The Peregrine 1 spacecraft took off early Monday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying 20 payloads, including one called the “Bitcoin Genesis Plate.” Also included, a private key engraved on a 43 gram physical coin with a public vanity address — 1MoonBTCixFH3XTrWRCbMpK23o74nQrA1Q — is pitched as “the first-ever financial asset sent to the Moon.” A partnership between derivatives exchange BitMEX and launch firm Astrobotic, Bitcoin Magazine, and Oxcart Assembly, the bitcoin wallet is loaded with 1 bitcoin (BTC). Bitcoin could be seen launching higher in Monday trading at just above $45,000 as of 8:30 am ... (full story)