Qtum, a Blockchain project focused on (DApps), Friday, Feb. 2, that the “first ever space-based Blockchain node,” made by Qtum, has been launched on a Chinese satellite.
We have lift off of the first ever space-based blockchain node
— QtumOfficial (@QtumOfficial)
Qtum had on Twitter on Jan. 31, with a link to a countdown to Feb. 2.
However, Friday, the day of the launch, the countdown was replaced with a link to the China National Space Administration website’s on the successful launch of the Zhangheng-1 satellite. Qtum and Blockchain were not mentioned in the press release.
Users on the r/Qtum subreddit over the disappearance of the website countdown, asking for more information about the success of the launch. Qtum’s Telegram channel had posted a of a satellite launch today, with subtitles overlaid saying it was footage of the “first Qtum POS node in space today.”
Qtum’s DApps are because the platform uses the Blockchain model, enabling more lightweight smart contract interactions with mobile and programs.
Qtum is also partners with , a space exploration initiative aimed at building an open source satellite network. Storing data in outer space would eliminate potential problems with government regulation.
In an interview with in November 2017, Zheng Zuo, the CEO of Spacechain, had spoken about the projected February 2018 launch date of a Spacechain satellite running on a Qtum network.
Spacechain also of the launch today, writing that the rocket was carrying a “SpaceChain satellite and running Qtum full node.”
Qtum had not responded to a request for comments as of press time.
Published at Sat, 03 Feb 2018 12:29:22 +0000
Blockchain[wpr5_ebay kw=”bitcoin” num=”1″ ebcat=”” cid=”5338043562″ lang=”en-US” country=”0″ sort=”bestmatch”]
