This article explains how to manage Bitcoin Taproot accounts for Ordinals, Inscriptions, Rare Sats and Runes using NuFi's non-custodial wallet. Hardware wallet users can pair a device and manage Taproot accounts in NuFi's interface but support differs per device:


- For regular Bitcoin accounts (Segwit): Ledger, Trezor, Keystone, BitBox02, OneKey and GridPlus hardware wallets supported

- For Runes, Ordinals, Inscriptions and Rare Sats (Taproot): Ledger and Keystone supported, with support for more devices coming soon


In this article:

Bitcoin Taproot, Ordinals, Inscriptions & Runes


A Taproot address supports advanced Bitcoin features like Ordinals, Inscriptions (Bitcoin NFTs), Runes (Bitcoin tokens), Rare Sats (tiny non-fungible units of BTC with rare attributes), and BRC-20 tokens.


You can create a Taproot address inside NuFi wallet to securely send, receive and manage these assets. A Taproot address starts with "bc1p", while a Native Segwit account (used for regular Bitcoin) starts with "bc1q". NuFi wallet supports both types.


Using a dedicated Taproot address keeps these advanced assets separate from your regular Bitcoin, protecting them from accidental spending. As such, your Taproot balance is visible inside NuFi wallet but excluded from your main spendable Bitcoin balance. This ensures that your collectibles stay safe.


If you need to spend your Taproot balance, follow the instructions in "How to spend your Taproot balance".


Receiving Ordinals & Runes


To receive Bitcoin Ordinals or Runes, open the Receive modal by clicking Receive, then select an Ordinals & Runes address.


If you don't see your Ordinals & Runes address, you need to add a "Native SegWit + Taproot" account (which is needed to send and receive these assets). You can create one from the Accounts tab: click 'Add Account' in the top right and follow the prompts to add a new Bitcoin account.


When adding a new account, select the option with '+Taproot' (one of the tabs at the top). Your Taproot address starts with "bc1p".


Note: even with a Taproot account, you might not be able to use your Ordinals & Runes address unless it is supported by your wallet type.


About Rare Sats


Rare Sats are satoshis (Bitcoin's smallest unit of measurement, equivalent to 0.00000001 BTC) that have unique or rare metadata, for example: a satoshi mined right after a halving (rare), or one mined in Bitcoin's genesis block (mythic). Because of their scarcity and perceived value, there's a thriving market for Rare Sats.


Rare Sats in NuFi wallet

  • NuFi detects Rare Sats and displays them.
  • Rare Sats on Taproot addresses are protected and excluded from transactions. 
  • Rare Sats on non-Taproot addresses can still be spent, but NuFi warns you if a transaction includes one.
  • You can make any Rare Sats spendable by sending them to your SegWit address.


BRC-20

 

BRC-20 tokens are not yet supported. However, NuFi detects them and excludes them from transactions to keep them safe.