As far as I understand you could spend a Bitcoin on Mars. The light travel time means it could take up to 30 minutes to get the first confirmation, so that's not a massive problem.
But what about having miners on Mars, perhaps to speed up confirmation times for colonists.
How would the protocol fair when say a block is found on Mars and it could take nearly half an hour for it to arrive on earth?
But what about having miners on Mars, perhaps to speed up confirmation times for colonists.
How would the protocol fair when say a block is found on Mars and it could take nearly half an hour for it to arrive on earth?
Last I check there is no internet connection in Mars
Check again:
"NASA Shoots Lasers at the Moon to Create Insanely Fast Internet"
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/nasa-internet-laser/
laser beam?
you mean line of sight.....yea right thats totally economical to limit internet to a 20 minute window each day.back to reality - don't you think btc will be antiquated? I don't see humans populating mars at all...or by the time they do, bitcoin will be obsolete completely. Just cause its a thought doesn't mean it makes any sort of good sense. Mars makes sense like living on the moon does....it doesn't.