Looking for a fun weekend Bitcoin project?
In light of Blockstream Satellite's sixth anniversary, I wanted to highlight an overlooked feature: the ability to broadcast data into space with Lightning. In the demo, I use the new Greenlight-powered Blockstream Green wallet (public beta available soon, inside sources say next week).
When sending the message, I used the transmission page on the Blockstream site, but there are other frontends like http://satnode.space or P-38 (great for private, encrypted messaging), if you don't have access to the API directly via the blocksat-cli.
https://github.com/Nisaba/P-38
If you're curious to dig deeper into the Blockstream Satellite, its history, and how it can be a tool for freedom. Read my write-up below:
https://blog.blockstream.com/broadcasting-messages-in-space-with-lightning/ https://nostr.build/av/6fb2cc6193e0c4da7898d95ec7a6b306117f944468cdc1a9ff376142413f76fb.mov
