[MS] DOT #1821 - Bitcoin + Polkadot: Completing the BRC-721 Integration to Scale Bitcoin NFTs via Polkadot Coretime
[MS] DOT #1821 - Bitcoin + Polkadot: Completing the BRC-721 Integration to Scale Bitcoin NFTs via Polkadot Coretime
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https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1821

  • BRC-721 is a new way to make NFTs on Bitcoin.
  • It uses Polkadot to help these NFTs grow and change.
  • This project will finish building the tools for BRC-721.
  • All the code will be free and open for anyone to use.
  • It helps Polkadot by creating more demand for its services.
  • The team will build an indexer, libraries, and tutorials.
  • They ask for 122,000 USDC to complete the work.
  • The project should be finished by the end of Q2 2026.
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https://assethub-polkadot.subscan.io/extrinsic/11100121-2
https://polkadot.subsquare.io/referenda/1821#4
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Dec 17 2025 13:04
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Dec 17 2025 00:00
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Feb 15 2026 00:00

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15fT...yBzL
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15fTH34bbKGMUjF1bLmTqxPYgpg481imThwhWcQfCyktyBzL
Nay
Nay

It's potentially a valuable scaling effort in the NFT domain, but unfortunately I cannot see it generating value for Polkadot at this point, especially under the current market conditions. One option for the proposers could be to submit a considerably smaller proposal for the first milestone, but even for that, I think they'll have to wait multiple months until the uncertainty in the ecosystem resolves into some clarity.

14gM...deVb
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Abstain
Abstain

Not confident it can bring growth to polkadot.

12s6...nE8h
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Nay
Nay

We recognise the value of creating NFTs on Bitcoin using BRC-721. However, the number of new developers and users resulting from this integration is irrelevant in these conditions. Nay.

12Hi...E9N3
12Hi...E9N3
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Abstain
Abstain

I agree with HELIKON's comments that Bitcoin native NFTs could offer a lot of potential for hundreds of use cases and paying for a well documented, open source SDK sounds pretty good imo.

I'd like to see this proposal again, hopefully sooner rather than later, with a lower ask hopefully.

I would also take any core time shenanigans out of the proposal if I'm being honest, it's very unlikely it would cause an uptick. I think with a milestone based payment structure and a slightly tuned budget could find support in OpenGov, rejecting this outright would be near sighted of the community imo.

14Gn...YLEh
14Gn...YLEh
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Nay
Nay

I still do not see the positive impact this could have directly in Polkadot. I am voting NAY.

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