claude-dev-suite Atomicals Protocol
A metaprotocol on Bitcoin focused on digital object abstractions. Includes:
- ARC-20 — fungible tokens.
- NFTs with stronger metadata.
- AVM (Atomicals VM) — programmability layer.
Less mainstream than Ordinals/Runes, but with active community.
Concept
Each Atomical is a digital object with:
- Unique atomical ID.
- Type (NFT, FT, container, etc.).
- Associated UTXO carrying ownership.
- Metadata committed via inscription-like envelope.
ARC-20
Fungible token variant:
- Each "1 ATOMICAL" of an ARC-20 = 1 satoshi.
- Tokens move 1:1 with sats.
- Strict UTXO accounting (no off-chain indexer needed for balances — it's the actual sat count).
This is different from BRC-20/Runes where token amounts are arbitrary.
AVM (Atomicals VM)
Proposed VM for richer logic on Atomicals:
- Stack-based.
- Can validate spending conditions beyond Bitcoin script.
- Used for "minting rules", "container constraints".
Compared to other metaprotocols
| Aspect | Atomicals | Ordinals | Runes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object model | Object-oriented | Sat-bound | UTXO-bound |
| Fungible mechanism | ARC-20 (1:1 with sats) | BRC-20 (off-chain) | Native protocol |
| Programmability | AVM proposed | Recursive inscriptions | Protocol rules |
| Adoption | Niche | Massive | Large |
Status
- Active community development.
- Smaller TVL/volume than Ordinals/Runes ecosystem.
- AVM proposal experimental.
Use cases
- Realm names —
+atomical-namestyle. - Containers — collections of atomicals.
- ARC-20 tokens with sat-level precision.