BitMEX Sends Bitcoin to the Actual Moon on Board of Peregrine + More News
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Crypto exchange BitMEX is sending Bitcoin (BTC) to the actual Moon on January 8 at 02:18 am ET from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA.
BitMEX’s physical Bitcoin weighs 43g and is loaded with 1 BTC. It is amongst the 201 payloads from governments, companies, universities, and NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative to travel to the lunar surface, said the press release. The payloads also include a copy of the Genesis Block from Bitcoin Magazine.
The coin is engraved with a public address (1MoonBTCixFH3XTrWRCbMpK23o74nQrA1Q) and a private key. This will be the first-ever financial asset sent to the Moon.
The Bitcoin is carried on the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket and integrated into Peregrine-1, a commercial lunar lander. It is scheduled to reach the Moon around February 23, 2024.
After an Earth orbit, the Vulcan rocket will launch and place Peregrine-1 on a lunar trajectory outside the Earth’s atmosphere. Peregrine-1 will power on and continue to the 7-week lunar orbit phase.
“The Bitcoin will remain on the lunar surface with Peregrine, where BitMEX invites the crypto community and future generations to interact with the physical coin, whether on Earth or in space, enabling individuals to send personal messages and their own satoshis to the Moon.”
The mission is done in partnerships with Astrobotic, Bitcoin Magazine, and Oxcart Assembly. Its success will prove the potential of Bitcoin and blockchain technology in creating a borderless financial system, even beyond Earth, the announcement said.
BitMEX CEO Stephan Lutz called
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