Bitcoin Sent Via Radio Waves, With NO Internet Connection
In an impressive first announced on Twitter a few hours ago, user @nvk announced he was able to send Bitcoin without any internet connection, or satellite communication, using just Earth ionosphere. He was using amateur radio equipment and a brainwallet.
This is experimental, non-commercial and probably not very secure, as the thread above will point out.
But even in this case, the fact that Bitcoin can be sent from one part of the Earth to the other, without using internet or satellite communications, is absolutely impressive.
This possibility was described, theoretically, a few times by Nick Szabo, one of the most respected crypto personas in the world, but now it was proven to be true.
I'm really looking forward to an article describing how this can be done with amateur radio equipment.
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Remember reading an article in a magazine put out in support of the Timex Sinclair, in the 1980's, explaining how to send a transmission over a CB Radio instead of a modem. This idea is not new. 😎
Sending information via modulated radio signals is quite old, indeed. But sending - successfully - information that is proven - cryptographically - to be true, that's quite a feast, IMHO.
Good point. 👍
Probably the MOST interesting thing ive ever seen proposed for crypto, if this could be done easily and some how also securely it could overtake the current money system from every angle. The internet as great as it is can be blocked, shut down, hacked and tracked.. this is a-m-a-z-i-n-g
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I think this is epic, @dragosroua. Whether anything else comes of it, or it inspires some other type of protocol, the fact that there was no need for third party access to transmit this transaction is the important part. Security and efficiency and speed and whatever other potential downsides are all things that can be solved. Getting it from A to B is monumental, and I hope everyone realizes this.
I can't tell you how many times I've thought about getting a ham radio, or a radio transmitter of some kind. It's always been about the money and the use. Now, there's one more potential use, and I'm thinking about getting me one again. :)
Wow Lots of new ways are coming in this was very impressive must not be that secure but definitely a path breaking thing for crypto
This is impressive to hear about
It proves that bitcoin is easy to transfer to any part of the world, with out any cost.
Another milestone in decentralized transaction
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