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The coin-as-object model that lets inscriptions hitch a ride.

Updated 2026-09-114 min readutxo · protocol

Coins as discrete objects in a case

Dogecoin tracks value as unspent transaction outputs. An inscription is associated with a particular output; when that output is spent, the indexer follows the binding according to its rules (often: the first sat/shibe of the input carries the inscription). Account-model chains cannot tell this story without a contract. UTXO chains tell it whether they meant to or not.

Hitchhiking

This is why wallets warn you not to spend “the wrong” UTXO, why minting into a dirty wallet is a rite of passage, and why Apezord told early minters to use a fresh address. The art is glued to a coin. Spend the coin carelessly and the art follows a change output you were not watching.

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