commit 0ef375055b7a5ba30d3ed64a2324aef0e3fdac1b
parent 9d47f1d2a8726353c86960066d34e34a4d61e505
Author: chris-belcher <chris-belcher@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2019 18:46:01 +0000
Add README text/links to sat/mesh network setups
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ wallets like Electrum Personal Server would download the entire blockchain and
scan it for the user's own addresses, and therefore don't reveal to anyone else
which bitcoin addresses they are interested in.
+
For a longer explaination of this project, see the
[mailing list email](https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2018-February/015707.html)
and [bitcointalk thread](https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2664747.msg27179198).
@@ -178,6 +179,13 @@ we'd like to avoid with Electrum Personal Server.
Definitely check out implementations like [ElectrumX](https://github.com/kyuupichan/electrumx/) if you're interested in this sort of thing.
+#### Bitcoin without internet access
+
+Electrum Personal Server can also be used as a building block for systems which
+use bitcoin over mesh networks and satellites instead of connecting the
+internet. See [here](https://twitter.com/notgrubles/status/1091011511961731073)
+and [here](https://medium.com/hackernoon/completely-offline-bitcoin-transactions-4e58324637bd) for information and setup guide.
+
#### Further ideas for work
* Allowing connections from more than one Electrum instance at a time. See issue
