Can Bitcoin survive without the internet?

Bitcoin's network of 16000+ global nodes creates redundancy beyond any single point of failure. If internet fails in some regions, unaffected nodes maintain blockchain's integrity elsewhere.

Alternative Transmission Methods Blockstream satellites already broadcast blockchain data globally, allowing transactions without internet connectivity.

Physical Key Storage Bitcoin users can preserve wealth offline through physical storage of private keys

Advantages  Unlike gold's impractical weight or fiat currency's dependence on stable institutions, Bitcoin's digital scarcity & portability offer distinct advantages in crisis scenarios.

Post-Outage Recovery   It's open-source protocol enables rapid network reconstruction after connectivity returns. Preserved blockchain data allows nodes to resynchronise