What’s Bitcoin’s ‘CAT’ Proposal and Why Does It Matter for Ordinals?

There’s a buzz building in the Bitcoin world. The Ordinals scene, already wild and chaotic, might be about to change in a big way, all because of something called the CAT proposal. CAT stands for Covenant Attested Tokens. The idea? Let people create tokens on Bitcoin that are actually efficient, programmable, and scalable without bolting on extra tech or resorting to weird, clunky workarounds.

Ordinals tokens right now? Total chaos. No one agrees on standards, spam everywhere, and most tools can’t even communicate. But then the CAT proposal shows up, and everything flips. Now tokens actually follow real rules: supply limits, transfer controls, usage caps. The protocol enforces it all. No more relying on crossed fingers and hope.

CAT isn’t just some technical fix hiding in the background. It actually tackles a big problem. Ordinals have clogged up Bitcoin’s blockspace minting and moving tokens costs a fortune, the whole thing feels chaotic, and no one really knows what’s coming next. CAT slices through all that nonsense. Tokens get easier and cheaper to use, and Bitcoin doesn’t lose an ounce of security.

But here’s the really interesting part. CAT could finally make true, Bitcoin-native tokens possible assets that feel polished and reliable, not like someone scribbled them in the margins. Want NFT collections with real scarcity? Tokens with actual standards? Maybe even some early DeFi magic? CAT brings all that within reach, and it doesn’t mess with Bitcoin’s core rules.

If people run with this idea, CAT won’t just tidy up Ordinals it could kick off a whole new era for Bitcoin-based assets. It’s a sign the Ordinals ecosystem is growing up, moving past the hype and getting serious about building things that last.