In a recent blog post by the Dogecoin Foundation, Timothy Stebbing and Michi Lumin shared updates on projects GigaWallet and RadioDoge—including a peek at the infrastructure that RadioDoge is built on.

Tim (@tjstebbing) and Michi (@michilumin) offer some thoughts and updates on projects—including a peek at the infrastructure being used for RadioDoge.https://t.co/dGhxIaWqFF

— Dogecoin Foundation (@DogecoinFdn) April 11, 2022

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 noncustodial wallet with the Dogecoin network, GigaWallet aims to provide a publicly available drop-in solution for internet-based trade and tipping.

Dogecoin Transactions without internet access?

Yes! It will be possible with the project “Radio Doge”, which focuses on using Radio technology combined with the global Starlink satellite network to enable access to #Dogecoin for people outside the reach of internet. @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/Z7ymzt9GSI

— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) April 11, 2022

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 hit the 0.1 milestone, allowing users to create and validate addresses and transactions. Initial test transactions (through Core Node relay) have also been completed on the testnet, and Dogecoin addresses have been generated, with the library successfully receiving Dogecoin on the main network.

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.

Dogecoin’s objective, according to the Dogecoin Foundation, is to make DOGE the de facto worldwide currency for exchanging goods and services. It says it is currently working on some projects aimed at bringing the Dogecoin Ecosystem to a ready state for rapid grassroots adoption, citing the fact that 1.7 billion people in the world are unbanked.

 

 

Bitcoin was on the rise this week as traders kept an eye on Ukraine and the Fed, DOGE dropped while Elon Musk spurred speculations about Starlink and SpaceX, The Graph saw a double-digit percentage gain, and even with the crypto prices rising, the NFT market showed signs of a cooldown again. Bitcoin ETFs remained popular among investors despite the January price slump, and Bitcoin mining difficulty hit yet another all-time high, with miners getting increasingly creative. In the world of NFTs, a rare ‘Alien’ CryptoPunk NFT was sold for USD 23m worth of ETH,  Gustav Klimt’s famous ‘The Kiss’ is selling as 10,000 NFTs, Bybit made a major token and NFT sponsorship deal with the Formula One team Oracle Red Bull Racing, NYSE filed a trademark application for an array of metaverse- and NFT-related products,  Disney launched a specialized metaverse team to explore ‘new storytelling frontier’, JPMorgan shared some ‘metaverse strategy’ advice for businesses, and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs confiscated three NFTs which was the first time that asset type was seized in the country.

Twitter added tipping in ETH, DBS confirmed plans to launch a retail-focused crypto trading desk in 2022, Tezos integrated the Baanx app to help users manage their digital assets, and Coinbase plans to increase its workforce by around 70% this year. Speaking of the major exchange, Coinbase saw a volatile last weekend with a vulnerability reported, a service paused and re-started, and its site crashing following the Super Bowl ad. As this was happening, Drake netted USD 300,000 from his three bitcoin bets on the Super Bowl, and we looked into how interesting the crypto-related Super Bowl ads were. Meanwhile, IRA Financial Trust hack reportedly saw USD 36m in crypto stolen from users, and the Bitfinex-hack-related Ilya Lichtenstein remained in federal custody while Heather Morgan was released on bail.

Russian central bank and government failed to agree on crypto regulation yet again, but saw new limits proposed, while the Central Bank still opposes crypto regulation plans. As the FSB  increasingly rings the alarm about crypto, Canada joined Lebanon and Turkey in the ‘Bitcoin’s marketing team’, and Canadian police service asked banks and exchanges to block crypto accounts connected to the trucker protests. The critics hit back at Colombia’s retrospective crypto tax plans, a French presidential candidate pushed for a tax reform on crypto and NFTs, South Korean crypto observers are predicting a ‘tectonic change’ as Gopax struck a deal with Jeonbuk Bank, US senators failed once more to find stable ground on stablecoins, and El Salvador’s President responded with “OK boomers” to a group of US senators moving to block his BTC adoption plans.

Now, laugh!

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Morning, CT! What words of wisdom have ye for us this week?

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Markets, you good? How’s that old heart holding up?

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What are you doing going to sleep, you amateur?

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Let’s check on Canada now. Canada, how’s everything?

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A few simple steps to becoming obscenely rich.

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‘Begone, temptation!’

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When you add the fees, you just might need to sell a kidney or two.

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Would you be interested if I said that fast food is involved, Paulie? Ah, now that I have your attention…

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OK, IMFoomer.

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So close to getting it right.

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Question: does the inevitable society collapse include zombies? Actual ones, not NFTs?

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‘Yes… It was all a part of the marketing plan… Only a few will understand.’

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‘What is this creature?’

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Combining nature and mining.

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So everywhere, much covert.

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A scientific analysis. This latest method is improved by the addition of crocs.

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9 years?! Pfft, crypto can do it better and faster.

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Here is a documentary that summarizes the estimated impact of inflation on BTC hodlers.

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A song for you about Sues, mamas, and crypto millionaires.

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And here’s a game for your relaxing crypto weekend. Have fun!

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Ok, here’s a bonus for all the hodlers. (Others can watch too.)