SpaceBox - A Full Bitcoin Lightning Node for Africa project aimed at increasing the participation of Africans and most developing world in the multi-billion dollar bitcoin industry.

1. SpaceBox - A Fullnode for Africa
- Presenter: Chimezie Chuta
Founder http://BlockchainNigeria.Group
http://blockchaindev1000.com
http://kinesis.Money West Africa Advisory,
CEO@ http://blockspace.africa | https://blockspace.shop

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SpaceBox - A Fullnode for Africa

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SpaceBox - A Fullnode for Africa
1 in 3 persons in Africa still lack
access to electricity. (World Bank)
620 million people – still do not
have access to “affordable,
reliable, sustainable and modern
electricity”
This lack of regular electricity has
denied most Bitcoin enthusiasts
in the continent opportunity to
participate in the global bitcoin
multi-billion dollar industry as
miners or routing node operators.
“...poor energy governance reflects the wider governance deficit
that threatens to derail development efforts in most African
countries...”

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SpaceBox - A Fullnode for Africa
The Lightning Node that never Sleep!
Solar Kit

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SpaceBox - A Fullnode for Africa
Africa has abundant sunshine. We can use it to power thousands of
Bitcoin Nodes running Lightning Daemon on cheap Raspberry Pi -4
across Africa, enabled by the Raspiblitz software suite.

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SpaceBox - A Fullnode for Africa
Before After
Plant 1000 Bitcoin Nodes across African Countries in the next 12 months!
#BitcoinLightUpAfrica

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SpaceBox - A Fullnode for Africa
Why SpaceBox
SpaceBox - A Full Bitcoin Lightning Node for Africa project aimed at
increasing the participation of Africans and most developing world in
the multi-billion dollar bitcoin industry.
SpaceBox will empower millions of families as they set up “friends and
family nodes” to secure financial self-sovereignty.
SpaceBox will help in driving Bitcoin Nodal distribution in regions
hetherto unreachable.
SpaceBox will birth more enthrepreneurs in the Bitcoin Lightning
ecosystem than any other blockchain as routing node operators.

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SpaceBox Challenges
Cost!
Training!
Internet
Connectivity!
RPi4 -4 GiG- $80 Fully Sych HDD
1TB- $130
Solar Ki ( Panel, Charge
regulator, Battery,
Inverter) - $250
$460 + Shipment ????

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SpaceBox - A Fullnode for Africa
SpaceBox - Final Product
1 TB HDD - fully Synced Bitcoin Blockchain
32 GiG SD Card – Raspiblitz v1.5.1 Software
Integrated Solar/ Inverter/ Battery Kit
100 Watt Solar Panel
Compatible Power Connection cables
RJ 45 Network Cable

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SpaceBox - A Fullnode for Africa
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Loop
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JoinMarket
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Cryptoadvance Specter
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LNBits
Tools to help Node Operators earn as
Channel operators/ Payment Routers

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SpaceBox - A Fullnode for Africa
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Mass order products hardware.
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Subsidize Price
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Grants
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Donate Raspberry Pi 4
SpaceBox Cost Reduction Strategies

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SpaceBox - A Fullnode for Africa
SpaceBox Multiplier effect
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As an ecosystem initiative this will strengthen the #bitcoin
network.
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Improve even Network Distribution for Africa
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Empower the less opportuned and bank the unbanked.
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Spur entrepreneurship around Lightning Network Technology.
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Financial Self Sovereignty for developing countries.
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Help to bring in millions of new users into the bitcoin/
lightning ecosystem.

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SpacePay - A Lightning Payment app for Africa
SpacePay is a Lightning Payment application for sending and receiving super fast
bitcoin payment via the lightning network protocol.
SpacePay intends to make bitcoin spendable in the everyday life of users,
providing them financial sovereignty.
SpacePay will power trustless transfers between the Lightning Network, the Bitcoin
blockchain, and any supported digital asset network. In addition, it will also provide
a gateway for users to ramp up fiat to Satoshi and be able to make lightning-fast
payments for online and retail stores that wish to accept bitcoin payments.
"The Lightning Network is the next step to reducing overheads of both cost and
time."

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SpacePay - A Lightning Payment app for Africa
Apps key features:
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Enable users to ramp fiat into Satoshi Wallet
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Enable users to ramp altcoins into Satoshi wallet
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Enable fast payments of goods and services Onchain -on Bitcoin Network
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Enable invoice creation for any kind of LN payment
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Enable payment of any invoice
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Enable online store integration via APIs including simple “pay now” button
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Enable offline retail store payments using QR codes
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Enable payments of utilities (Electricity, Cable TV, Betting, Cab Fares etc)
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Enable Airtime & Data purchase
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Enable automated savings through crypto assets purchase (optional)
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Provide Crypto market data for users prompting them to buy

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BlockSpace Technologies – Decentralizing Africa
Thank you!
@mezie16
https://blockspace.africa
https://blockspace.shop
https://github.com/blockspaceafrica

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About me: CHIMEZIE CHUTA
Advisory Board Member at Kinesis Money, Caymans, and formally Regional Director for
Africa at Paxful Inc., Founder/ Coordinator Blockchain Nigeria User Group, protem
Chairman Organization of Blockchain Technology User (OBTU), Africa Lead, Technology &
Innovation at Blockspace Africa Technologies and CEO of both Techbuild Innovation
Partners and Lagos Drupal Varsity.
The Fintech Connector Community Partner for Nigeria.
Author of a series of books including; Seizing Opportunities in Blockchain and Digital
Currency Revolution: A Handbook for Enthusiasts, DeFi Handbook, and The Building
Blocks of Blockchain StartUP Entrepreneurs.
A regular speaker at various blockchain, cryptocurrency, and technology conferences both
locally and internationally. As a Certified Technology Innovation Expert, I play a key roles
in organizing Nigeria's biggest Blockchain and Cryptocurrency events in Lagos, Abuja and
Port Harcourt for three consecutive years.
With my involvement as a community lead organizer, i’m also involved in a number of
industry- government projects working towards technology innovation. This includes
being a member of Fintech Roadmap Committee of The Nigeria Capital Market, set up by
SEC Nigeria, Blockchain, Virtual Financial Assets Regulations Working Group also set up
by SEC Nigeria, and NITDA National Blockchain Strategy Team.
A Member of Government Blockchain Association (GBA), member Blockchain Group,
Africa Progress Group (APG), ISSAN, Fintech Association of Nigeria etc. I regularly feature
as a tech commentator and innovation subject matter expert on CNBC Africa, Channels
TV and BBC UK, to mention a few.
Twitter @mezie16.