Dogecoin transactions might soon be conducted offline via Starlink’s technology
In a recent Dogecoin Foundation blog post, Timothy Stebbing and Michi Lumin shared updates on the GigaWallet and RadioDoge projects, including an overview of the infrastructure RadioDoge is built on.
RadioDoge focuses on using low-cost radio technology (HF/LoRaWAN) combined with the global Starlink satellite network to provide cheap, wide-scale access to Dogecoin for individuals who live outside the reach of regular internet infrastructure. This will allow Dogecoin to be able to perform transactions without the use of the internet.
By integrating a non-custodial wallet with the Dogecoin network, GigaWallet aims to provide a publicly accessible solution for internet trading and tipping.
Speaking on the recent progress for Radiodoge, the Dogecoin team says it has been concentrating on providing the groundwork for GigaWallet and RadioDoge, as well as many future projects, using the first phase of Libdogecoin, a building block for creating Dogecoin projects.
According to the team, libdogecoin has reached the 0.1 milestone, allowing users to create and validate addresses and transactions. Initial test transactions (via the Core Node relay) were also made on the testnet and Dogecoin addresses were generated, with the library successfully receiving Dogecoin on the mainnet.
Last weekend, the first RadioDoge “Regional Hub,” which will serve as a testing ground for the technology, was launched. The first libdogecoin transactions should be formed this week and will be broadcast 150 miles over HF Radio in Colorado to the Regional Hub, which will send the transaction to the Dogecoin testnet via Starlink satellite.
The goal of Dogecoin, according to the Dogecoin Foundation, is to make DOGE the de facto global currency for the exchange of goods and services. He says he is currently working on some projects to bring the Dogecoin ecosystem to a ready state for rapid grassroots adoption, citing the fact that 1.7 billion people worldwide are unbanked.
