Example of Quantum Catenation of Bitcoin Development - jalToorey/IdealMoney GitHub Wiki
The below is an examples of a useful mapping of Quantum theory to the consensus field (which we see as having a fluxable definition in which we will sharpen and define over time based on what is useful). The first part is the declaration (convenation?) from the official website (as far as we know) followed by an example of a news article explaining the phenomenon (deconstructing the metaphor):
From the website: https://www.quantumcats.xyz/
Many blocks ago, in 2010, Satoshi's beloved pet and scripting function, OP_CAT, had grown too powerful. As its meows and purrs grew louder, OP_CAT's strength threatened the very fabric of Bitcoin itself. Satoshi was left with no choice but to say goodbye to his furry friend.
On August 15 2010, OP_CATwas put down for good... or so we thought. Hundreds of thousands of blocks later, Bitcoin developers discovered that OP_CAT's strength could have been used safely for good. When combined with the right spells, OP_CAT could form powerful scripts, brilliant smart contracts, and steady bridges across chains. If only Satoshi wasn't so quick to put OP_CAT down... If only it was still with us... In 2024, the Taproot Wizards discovered that OP_CAT is not truly dead. Instead, like Schrödinger's cat, OP_CAT is trapped in a quantum realm where it is simultaneously dead and alive. If OP_CAT can escape its quantum cage, it would fulfill its purpose and bring about an orange tsunami of Bitcoin innovation! The Quantum Cats are on a mission to rescue OP_CAT from this state of purgatory and bring it back to the land of the living, so it can Make Bitcoin Magical again.
This news story gives a good explanation:
The "NFTs on Bitcoin" project has capitalized on the popularity of the controversial Ordinals protocol, which has generated a flurry of interest in the original blockchain but added to congestion and higher fees. Taproot Wizards, which capitalized on last year's frenzy in Bitcoin Ordinals inscriptions to raise $7.5 million, is now moving forward with its first sale of a collection, Quantum Cats. The series includes 3,333 of the cats, designed to honor a Bitcoin improvement proposal known as OP_CAT, according to a press release. Ordinals inscriptions, sometimes known as "NFTs on Bitcoin," became so popular after their invention by Casey Rodarmor that transactional activity related to their minting created congestion on the Bitcoin blockchain, driving up fees. Some longtime Bitcoin contributors have proposed various measures to block them, arguing that the network should be preserved for payments, though other voices have likened these efforts to censorship. Bitcoin miners have reaped a windfall from the fee bonanza. Three images of a "BitcoinShrooms" collection recently sold at the venerable auction house Sotheby's for about $450,000. Taproot Wizards was started by Udi Wertheimer and Eric Wall, who each have at least 100,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter). Dan Held, fractional CMO for Taproot Wizards, told CoinDesk in an email that this is the first sale of a collection by the company. The first collection minted was Taproot Wizards, but those have not been put up for sale.