Could Bitcoin still exist if the internet was shut down worldwide for a week?

[Royal Cap]

I don't think such a scenario will ever happen. If there is a third world war, that is a different matter. But even if the internet stops for a while, maybe the transactions on One Chain will stop.

But I think the Lightning Network will work. Because I heard that it works through satellites. And the thing about One Chain is that the day the internet comes back, everything will be fine again.

[Faisal2202]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

It would not come to a halt because the internet will not be turned off around the world as this is too impractical. But if we just imagine that it halts, and what will happen to Bitcoin, I think everything will stop as if you are running a node or mining, then you won't be able to perform those actions anymore.

Everything will pause, and when the internet is back on, everything will resume exactly from where it paused. Although there have been some steps made in this matter, you can learn more from here. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5545764.0 Although now there have been made around dozens of topics on this before hehe, I am not saying why you asked, but it just not adding any information, and even I don't get much from the member's reply.

[bullbandit9]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

Both cases would be fine though. Even if all the networks and satellites are down and the chain halted, it would just resume as soon as the internet was back. Where's the problem?

[bogdanb]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

Many people have made many comments, but it cann’t be said that it will actually stop completely. We all know that the main strength of bitcoin is its decentralized network. Even if there is no internet, Bitcoin transactions will continue using alternative communication media such as mesh networks or satellites. However, yes, it is natural that it will not be acceptable to everyone because its speed is a little slow, but the system is not like it will stop completely.

Rather then, these offline solutions show that bitcoin is a kind of resilient technology that can survive in various situations.

[Zigabel]

If the Internet shuts down for just a week, be rest assured Bitcoin will survive it and if it goes beyond that, I can't tell exactly but I believe possible solution will be formulated but it will take some time, it may not be immediately but it may happen just like we had with COVID 19 years back, it was a global epidemic without a cure as at the time of outburst but after awhile it got controlled and today it's not one which brings things  a halt again as before.

I think it's better to look at thr bright side of Bitcoin and the opportunities we can get with Bitcoin than focusing attention and energy of such presumptuous scenarios because literally the world has gradually grown pat that and it will only  be assertive to keeping your taughts in such a mind frame, it will be better to refocus on the good ahead.

[Knight Hider]

Miners keep mining. Longest chain wins after a week.

[Ivystar5]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

And who is shorting down the internet? you or me or them?

Because with some level of confidence I'm not sure it's even going to happen except the world id actually about to collapse, but it the world is still going to keep on moving then the internet is here to stay, all you just have to do is remove the mindset.
Bitcoin is going no where if it would, it would have been gone by now as much as the internet. I also looked at your first and second page in your profile, I screamed what the heck? Is this how you keep an account active ?

[bullbandit9]

If the Internet shuts down for just a week, be rest assured Bitcoin will survive it and if it goes beyond that, I can't tell exactly but I believe possible solution will be formulated but it will take some time, it may not be immediately but it may happen just like we had with COVID 19 years back, it was a global epidemic without a cure as at the time of outburst but after awhile it got controlled and today it's not one which brings things  a halt again as before.

There is nothing to formulate, the solution already exists and is a feature of the protocol.

Miners keep mining. Longest chain wins after a week.

There it is.

[Questat]

Bitcoin will always be there, but all transactions are suspended due to internet shutting down. Bitcoin will survive, but if this will be prolong, bitcoin might be put at risk then. No internet means no bitcoin transactions and promotions, and there’ll be no access to our bitcoin as well, and I don’t think bitcoiners will be able to manage this issue if this will be prolong and won’t get fixed as early as possible.

Bitcoin will continue to exist if this is just for a week. But this is highly impossible because a lot would be affected especially those jobs that are mainly operated by the internet.

[retreat]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

It would survive, because it was the internet that was shut down, not the Bitcoin architecture itself, so Bitcoin would remain there and would not be affected. However, all transactions would likely be pending, because broadcasting those transactions to the network requires the internet, and since the internet is unavailable, all transactions would be held until internet access is restored. But you know that a case like this would cause an uproar worldwide, because the internet is so crucial to modern life, and I think it wouldn't just be Bitcoin that would be affected, but all sectors globally.

[freedomgo]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

Having an internet shutdown is a threat to bitcoin, simply because bitcoin itself is operated by the internet. So if there’s no available internet connection, bitcoin transactions will never be possible, but bitcoin will never be lost, they’re always intact in our wallet as long as they remain untouched.

But I don’t think this will be allowed by majority to lost a connection for one week. Even just for a day, big companies will already complain for that, so I don’t see it possible to happen except if there are unexpected war or fire incidents that would shut down all internet connections.

[Mrbluntzy]

If I can remember very well, this similar question was asked a couple of months ago and as I read through the thread, there are good opinions that stated a good reason why this can not happen and it's not going to possible that internet connection will short down for a whole week in the world, do you even know how much money the internet providers are going to lose for that time frame of a week with internet? Bitcoin will still exist but this kind of thing can not happen.

[Botnake]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

Bitcoin won’t be threatened by just a week of internet shutdown. But exchanges will definitely be struggling on that since they will lost their possible income. However for bitcoin alone, it will continue to survive as long as the owner is safeguarding it well. But transactions will remain unseen, because without connection, there’ll be no possible buying and selling transaction that would describe the operation in bitcoin market.

[viljy]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

If such a scenario occurs, the bitcoin network may well split into separate segments operating on a regional scale. This scenario depends on the capacity of the miners and their location. Let's say all the transcontinental cables in the world have been damaged, then will satellite Internet be able to provide stable and fast connectivity for all miners? Whether forks will occur depends on the answer to this question.

If this happens, then, depending on various reasons, there may subsequently be a conflict of interest about which fork to consider as the real one. This could cause a drop in the price of any of these newly formed bitcoin forks. So a stable and fast and, most importantly, a single Internet is very important for the functioning of bitcoin.

[JeffBrad12]

If I can remember very well, this similar question was asked a couple of months ago and as I read through the thread, there are good opinions that stated a good reason why this can not happen and it's not going to possible that internet connection will short down for a whole week in the world, do you even know how much money the internet providers are going to lose for that time frame of a week with internet? Bitcoin will still exist but this kind of thing can not happen.

Even if the major players such as internet provider just shut down their internet out of the blue, people can reconnect again eventually using their own routes. Internet was created with decentralization in mind at the beginning, only know that major player dominates the space.
The only real scenario where it happens is when humanity gets wiped out by catastrophic event, no other scenario.

[Lucas*]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

The question was asked in a way like it was only Bitcoin which will be affected by internet shutting down. It is like Banks and stock markets will survive without huge losses.
Even if cables were cut, there is internet satellite for example that will take the lead so no worries.

[Sonia_123]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

Very likely that it will still exist. The internet shutting down won't completely erase the bitcoin network so, it will be stopped for a moment but will remain there.

That's why even if there will an internet interruption for a week. Transactions will be stuck and it will be back once again if any of those mesh networks or other solutions will make it back there to proceed.

Satellite technology is already there and it's not only Elon's starlink provides it.

Bitcoin will always be there either network or not , in as much as Bitcoin is still available it is not yet exhausted, it is the network that will only be affected not bitcoin, it just like when you cannot access it due to the nature of weather or your accessories goes bad and prevent you from getting through and when you are back Bitcoin is still there waiting for you. No internet, no bitcoin transaction but bitcoin exist

Bitcoin has already being programmed, so if network is not available whenever it comes up it's there, but remember that Bitcoin works only through network that is it only exist as in the bitcoin blockchain and needs network for you to be able to access your data.

[Ishicryptic]

If the internet were to shutdown for 1 week I think that our Bitcoin would not be the only worry that we will have especially when there was no notice and we didn't know before hand that it will be for only 1 week. I don't think that a few weeks of internet shutdown will be a problem for our Bitcoin on the Blockchain, at most it will be on standstill which means there will be no transactions, as soon as it is restored it will be business as usual. But I don't know what can happen if internet were to shutdown worldwide for months, it will be catastrophic, although I seriously doubt that a global shutdown is possible.

[mirakal]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

If there’s no internet, there’ll be no possible transactions made, but bitcoin will never stop from its existence. It will still be there, whether in our wallets or in centralized exchanges, but its function as a currency or investment will be temporarily shut down and will only be back once the internet is available again.

However, it will reduce its development towards global adoption if this losing of internet will be happening most of the time, and it will lessen the exposure of bitcoin towards its new investors and users in the crypto market.

[bitzizzix]

Would Bitcoin survive through offline solutions like mesh networks and satellites, or would it completely halt?

Given how much our lives depend on internet communication, if the global internet were to go down for a week, not only would Bitcoin be down or disconnected, but everything connected to the internet would be affected as well.
Bitcoin would only experience a temporary disruption, and during the internet outage, Bitcoin would not function because the blockchain ledger would be unable to record transfers. However, once the internet is back online, everything would return to normal, including Bitcoin. The network would resume synchronization and new blocks would be added to it, and it would function as usual. So, there's nothing to worry about if it's only temporary.