SpaceCoin/Space Telecommunications Inc. is a satellite telecommunications company working to establish a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) using blockchain technology. They aim to provide affordable, low-bandwidth internet access to underserved regions via a constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) nanosatellites. Their first satellite launched in December 2024, with plans to expand their constellation to offer services globally, focusing on financial access, messaging, and web browsing. Associated keywords: satellite internet, blockchain, LEO, nanosatellites, decentralized network.
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Tae Oh is Founder of Spacecoin.
Spacecoin envisions the same privacy stack protecting messages, financial transactions, and medical consultations over satellite networks.
The platform will utilize Spacecoin’s satellite constellation to provide permissionless connectivity when terrestrial networks are compromised or intentionally severed.
Spacecoin and the Midnight Foundation formed a partnership on January 29, 2026 to develop a private peer-to-peer messaging platform.
Spacecoin has secured a transmission license with the Communications Authority of Kenya to deliver satellite IoT monitoring solutions and expand connectivity in underconnected regions.
Spacecoin is building upon its existing license from the Nigerian Communications Commission to bring high-speed, low-cost connectivity to rural communities.
Spacecoin has signed agreements to pilot satellite internet demonstrations in Kenya, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Cambodia.
Spacecoin will provide core technology and satellite infrastructure for its connectivity pilots in four countries.
Spacecoin has a strategic partnership with MekongNet in Cambodia to provide satellite internet to rural and underserved populations.
Spacecoin transmitted a blockchain transaction from space and launched three satellites in November to test decentralized, permissionless internet service.
Spacecoin projects that sharing infrastructure via blockchain protocols could reduce monthly internet costs to around $1–$2 per user in emerging markets.
Spacecoin reported that a prospective client in India expressed interest in providing SMS capabilities to 20 million fishermen in southern India who currently have zero connectivity.
Spacecoin plans to test its CTC-0 small satellite early next year to demonstrate space-enabled text messaging to a specialized handheld antenna and ultimately directly to standard smartphones.
Spacecoin’s debut connectivity satellite launched on SpaceX’s 2024-12-21 Falcon 9 rideshare mission to low Earth orbit.