# SpaceBox Bitcoin Node (dead) Run a full Bitcoin node using only information from space - https://blockspace.africa/ (dead link) - [Fundraising page](https://tallyco.in/s/3bcxrj/) (goal met) ==How tf do you send transactions though? Doesn't seem like a complete solution.== ## Medium Post https://medium.com/@trustonailende/the-spacebox-bitcoin-node-kit-49c06b3fff15 Having spent close to a decade in the tech ecosystem in Africa, I can safely say that not much excites me in the industry. However, since I heard about Blockchain Technology, I have been excited by its possibilities. I joined the [Blockchain Nigeria User Group](https://t.me/joinchat/E9zeck-1cBlpcho32nb8-g) (BNUG) and also finished the course from the [University of Nicosia](https://trustonailende.com/dfin-511-introducton-to-digital-currencies/). It would be there that I would get to follow the process of development of a Bitcoin node that uses solar electricity by by [Chimezie Chuta](https://chuta.me/) of [Blockspace Technologies](https://blockspace.africa/). [Chimezie Chuta](https://chuta.me/) is also the Founder and Coordinator of [Blockchain Nigeria User Group](https://t.me/joinchat/E9zeck-1cBlpcho32nb8-g) (BNUG). I remember my excitement when he shared the news with the group and would share the video of the first version which you can find on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/mezie16/status/1242213574195458048). Development has continued until the prototype has evolved into [SpaceBox](https://blockspace.africa/). [SpaceBox](https://blockspace.africa/) is a kit that allows a user run a full Bitcoin node. In short you can mine your own Bitcoin using it making it a powerful use case for Bitcoin technology on the continent. It is not for Bitcoin mining rather, full Bitcoin Lightning Network node operation. Whereas miners validate and create new coins with hashpower, node operators maintain the Blockchain records and process Lightning Payments between channels.