Welcome to etching.net’s DIGITAL ARTIFACT INDEX, a volunteer-curated list of Bitcoin digital artifacts that preserve seminal works with longstanding cultural value. Anyone can contribute a record to the index!
The mission of etching.net is to safeguard humanity’s hard-won knowledge on the blockchain, like a time-capsule, in order to reduce the potential damage to civilization in the case of a catastrophic event.
These records can also serve as a rich public library for learning anywhere in the world today, as well as in the far, uncertain future.
Young memes reflected on nonfungible tokens (NFTs) often swing wildly in their popularity and price. By embracing time-tested memes – ancient ideas that have consistently captivated the minds of the day’s youth and their ancestors – etching.net points to a long-term value proposition for the NFT space that places quality above quantity.
The vision is to start small and simple, promote steady contributions through organic growth, and carefully consider iterative improvements along the way.
You. Yes, you! This undertaking would be impossibly time-consuming and expensive for an individual, but it’s great fun to chip away at as part of a global community.
Here are three ways you can help right now:
INDEX – Add the Ordinal of an existing digital artifact to be included in the list.
Fields: ART, HISTORY, HOW-TO, RELIGION, SCIENCE
Media: TEXT, PDF, IMAGE, AUDIO, VIDEO, HTML, JSON, OTHER
(More about Ordinals, including how to inscribe a digital artifact yourself…)
SHARE - Tell your friends (especially the doubters!) to visit etching.net
so they can see for themselves an example of what Bitcoin is doing for people all around the planet.
SUPPORT – Fund new inscriptions by donating Monero (XMR):
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Good luck! May you enjoy a peaceful day of good health and a night of happy dreams 🙂
| Ordinal | Artifact | Medium | Field |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | BITCOIN GENESIS SATOSHI | OTHER | SCIENCE |
| 1763605954827093 | BITCOIN: A PEER-TO-PEER ELECTRONIC CASH SYSTEM | SCIENCE | |
| 1225514403205417 | BUDDHA - DISCOURSE ON LOVING-FRIENDLINESS | TEXT | RELIGION |
| 1523586494154435 | JESUS - SERMON ON THE MOUNT | TEXT | RELIGION |
| 1225514403256383 | AESOP - FABLES | TEXT | ART |
| 1557902570451532 | APOLLO 8 - EARTHRISE | IMAGE | SCIENCE |
| 1318453706720157 | APOLLO 13 - HOUSTON, WE’‘VE HAD A PROBLEM | AUDIO | HISTORY |
| 1919259819659156 | ARISTOTLE - POETICS | TEXT | HISTORY |
| 1773149794354762 | ARMSTRONG - ONE SMALL STEP FOR MAN | AUDIO | HISTORY |
| 1921851812939946 | ARMSTRONG - THE EAGLE HAS LANDED | AUDIO | HISTORY |
| 1773149794456878 | COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER - BROCHURE | IMAGE | HISTORY |
| 1922840005913310 | CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES | TEXT | HISTORY |
| 1589162660472716 | DA VINCI - MONA LISA | IMAGE | ART |
| 458683336146801 | DA VINCI - THE LAST SUPPER | IMAGE | ART |
| 1534430654572609 | DARWIN - ORIGIN OF SPECIES, CHAPTERS I-IV | TEXT | SCIENCE |
| 1439825197435574 | DARWIN - ORIGIN OF SPECIES, CHAPTERS V-VIII | TEXT | SCIENCE |
| 1923418053951037 | DARWIN - ORIGIN OF SPECIES, CHAPTERS IX-XII | TEXT | SCIENCE |
| 1534430654837266 | DARWIN - ORIGIN OF SPECIES, CHAPTERS XIII-XV | TEXT | SCIENCE |
| 960836826751038 | DEBUSSY - RÊVERIE | HOW-TO | |
| 1922840005901100 | DELARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | TEXT | HISTORY |
| 1447382445812188 | DELARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | IMAGE | HISTORY |
| 1225514402991548 | DESCARTES - MEDITATIONS ON FIRST PHILOSOPHY I-II | TEXT | SCIENCE |
| 1919259819764712 | DICKINSON - POEMS | TEXT | ART |
| 807450667009493 | DOSTOEVSKY - THE DOUBLE | TEXT | ART |
| 1773149794395348 | EARHART - AVIATION | AUDIO | HISTORY |
| 1919259820058201 | EDISON - ELECTRICITY | AUDIO | HISTORY |
| 1922595029127055 | EDISON - FIRST RECORDING | AUDIO | SCIENCE |
| 1921851812748518 | EINSTEIN - E=MC2 | AUDIO | SCIENCE |
| 1921851812832114 | EINSTEIN - NUCLEAR WEAPONS | AUDIO | HISTORY |
| 1773149794104859 | EINSTEIN - TASK OF SHAPING THE FUTURE | AUDIO | HISTORY |
| 1923417625224484 | ESCHER - DRAWING HANDS | IMAGE | ART |
| 458683336545573 | ESCHER - HAND WITH REFLECTING SPHERE | IMAGE | ART |
| 1382553586114266 | ESCHER - METAMORPHOSIS III | IMAGE | ART |
| 458683336729215 | ESCHER - RELATIVITY | IMAGE | ART |
| 1225514403227533 | FROST - STOPPING BY THE WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553585280993 | FROST - THE ROAD NOT TAKEN | TEXT | ART |
| 1523586494736651 | GÖDEL - ON FORMALLY UNDECIDABLE PROPOSITIONS OF PRINCIPIA MATHEMATICA AND RELATED SYSTEMS | TEXT | SCIENCE |
| 1599207335920828 | GOGOL - THE CLOAK | TEXT | ART |
| 1534430655343159 | GOGOL - THE NOSE | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553585900375 | GRIMMS - ASHPUTTEL [CINDERELLA] | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553585932281 | GRIMMS - BRIAR ROSE [SLEEPING BEAUTY] | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553585976257 | GRIMMS - DEATH’S MESSENGERS | TEXT | ART |
| 1523586494971580 | GRIMMS - FAIRY TALE COLLECTION | TEXT | ART |
| 1523586494871465 | GRIMMS - HANS IN LUCK | TEXT | ART |
| 1914982294816933 | GRIMMS - HANSEL AND GRETEL | TEXT | ART |
| 1914982294852229 | GRIMMS - LITTLE RED-CAP [LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD] | TEXT | ART |
| 1523586494901193 | GRIMMS - LITTLE SNOW WHITE | TEXT | ART |
| 1225514402943750 | GRIMMS - PUSS IN BOOTS | TEXT | ART |
| 1225514402968996 | GRIMMS - RAPUNZEL | TEXT | ART |
| 1523586494930555 | GRIMMS - RUMPELSTILTSKIN | TEXT | ART |
| 1523586494951001 | GRIMMS - THE CHILDREN OF HAMELN [PIED PIPER] | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553586017680 | GRIMMS - THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER | TEXT | ART |
| 1914982295192635 | GRIMMS - THE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFE | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553585955583 | GRIMMS - THE FROG-PRINCE | TEXT | ART |
| 1523586495459384 | GRIMMS - THE GOLDEN BIRD | TEXT | ART |
| 1523586495490072 | GRIMMS - THE GOLDEN GOOSE | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553586064968 | GRIMMS - THE GOOSE-GIRL | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553585992299 | GRIMMS - THE KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN | TEXT | ART |
| 1914982295116743 | GRIMMS - THE TOWN MUSICIANS OF BREMEN | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553586094054 | GRIMMS - THE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDS | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553586033650 | GRIMMS - TOM THUMB | TEXT | ART |
| 1523586494208336 | GUNARATANA - MINDFULNESS IN PLAIN ENGLISH | TEXT | HOW-TO |
| 1914982295136843 | HANDEY - DEEP THOUGHTS | TEXT | ART |
| 1923401984582909 | HOKUSAI - THE GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA | IMAGE | ART |
| 1745928628280026 | HOLY BIBLE - JAMES, CHAPTERS 1-5 | TEXT | RELIGION |
| 1198029576823698 | JOBS - JOB APPLICATION | IMAGE | HISTORY |
| 1923402035809488 | KAFKA - THE METAMORPHOSIS | TEXT | ART |
| 1225514402918546 | KING - I HAVE A DREAM | TEXT | HISTORY |
| 1921851812137205 | LINDBERGH - SEEING EUROPE | AUDIO | HISTORY |
| 1921851812975693 | LONDON - TO BUILD A FIRE | TEXT | ART |
| 1439825198178092 | MACHIAVELLI - THE PRINCE | TEXT | HISTORY |
| 1659268659836544 | MARX, ENGELS - MANIFESTO OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY | TEXT | HISTORY |
| 1924963397085364 | MICHELANGELO - THE CREATION OF ADAM | IMAGE | ART |
| 1382553585296193 | MOON PHOTOGRAPH | IMAGE | SCIENCE |
| 1439825197974208 | MUSASHI - A BOOK OF FIVE RINGS | TEXT | HOW-TO |
| 1382553585521485 | NASH - NONCOOPERATIVE GAMES | SCIENCE | |
| 924001630568218 | ORWELL - ANIMAL FARM | TEXT | ART |
| 1914982294875147 | PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS | IMAGE | SCIENCE |
| 1914982295221085 | PICASSO - GUERNICA | IMAGE | ART |
| 1534430655174599 | PLATO - EUTHYPHRO | TEXT | HISTORY |
| 1523586494857181 | POE - ANNABEL LEE | TEXT | ART |
| 1382553585876592 | POE - THE RAVEN | TEXT | ART |
| 1439825198066954 | ROTHFUSS - THE LIGHTNING TREE | TEXT | ART |
| 1921851812454133 | SHACKLETON - MY SOUTH POLAR EXPEDITION | AUDIO | HISTORY |
| 1599207336248477 | SHAKESPEARE - A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM | TEXT | ART |
| 1923420089154406 | SHAKESPEARE - HAMLET | TEXT | ART |
| 1297028745481299 | SHAKESPEARE - JULIUS CAESAR | TEXT | ART |
| 1781833496969148 | SHAKESPEARE - KING LEAR | TEXT | ART |
| 1297028745562627 | SHAKESPEARE - MACBETH | TEXT | ART |
| 252814439447381 | SHAKESPEARE - OTHELLO | TEXT | ART |
| 1919259819930934 | SHAKESPEARE - ROMEO AND JULIET | TEXT | ART |
| 1297028745404172 | SHAKESPEARE - SONNETS | TEXT | ART |
| 1923402035930343 | SHAKESPEARE - THE TEMPEST | TEXT | ART |
| 1439825197761312 | SOPHOCLES - THE OEDIPUS TRILOGY | TEXT | ART |
| 511913587232960 | STEINBECK - OF MICE AND MEN | TEXT | ART |
| 1225514403099958 | SUN TZŬ - THE ART OF WAR | TEXT | HOW-TO |
| 948117491120983 | TIANANMEN SQUARE | IMAGE | HISTORY |
| 1599207336027914 | TOLSTOY - HADJI MURAT | TEXT | ART |
| 1523586495513944 | VAN GOGH - STARRY NIGHT | IMAGE | ART |
| 1225514403242330 | WHITMAN - O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN! | TEXT | ART |
| 1534430655087966 | WHITMAN - SONG OF MYSELF | TEXT | ART |
| 1058085892225363 | บทสวด ปฏิจจสมุปบาท [HYMNS] | TEXT | RELIGION |
| 1922595029093088 | ETCHING.NET - DIGITAL ARTIFACT INDEX 3 | HTML | HISTORY |
| 1534430655325919 | ETCHING.NET - PUBLIC PGP KEY | ASC | HOW-TO |