The Runestone was designed by sculptor Léo Caillard, who is known primarily for his work with marble. As the stated goal was to reward those who adopted Ordinals early-on, eligibility was key to implementation. It was decided that a Runestone Ordinal would be dropped to any Bitcoin address that held three (or more) non-text or JSON script Ordinals before block 826,600. Ultimately, the stated main purpose of the Runestone Ordinal was to serve as a placeholder for the launch of a Runes Token.