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# Bitcoin & Ordinals

Nova connects you to the full Bitcoin ecosystem — from basic address lookups to deep dives into Ordinals, BRC-20 tokens, Runes, and the Lightning Network.

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### Bitcoin Address & Balance

Check any Bitcoin address instantly.

**Example prompts:**

> *"What's the balance of bc1q...?"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Show me the full portfolio for this address"*

**What you'll get:**

* BTC balance and spendable amount
* BRC-20 token holdings with USD values
* Runes holdings
* Ordinals inscriptions owned
* UTXO count and mempool transactions

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### Ordinals & Inscriptions

Explore the world of Bitcoin inscriptions.

**Example prompts:**

> *"Look up inscription #12345"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"What inscriptions does this address own?"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Show me the Bitcoin Puppets collection"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"What's the floor price of NodeMonkes?"*

**What you'll get:**

* Inscription content, sat number, and owner
* Collection floor prices, volumes, and sales data
* Holder distribution analysis
* Marketplace listings
* Activity history

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### BRC-20 Tokens

Track Bitcoin's fungible token standard.

**Example prompts:**

> *"What BRC-20 tokens does this address hold?"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Show me info about the ORDI token"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Trending BRC-20 tokens"*

**What you'll get:**

* Token supply, holders, and market stats
* Trending tokens ranked by activity
* Trading volume and marketplace listings

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### Runes

Monitor Bitcoin's latest token protocol.

**Example prompts:**

> *"What Runes does this address hold?"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Tell me about the DOG rune"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Show trending Runes"*

**What you'll get:**

* Rune supply, holders, and market cap
* Top holder analysis
* Trading volume and stats
* Activity feed

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### Sats & Rarity

Discover rare and special satoshis.

**Example prompts:**

> *"What's special about sat 1234567890?"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Is this sat rare?"*

**What you'll get:**

* Rarity classification (Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary, Mythic)
* Special properties (Palindrome, Pizza, Nakamoto, etc.)
* Inscriptions on the sat

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### Lightning Network

Get stats on Bitcoin's Layer 2 payment network.

**Example prompts:**

> *"Lightning Network stats"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Top Lightning nodes"*

**What you'll get:**

* Total capacity, channel count, node count
* Top nodes by capacity and connectivity

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### Bitcoin Network Data

Monitor the Bitcoin network itself.

**Example prompts:**

> *"Current Bitcoin fee estimates"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"What's the hash rate?"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Mining difficulty prediction"*

**What you'll get:**

* Fee estimates (high, medium, low priority)
* Hash rate and difficulty
* Mining pool distribution
* Block height and node count

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### Bitcoin News

Stay informed about the Bitcoin ecosystem.

**Example prompts:**

> *"Latest Bitcoin Optech newsletter"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"Ordinals news"*\
> \&#xNAN;*"What's happening with Runes?"*

**What you'll get:**

* Bitcoin protocol development updates
* Ordinals and inscriptions news
* Runes protocol updates
* BRC-20 market news


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