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Ownership, Inscribed: MIDI on Bitcoin for Life
Verified On-Chain Immutable Institutional Grade
Each MIDI engraving at Bithoven is permanently inscribed onto a satoshi. The ledger records immutable provenance, and wallet-held satoshis confer singular ownership while keeping the music publicly discoverable.
Discoverable
Downloadable
Defensible
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Beethoven Op. 27 No. 2Inscribed
Block: 824,567#f7931a
Own a Satoshi, Own a Score
Each Bithoven inscription lives on a single satoshi. Ownership is cryptographic: whoever controls the wallet holding that satoshi controls the inscription—verifiable on-chain, transferable at market, and preserved for history.
Claim an Inscription
Acquire directly from Bithoven drops, secondary markets, or peer transfer. Every inscription includes metadata pointing to the MIDI engraving and a permanent on-chain identifier.
Verify Provenance
View the inscription's transaction, timestamp, and ordinal index using our public ledger tools. Certificate-grade provenance is available for institutional collectors and libraries.
Manage & Transfer
Transfer ownership by sending the satoshi to another wallet. Lenders and institutions can use signing policies, custodial services, or multisig setups to govern access.
Discoverability & Access
Every Bithoven inscription is indexed with structured metadata—composer, work, movement, engraving source, tempo map, and inscription timestamp. Use our ledger search to query by composer, opus number, era, or keyword.
Each inscription carries immutable provenance. Clicking an item reveals: ordinal ID, transaction hash, inscriber wallet, inscription date, and a cryptographic fingerprint of the MIDI file.
Protocol Verified Musicologist Attested Timestamped
Beethoven — Symphony No. 9, Op. 125
VerifiedOrdinal: #2847591034TX: bc1q...7x9k2,847 bytes
Beethoven — Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2
VerifiedOrdinal: #2847123456TX: bc1q...3m8p1,982 bytes
Beethoven — Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
VerifiedOrdinal: #2848765432TX: bc1q...5k2n3,124 bytes
Download & Access Options
MIDI Download (Master Engraving)
Each inscribed movement is available as a high-fidelity MIDI file. Download the exact bytes inscribed on-chain: compact, faithful to the score, and ready for analysis, performance software, or archival storage.
On-Chain Ownership vs. Public Access
Every inscription is publicly discoverable and freely downloadable; the cultural record is open. Ownership, however, is cryptographic: the wallet controlling the specific satoshi that carries an inscription is the collectible's owner.
Ownership confers provenance, collectible status, and eligibility for collector-only editions and services.
Provenance & Verifiability
Every download includes a provenance packet: Ordinal ID, transaction hash, timestamp, creator signature (where applicable), and checksums. Use these artifacts to verify authenticity, demonstrate chain-of-custody for collectors, or ingest into institutional catalogs.
Security & Best Practices
We recommend storing downloaded archives in multiple forms: encrypted cold storage, institutional repositories with fixity checks, and geographically distributed copies. For collectors, custody best practices for satoshis follow standard Bitcoin security—hardware wallets, multi-sig, and cold custody services.
Preserve a Masterpiece
Commission an inscription and sponsor the permanent preservation of classical music on the Bitcoin ledger.
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Nominate a Work
Propose a composition or edition with scholarly detail and preferred engraving. Our curatorial team verifies public-domain status and fidelity requirements to ensure a high-quality archival rendering.
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Fund the Inscription
Sponsors cover inscription costs (ordinal fee, storage indexing, and verification). We provide transparent billing in fiat or BTC, detailed cost breakdown, and estimated confirmation timetable.
Transparent BillingBTC or FiatAuditable - 03
Curate the Engraving
Our musicologists and MIDI engineers produce a publication-grade MIDI engraving tailored for archival permanence—preserving composer intent, dynamics, and tempo metadata.
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Inscribe & Certify
The finalized MIDI is inscribed on a satoshi via the Ordinals protocol. Each inscription receives a permanent transaction ID, downloadable manifest, and tamper-evident provenance certificate.
On-Chain ForeverCertifiedImmutable
Permanence by Design
Immutable, Verifiable, Auditable
Bithoven's inscriptions are written to Bitcoin's ledger: a global, distributed consensus that resists deletion, alteration, and centralized control. Each MIDI file is cryptographically bound to a specific satoshi and can be independently verified on-chain.
For investors and institutions, that means audit-ready provenance and a preservation standard aligned with the most secure digital asset in existence.
Uncensorable & Permissionless
The Ordinals protocol ensures that once a MIDI is inscribed, no intermediary, platform, or regulator can quietly remove it. Access is permissionless: anyone may view and download publicly inscribed files, while ownership—the unique collectible quality—remains with the wallet that controls the host satoshi.
This model reconciles open cultural stewardship with scarce, verifiable digital ownership—an ethical architecture for a commons and a market.
Custodianship, Not Control
We approach preservation as stewardship. Bithoven does not gatekeep or monetize access through DRM or subscriptions. Our role is to curate high-fidelity MIDI engravings, facilitate secure on-chain inscription, and provide transparent records of provenance and sponsorship.
Respect for composer intent
Open access preservation
Non-exploitative collecting
Long-term stewardship
Prelude: The First Inscriptions
2025
We began by engraving Beethoven's core oeuvre as high-fidelity MIDI on-chain. Each movement became a discoverable, downloadable satoshi inscription—publicly accessible, yet uniquely ownable by the wallet that holds its satoshi.
2026
Movement — Institutional Integration
We partner with libraries, conservatories, and academic funds to sponsor bulk inscriptions and seed a curated institutional ledger. These partnerships introduce formal provenance records and donation channels for long-term stewardship.
2027
Cadenza — Collector Editions
Collector-grade satoshis, curated metadata, and marketplace interoperability arrive. We release verified provenance badges, auction-ready inscriptions, and wallet-level ownership displays designed for financial reporting.
2028
Development — Expanding the Canon
Bach, Mozart, and Debussy series are inscribed with scholarly-verified MIDI engravings. Each new composer release follows a rigorous editorial workflow—musicological verification, transparent metadata standards.
2029
Fortissimo — Performance Ecosystem
We launch integrated playback libraries and archival tools for research and public programs. Museums and universities gain curated playlists, citation-ready export formats, and classroom licensing models.
2030+
Epilogue — Global Canon
Our roadmap culminates in a decentralized, institutionally-supported canon: on-chain MIDI for the greatest composers, permanent provenance, and sustainable stewardship mechanisms. Governance models and endowment integrations secure long-term funding.