FreeSpeechMe: The new Anti-Censorship and Secure Domain Resolving Namecoin-Based Plug-in
Namecoin is a Bitcoin derivative that allows you to register names and data into a public blockchain. It bypasses going through central agencies that can take down your websites by removing the DNS entry. Namecoin isn't one of these dozens of "me too!" cryptocurrencies popping up each day. In fact, Namecoin is barely even used as a currency, althought....
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Namecoins are making a niche for themselves on the Internet with the .bit Top Level Domains. At the time of writing, there are more than thousands of registered .bit addresses. However, to use a Namecoin powered .bit domain name, one needs to be a Namecoin wallet holder. Also, currently only a few browser extensions/plugins, which you could get from FreeSpeechMe.org or sites like dotbit.me, can be used to access the .bit domain sites right from your default browser like Chrome or Firefox. The Internet of the Common people is different from that of the Internet of the technologically....
Namecoin, the basis of a decentralised domain name system (DNS), has been found to have a fundamental flaw which allows any .bit domain to be taken over ... by anyone. There are over 103,000 .bit domains, and while evidence suggests none of them have been maliciously taken over, the protocol that governs those domains cannot be trusted until fixed. While Namecoin was a coin that could be traded like any other cryptocurrency, it had a much nobler function in life than being a mere commodity to trade and spend. The raison d'etre of Namecoin was to provide a decentralised and....
GetDotBit.com is a domain name platform for registering .bit (dot-bit) URLs that recently launched. Users can now register a domain name for free. Additional names cost one dollar each. Domain names registered on GetDotBit.com are 10 times less expensive than their traditional counterparts. Domain names typically cost $10 yearly through GoDaddy.com or similar services. The more important benefit provided by GetDotBit domain names, however, is the control provided by a decentralized, open-source information registration and transfer system. GetDotBit domain names are powered by Namecoin, a....
One digital currency that you might not have heard of is Namecoin. It is based on exactly the same code as Bitcoin. In fact, the two currencies are almost identical. However, in the same way that Bitcoin is a decentralised currency that cannot be shut down. Namecoin is the basis for a decentralised domain name system (DNS), i.e. web URLs, which could put a stop to Internet censorship. What is the DNS system? While we're all used to typing text addresses into our browser and email programs, such as coindesk.com, the Internet doesn't run on text. The Internet actually works on numerical....
Journalists, artists, and the purveyors of other potentially controversial material have reason to be wary that their content may be taken down and censored, even more so as some of the top United States journalists warn that Donald Trump’s administration could have a chilling effect on journalistic freedom. Online domains that are registered with DNS (Domain Name System) are registered under centralized control and are ultimately able to be taken down, meaning that a website can be essentially censored at whim by a sufficiently controlling government. NameCoin set out to solve this....