Welcome to HackerNoon Company of the Week – a weekly series where we give the spotlight to an awesome tech company that is actively making its evergreen mark on the internet through great innovations and extreme resilience. All the data and information are taken from HackerNoon’s tech company database, where we rank S&P 500 companies and top startups.
This week, we introduce Spacecoin – a satellite telecommunications company, working on the world’s first decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) powered by blockchain. With values lie in Physical Decentralization, Borderless Accessibility, and Trust & Transparency, Spacecoin is set to provide a new standard for open, trustless global internet connectivity through the utilization of space infrastructures.
Meet Spacecoin: Fun Fact
Reach for the sky with Spacecoin—being the first Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) project to harness blockchain and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) communication satellites. Operating on a future-centric roadmap, Spacecoin in the past year has achieved impressive milestones, one of which was the launch of its first satellite, CTC-0 on SpaceX’s Bandwagon-2 rocket.
With a vision for the expansion of a personal satellite network in 2026, Spacecoin has been continuously increasing the density of the satellite network, aiming to make a big launch in Q4 2025, hoping to provide services to billions of people. Check out Spacecoin projects and sign up for their Launch List here!
Spacecoin <> HackerNoon Writing Contests
Marking the start of 2025, Spacecoin has teamed up with HackerNoon to launch the Spacecoin Writing Contest. This is a prime opportunity for writers, space enthusiasts, and decentralization advocates to share their visions on the future of the internet. With a total prize pool of 15,000 USDT spread across three rounds and rewards for up to 15 standout writers, participants are invited to explore topics like #decentralized-internet, #spacetech, #blockchain-use-cases, #spacecoin, #gluwa, and #creditcoin.
The Spacecoin Writing Contest will be hosted across 3 rounds from January to October 2025:
Round 1: January 7 – April 7, 2025
Round 2: April 8 – July 7, 2025
Round 3: July 8 – October 7, 2025
For more information, check out the Spacecoin Writing Contest announcement page!
That’s all for this one, folks. Until next time!
The HackerNoon Team.
