Communicate Bitcoin information with artificial satellites

exchange, has updated its blog and reported that it has tried Blockstream's artificial satellite Bitcoin system.

Blockstream's artificial satellite Bitcoin system can obtain Bitcoin data via satellite and become a node without going through the Internet.

According to the official website, Blockstream Satellite's ground base, "teleports," will join the Bitcoin network and send block information to designated satellites. The satellite orbits at an altitude of "35,786 km" and receives a signal from teleport. It is a mechanism to distribute to all parts of the world on the earth.

So-called geostationary satellites revolve in a circular orbit at an altitude of about 35,786 km above the equator in the same cycle as the Earth's rotation period.

According to BitMEX, devices such as antennas for connecting to artificial satellites cost a total of $ 1,200, and the system setup took only a few hours.

Quote: BitMEX Research

Although it was delayed by several blocks compared to the "normal node" that connects to the Internet, it was able to be executed without any problems.

In the blog, BitMEX said, "For Bitcoin lovers, blockchain communication with space is romantic, but at the moment it is not practical at all", while executing nodes without connecting to the net. It suggests that it may be a way to prevent use in areas with severe Internet censorship and eclipse attacks. "This project is a positive development and deserves praise."

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