# Rare Sats

### What Are Rare Sats?

**Rare Sats** (short for *Rare Satoshis*) are individual satoshis that hold unique historical, structural, or cultural significance based on their position in the Bitcoin blockchain. The concept was popularized by the **Ordinals** community, treating some sats as **digital collectibles**, similar to rare coins in the physical world.

Each satoshi has a unique **ordinal number**, and some of them fall into specific rarity categories, such as being the first sat of a block, a halving epoch, or even from the genesis block.

#### 🔧 How It Works

* **Ordinals theory** assigns every satoshi a serial number based on mining order.
* Rarity is determined through the **sattributes**, which define different levels of rarity. [Learn more about sattributes](https://community.magiceden.io/learn/rare-sats-guide).
* Rare sats can be **tracked, inscribed, and traded** via compatible wallets and marketplaces.&#x20;

#### 💡 Key Characteristics

* **No added metadata** — rarity is based purely on satoshi placement and ordinal theory
* **Collectible value** — driven by community interest, not protocol rules
* **Native to Bitcoin** — all sats already exist; no tokens or modifications needed
* **Tradable** — often inscribed and sold as 1-sat UTXOs with proof of rarity

Rare sats bring a **numismatic layer** to Bitcoin, turning individual satoshis into collectible artifacts.\
They blur the line between digital art, on-chain culture, and pure data — showing how deep value can emerge from Bitcoin’s raw structure.

### Explore Rare Sats <a href="#transfer-runes" id="transfer-runes"></a>

#### **➱ Open the Asigna multisig app**

Navigate to the Asigna multisig app in your web browser: <https://btc.asigna.io/>

#### **➱ Select the Vault**

On the homepage page select the Vault and open it by clicking the Vault preview card.

#### **➱ Access Rare Sats**

Navigate to the **Assets** section -> **Rare Sats** tab, where you will find a list of the available **Rare Sats**.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
Columns display essential information about each UTXO with Rare Sats:

* UTXO id: UTXO id number and satoshi range(s) in this UTXO
* Sattributes: sattributes and number of rare sats contained
* Inscription: ordinal inscriptions contained
* UTXO Size: quantity of all sats in UTXO and their $ equivalent
  {% endhint %}

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To learn more about Rare Sats in the specific UTXO click on the selected UTXO.

UTXO page displays the full list of the contained sattributes, satoshi ranges and rare sats quantity for each separate sattribute.

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### Transfer Rare Sats <a href="#transfer-runes" id="transfer-runes"></a>

#### ➱ **Choose an available UTXO**

Select the Rare Sats UTXO, click the **“...”** button to open the options menu. From the list of actions, click **Send**.

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#### ➱ **Send Rare Sats**

A modal window will appear, prompting you to input the **Recipient Address**.

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After entering the necessary details, you'll be prompted to select a transaction fee. You can choose from the **recommended fee options** or input a **custom fee**.

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#### **➱ Transaction Review and Confirmation**

Once the fee is set, you'll be able to **review** the transaction details. If everything is correct, click **Confirm** button and confirm the transaction in the connected wallet.

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#### **➱ Transaction Execution**

Before the transaction is executed, it must be **signed by the required number of Vault owners**. Once the confirmation threshold is reached, locate this transaction in the **Transactions** section -> **Queue** tab and click the **Execute** button to start broadcasting of the transaction.

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