The highly anticipated first series of “Quantum Cats” from the Bitcoin Ordinals project Taproot Wizards has faced technical issues during its sale, leaving users frustrated and forcing the project to undergo an embarrassing delay.
The planned sale of approximately 3,000 Quantum Cats was intended to commemorate a Bitcoin Improvement Proposal (BIP) called “OP_CAT”, with each cat priced at 0.1 BTC (approximately $4,300), meaning that if the series sold out, Taproot Wizards could raise up to 300 BTC ($12.9 million) in funding.
The series was scheduled to open for whitelist sale for two hours starting at 1 am Taiwan time on Tuesday (30th), but due to certain issues, it has been postponed until Friday. Taproot Wizards stated that despite the casting website not functioning properly, nearly 1,000 Quantum Cats have already been minted, resulting in sales of approximately 100 BTC ($4.3 million).
Taproot Wizards’ Discord channel has been filled with user complaints, leading Taproot Wizards co-founder Udi Wertheimer to apologize to potential buyers in the X Spaces audio space, acknowledging that these minor issues are not the experience people expected.
Taproot Wizards announced that the whitelist minting for the Quantum Cats series will be extended until 1 am to 6 am Taiwan time on Friday (2nd) (12 pm to 5 pm Eastern Time on Thursday), and the public minting will begin at 7 am.
The first artwork in the Quantum Cats series, “Genesis Cat,” was sold at an auction at Sotheby’s for a high price of $254,000 earlier this month.
For Taproot Wizards, this sale has been a rocky start. The company raised $7.5 million in seed funding in November last year, reflecting high expectations for a project focused on the rapidly growing field of Ordinals collectibles.
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