How to use Bitcoin without the Internet? The story of a key developer of the kernel
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The Once rare phenomenon of disconnection of the country from the Internet in our days is gaining popularity. One of the last countries where such a practice became Zimbabwe. However, we must not forget that off the Internet can the government of any state. Previously, this has not been an issue , but its dependence on the Internet may be the Achilles heel. Maybe now with the new Bitcoin satellite service from the employee cryptostroma Blockstream it won't be a problem.
Now the Internet connection is almost everywhere. But if the user happens to be on a pirate ship far from land and civilization, even in this situation he will be able to use the advantages of Bitcoin payments.
A Former technical Director Blockstream and once the Bitcoin Protocol developer Gregory Maxwell said that many times faced with the open Internet connection. But the satellite signal successfully supported its nodes.
You don't need to independently connect to the satellite. Enough to in your country worked at least one node connected to the Internet.
Source: Trustnodes
As said in Maxwell on the equipment is needed not so much money. The whole system took about $ 200, and all the parts can be found on the radio or in construction hypermarkets.
It is important to consider one feature: if the Internet is turned off in the whole country, the nodes can be separated from the real Bitcoin network. Such a scenario will lead to a serious problem, especially if it's country like , where the same are mined more bitcoins. By the way, rumors about a complete disconnect China from the Internet went.
To exclude the probability of complete disconnection need to have at least one node inside the country were connected to the Internet. Then the satellite will be able to update this node, and it in turn will update all the other nodes in the network. More data to search for .
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