Raph

Raph is the lead maintainer of the Ordinals protocol, he played a significant role within the Bitcoin ecosystem. He was the driving force in merging the updates like Recursive Inscriptions into the Ordinals codebase, which enhanced the protocol functionality and use case. He was actively involved in protocol development, his contributions and expertise to expand the capabilities of ordinals, particularly in enabling innovative applications like Profile Picture (PFP) collections and storing artworks on-chain more efficiently.

Additionally, Raph is part of the team behind Ordinals that established the Open Ordinals Institute, a non-profit organization aimed at supporting core developers and fostering the growth of Bitcoin-based NFT.His role as a lead maintainer and involvement in initiatives like the Open Ordinals Institute highlights his dedication to advancing the Ordinals Protocol and its ecosystem. "