Can bitcoin survive without the Internet?

[Rakitich]

People CANT survive without internet.

[Stockhome]

No.. Of course not. Bitcoin was made thru internet and it needs internet to live.

[RodeoX]

I doubt it. Although there are other ways of transmitting transactions and there are ways to build new networks, I think losing the Internet would destroy almost all the utility of bitcoin.

[RickDick]

If the internet suddenly stopped working, I'd think you'd have much bigger problems.....

[bababooey]

Look at what is going on in Hong Kong - people have been using "meshnets" to communicate. Meshnets have been used in past uprisings as well. I expect their use to widen.

Eventually, everyone almost everywhere will be able to access a network without the need for an ISP.

[lucky88888]

bitcoin will live. we will adapt by creating true decentralized internet by using radio waves or mesh networks, like wifi/bluetooth/radio connecting to the nearest one and bounces off further to another nearest one until it reaches world wide. then no one can shutdown internet.

but we are just the beginning. the longer we stay the better our chances.

[Seketsuna]

People CANT survive without internet.

I'm wondering how did my ancestors survived in the past without internet?

[awesome31312]

I love how everyone is so much in denial that Bitcoin can be killed off by turning off the Wifi

[Erdogan]

People CANT survive without internet.

I'm wondering how did my ancestors survived in the past without internet?

If you don't limit the technology to internet, but instead regard all technology, the answer is they did survive, but in far smaller numbers. (And maybe we have better lives, but we really don't know that).

[Erdogan]

I love how everyone is so much in denial that Bitcoin can be killed off by turning off the Wifi

I feel safe as long as my 25 Mb/s symmetrical 2 ms roundtrip link to the ISP ticks.

[malaimult]

the internet will be around forever, if anything it will only keep evolving and becoming more advanced and robust. Much like the internet, I think bitcoin will too become more and more advanced and more widely used in the future.

[cutesakura]

bitcoin is kind cryptocurrency, where the transactions should be done using an internet connection, without an internet connection, transaction impossible can be done, if there is electrical termination, you must have a large power generator, for the purposes of backing up a very large power ... 

[pitham1]

It is kind of tough to think of a world without internet.
Hope it is the same with bitcoin too in some time. 

[standalone13]

I think this question is just pointless lol

[money420weed]

People CANT survive without internet.

I'm wondering how did my ancestors survived in the past without internet?

The economy was much less efficient and people had a much lower standard of living. Rakitich's statement is somewhat true as we rely very heavily on the internet for several essential services (like health care and transportation).

To answer the OP's question, yes Bitcoin has survive without the internet, but only if the internet is replaced by some other technology that allows for quick communication around the world in mass

[DinaErfan]

Hello ,

I don t think bitcoin can survive without the internet .

[awesome31312]

I love how everyone is so much in denial that Bitcoin can be killed off by turning off the Wifi

I feel safe as long as my 25 Mb/s symmetrical 2 ms roundtrip link to the ISP ticks.

And if your ISP was shut down?

[An amorous cow-herder]

People CANT survive without internet.

I'm wondering how did my ancestors survived in the past without internet?

The economy was much less efficient and people had a much lower standard of living.

Bullshit.
For a lot of essential functions the internet only saves a meager amount.
I have already dealt with institutions that that calculate with "ok, and what happens when a tank blows up an office?" type of events. Internet is a "nice to have" to save a couple of expenses, but its very far from being essential.

[nexus99]

Bitcoin can not survive without the internet.

[Eisenhower34]

People CANT survive without internet.

I'm wondering how did my ancestors survived in the past without internet?

The economy was much less efficient and people had a much lower standard of living.

Bullshit.
For a lot of essential functions the internet only saves a meager amount.
I have already dealt with institutions that that calculate with "ok, and what happens when a tank blows up an office?" type of events. Internet is a "nice to have" to save a couple of expenses, but its very far from being essential.

The internet does a lot for the economy and for the average consumer then most people realize. Even if someone never uses a computer or a smart phone to access the internet they still benefit greatly from it. For example the internet (and corporate networks) allow for companies to manage their resources to get their goods to their various points of sale, it allows merchants to check instantly if a credit card transaction will be approved, it allows banks to check instantly if a customer has sufficient balance available to cash a check, it allows merchants to manage their prices based on demand.....the list continues.