal.dev, an open-source suite of TypeScript libraries that unlock recursion, metadata standards (OOMD) and binary stitching for high-fidelity media on Bitcoin.
Modules
- open-ordinal/api
- open-ordinal/bootstrap
- open-ordinal/stitch
- open-ordinal/metadata
Key Features
- Recursive playback
- Composable media fragments
- Standardised collection metadata
- CLI tooling for inscription & simulation
Developer Links
Why Music on Bitcoin?
Ordinals bring immutable, censorship-resistant distribution to music. Artists like Ghostface Killah and French Montana have already released tracks on Bitcoin, and platforms such as Tiny Records aim to standardise the experience and surface discovery.
- Permanence – files live forever across full Bitcoin nodes.
- Transparency – sat-level provenance for licensing & royalties.
- Open tooling – any wallet or marketplace can stream via recursion.