🚀 Bitcoin Goes Galactic: Space Invoices Paid, Waugh Would Weep! 🌌

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In a spectacle that would have left the dear departed Evelyn Waugh clutching his martini in bewilderment, a certain X user, one Printer (@Printer_Gobrrr, no less), has contrived to send a Bitcoin Lightning invoice-via a geostationary communications satellite, mind you-as if the mundane act of payment required the grandeur of the cosmos. 🌟

Achievement unlocked: Received and paid the first lighting invoice which was sent through actual space.
– Printer ⚡ (@Printer_Gobrrr) September 9, 2025

This, we are assured, is a testament to Bitcoin’s indomitable spirit, proving that even in the most off-the-grid conditions-where one might expect to find only the occasional hermit or disgruntled poet-financial transactions can persist. How very reassuring. 🙄

The Celestial Relay of Monetary Trifles

The process, as described by our intrepid space accountant, involved generating a Bitcoin Lightning invoice on his wallet, converting it into an image file (because, of course, satellites are known for their love of visual art), and loading it into the AMSAT-DL Multimedia HS Modem. This modem, a marvel of modern inconvenience, transmitted the file using digital modulation, a term that sounds impressively scientific but is, in essence, just a fancy way of saying “sending data.”

On the ground, our hero employed a parabolic dish and a transmission chain to send the digital signal. The image was then uplinked to the satellite’s digital transponder, because why settle for terrestrial transactions when you can involve a multi-million-dollar piece of space hardware? 🛰️

The invoice was subsequently beamed back to Earth via the satellite’s downlink frequencies, decoded by the AMSAT-DL modem software, and scanned with the Lightning wallet. All this, for a transaction that could have been completed with a simple tap on a smartphone. But where’s the drama in that? 🎭

Though the payment still occurred on the Lightning Network, the request was, we are told, completely off-grid. How thrilling. 🌚

Interstellar Money: Because Earth Wasn’t Enough

This (likely) historic transaction, we are informed, demonstrates Bitcoin’s resilience, proving it suitable for off-grid finance. Yes, even in the most remote regions or under the watchful eye of authoritarian regimes, one can now send money through space. Because nothing says financial freedom like involving a satellite in your coffee shop transaction. ☕

Lest we forget, the first Bitcoin transaction in space occurred in August 2019, courtesy of Blockstream Satellite and SpaceChain. Clearly, the heavens were not enough for our cryptocurrency enthusiasts. 🌌

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2025-09-10 22:12