Catenaa, Saturday, February 07, 2026-Spacecoin, a low Earth orbit satellite operator, is partnering with blockchain firm Midnight Foundation to offer privacy-focused Internet and messaging services, aiming to counter censorship and surveillance worldwide.
The initiative builds on Spacecoin’s 2025 launch of three 3GPP-compatible satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with commercial operations expected this year across Africa and Southeast Asia.
Users will purchase network access using cryptocurrencies and smart contracts on the Creditcoin blockchain, reducing reliance on terrestrial infrastructure and traditional banking systems.
Midnight Foundation brings zero-knowledge proof technology to the project, allowing messages and transactions to be verified without exposing personal data or metadata.
The partnership will focus initially on private peer-to-peer messaging but plans to expand to confidential financial transactions, healthcare communications, anonymous commerce, and decentralized social media.
Executives say the goal is to embed privacy at the network level rather than treat it as an optional feature. Tae Oh, Spacecoin founder, emphasized that the same stack protecting messages can secure transactions, medical consultations, and other communications.
Fahmi Syed, Midnight president, highlighted that end-to-end privacy requires infrastructure designed to be unexploitable.
Interest in such solutions has grown amid global censorship and government surveillance. In recent years, regimes in Iran and Uganda have blocked social media and Internet access during political unrest, while U.S. authorities, including ICE, have faced scrutiny over digital surveillance practices.
Spacecoin and Midnight aim to provide users with private, censorship-resistant connectivity regardless of location or local infrastructure limitations.
The collaboration reflects increasing demand for infrastructure-level privacy solutions in a climate where online monitoring and restrictions are on the rise.
