February 2013
The drawing
r/Bitcoin asks for ad ideas. Mavensbot answers within the hour with an MS Paint wizard captioned magic internet money.
November 2013
Reddit's best ad
It becomes one of the most successful ads Reddit has ever run. South Park airs its homage, and weeks later Bitcoin first crosses $1,000.
November 2017
The wizard in print
The community crowdfunds a full-page Wall Street Journal ad, raising about $1,000 in Bitcoin.
2023
The meme goes on chain
Ordinals arrive. 1,337 wizards are inscribed and $WZRD launches as a Bitcoin memecoin on day one of BRC-20.
March 2024
Inscription #70
Mavensbot buys inscription #70, a wizard from Bitcoin's very first days. Everything since is built on it.
20 April 2024
MAGIC•INTERNET•MONEY
MIM is etched as rune #17, in the very first block Runes existed, with a supply of 21 billion.
November 2024
10,000 wizards
The collection is announced and the community draws it: close to 60,000 submissions.
18 February 2025
WZRD becomes MIM
On the meme's twelfth anniversary, at 13:37 EST, holders swap into MIM.
15 April 2025
The ultimate burn
The window shuts. 18.6B claimed, and the unclaimed 2.4B go to Satoshi's wallet, never to move again.
July 2025
The children of #70
The first wizards inscribe as children of #70, each mint spending the parent's coin as on-chain proof.
8 August 2025
MIM lists on Kraken
MIM/USD and MIM/EUR open, the memecoin's first major exchange listing.
31 August 2025
Submissions close
The drawing window shuts and Mavensbot starts working through the pile.
June 2026
Curation goes communal
9,200 approved wizards enter a public queue. Holders swipe like or pass, and duplicates get flagged.
Today
The Great Inscriptioning
Top-ranked wizards inscribe whenever fees touch 1 sat/vB, most landing on block 9 sats that Satoshi sent to Hal Finney.