Quote from: tyz on February 28, 2019, 08:56:28 PM

Is there any progress in counterparty development? Any plans for the near future? At least something that let me (and probably others) continue to believe in this project.

First PEPE in space? Cheesy

A BITCOIN SATELLITE JUST TRANSMITTED THE FIRST PEPE IN SPACE - https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-satellite-rare-pepe-space/

Quote from: https://bitcoinist.com/bitcoin-satellite-rare-pepe-space/

A BITCOIN SATELLITE JUST TRANSMITTED THE FIRST PEPE IN SPACE
Esther Kim | Mar 01, 2019 | 04:00

Cryptocurrency industry figures were celebrating a tech innovation of a different kind this week after the Bitcoin network transmitted what many are calling the first space meme.

A MEME TO GO DOWN IN HISTORY
The latest first to come from Bitcoin development company Blockstreams Satellite network, an unknown source sent the developer known as grubles an encrypted Pepe meme via the Lightning Network-powered setup.

Pepe, which has endured online and even offline as a popular albeit not always positive meme, appeared for grubles in the guise of Bitcoin Car Talk podcast presenter Mikeinspace.

The latters Twitter account is now known as 1st Pepe In Space.

This would be the first Pepe to be transmitted exclusively via satellite, and so its fitting that the card relates to (Mikeinspace), an accompanying transaction message reads.

So, I just received an encrypted Rare Pepe from space via the ⚡️-powered #SatelliteAPI 🛰️. #BlocksreamSatellite #SpacePepes 😂 pic.twitter.com/yC5Ns6j0Qz

grubles (@notgrubles) February 27, 2019

The gesture gained immediate fame, with open source library and information resource Messari revealing Pepe was its most popular summary for February 28.

Pretty sure this is going to be in the history textbooks for kids to study in Meme class, Blockstream CEO Samson Mow added on Twitter.

BLOCKSTREAM TWEAKS INTERNETLESS BITCOIN TRANSACTIONS
As Bitcoinist reported, Blockstream Satellite broadcast its first message from outer space in January, in the form of a piece of text from an unnamed developer sent to grubles.

The implementation currently covers around 70 percent of the Earths surface, Blockstream aiming to expand it in order for anyone on the planet to send a Bitcoin transaction without internet access.

Fees are paid using Lightning testnet (yes, that means free broadcasts!) and after a period of successful testing, the satellite API will switch to mainnet to become one of the worlds first bitcoin-powered satellite services, the company confirmed revealing its user-oriented beta version in January.

Blockstream already offers various options for Bitcoin users interested in participating in the satellite network. Its official website tracks sent and queued satellite broadcasts, which are publicly visible.

https://twitter.com/johnvillarz/status/1100855042226249729

https://twitter.com/notgrubles/status/1100891807834091520