Satoshi Hunters: The Complete Guide to Finding Rare Sats in Bitcoin

Did you know that some of the satoshis in your wallet could be special? No joke. Thanks to the Ordinals protocol, it is now possible to track and own satoshis with unique stories.

What makes a satoshi rare?

Ordinals classify sats into different levels of rarity based on their origin:

• Common: Any sat that is not the first in its block
• Uncommon: The first satoshi of each block
• Rare: The first sat of each difficulty adjustment period
• Epic: The first sat of each halving era
• Legendary: The first sat of each cycle
• Mythical: The first satoshi of the genesis block

But that's not all. There are also special sats due to their history:

• Satoshis that belonged to Hal Finney, the first person to receive Bitcoin from Satoshi Nakamoto
• The sats of the famous “Pizza Day” when Laszlo bought two pizzas for 10,000 BTC
• Satoshis mined on significant dates, such as your birthday

Tools for hunting rare sats

Ord: The most powerful software in the game. Requires running a full node, but offers the most advanced “Sat Hunting” capabilities with integrated search and detailed results.

OrdinalHub: The most accessible option. You just need to copy your wallet address into the Sat Scanner of OrdinalHub and you will get instant results from any browser.

Sating.io: Another platform that analyzes your portfolio for exclusive sats. Bonus: it also helps you isolate those special satoshis and inscribe content on them.

Next step: Register your findings

If you already have inscriptions in rare sats, create a profile on Ord.io, scan your wallet, and document what you have found.

An important piece of information

Not all rare sats have been mined yet. Many are still to come. With each new Bitcoin block, new uncommon and rare sats are created. The next halving, which will come in less than a year, will generate an Epic sat. Here’s the interesting part: some of these rare sats may be worth much more than 1 full BTC.

So, if you haven't started looking yet, maybe it's time to do so.