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Would there a use case for decentralizing DNS into blockchain, or for creating an alternative?

• cwkoss 10y ago
  This is one of the goals of Namecoin, but I'm not sure how successful they've been so far.
• deleted 10y ago
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• duaneb 10y ago
  For some reasons to use DNS (e.g. service discovery) the latency associated with a blockchain would be prohibitive. Generally, I think it's an excellent application.
• falcolas 10y ago
  I think the problem with the blockchain is that it is relatively immutable, while the internet is anything but. Also, the cost for making a Namecoin change is inexpensive now, but if it were to take over full operations for even one TLD, that would not remain the case.