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Original Dogwifhat Hat Fetches 6.8 BTC in Ordcity Ordinals Auction

The sale’s ripple effect sent the Dogwifhat token up about 5 percent, illustrating the crossover between meme memorabilia and crypto trading.

Overview

  • Finn, founder and CEO of meme coin launchpad Bags, secured the original knitted Dogwifhat cap with a 6.8 BTC bid on the Bitcoin ordinal marketplace Ordcity.
  • Organizers permanently inscribed a photo verification of Achi and its owner on the Bitcoin blockchain via Ordinals to confirm the hat’s authenticity.
  • Finn and Achi’s owners confirmed there will be no further public auctions, ensuring the knitted artifact remains a singular piece of meme history for the community.
  • Dogwifhat’s WIF token rose roughly 5.7 percent and saw a more than 70 percent jump in daily trading volume in the hours following the sale.
  • Ordcity temporarily halted and relaunched the bidding after an anomalous attempt to bid the entire Bitcoin supply stalled the auction process.