Bitcoin transaction over SMS? \ stacker news ~bitcoin

222 sats \ 15 comments \ @rijndael 19 Jul 2022 bitcoin freebie

Blockstream runs a satellite service (https://blockstream.com/satellite/) that broadcasts blocks. So if you have a satellite receiver, you can sync to the blockchain without Internet access. For the user, it's receive-only: you still need some way to send transactions. I think a bitcoin transaction should be able to fit into SMS. Does anyone know of a service that will broadcast bitcoin transactions to the network that it receives over SMS?

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215 sats \ 1 reply \ @DarthCoin 19 Jul 2022

https://bitsms.org/

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @rijndael OP 19 Jul 2022

thanks!

180 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryptocoin 19 Jul 2022

PonyDirect https://github.com/MuleTools/PonyDirect

Samourai’s New Feature: Send Bitcoin Via SMS Text Message https://medium.com/@jholmes91/samourais-new-feature-send-bitcoin-via-sms-text-message-23c9b2c1a37b

154 sats \ 3 replies \ @stick 19 Jul 2022

send hex or base64 transaction to +1 (863) BIT-COIN

more info: https://rusnak.io/how-to-send-bitcoin-transactions-via-sms/

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @rijndael OP 19 Jul 2022

thanks!

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @nerd2ninja 19 Jul 2022

This is good, but a service like this would need to be set up in every country because of international charges that would otherwise be incurred

46 sats \ 0 replies \ @stick 19 Jul 2022

My blogpost is essentially a how-to so anyone can learn how to make the service available in their country.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @EnormousPony 19 Jul 2022

There are concepts and working services but the main issue with SMS is the limitation on national level. At this point is better to leverage the EDGE network

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nerd2ninja 19 Jul 2022

I think the solution you're looking for, is actually to establish internet, but maybe a network that's dedicated to Bitcoin transactions? Anyway, look here: https://www.althea.net/

You're going to want to look at UHF for long haul communications, and long distance WiFi extenders if the haul is only a few miles.

For shorter distances, you'll want this: https://www.instructables.com/LoRa-Mesh-Radio/

If you happen to be working with a community that doesn't have internet access like the Central African Republic for example, these projects are the way to go. Its just, internet citizens such as ourselves have a hard time getting this information to people who aren't on the internet.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Oxygen 26 Jul 2022 freebie

That would be huge

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @DeezSats 19 Jul 2022 freebie

Keep in mind sending transactions over SMS is not private.