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Are those free and first come first served? If I forget the key, is the TLD lost forever?
by janci 7y ago
Are those free and first come first served? If I forget the key, is the TLD lost forever?
- rasengan 7y agoThis service is a POC for accountless web and dns hosting using only signed messages for name and ownership verification. To get a Handshake TLD, you will need to buy one on the handshake blockchain [1]. If you lose your key, unfortunately, you will be out of luck - same as bitcoin. Luckily, there are great services like Namebase [2] that can manage this for you. [1] https://handshake.org https://handshake.org [2] https://namebase.io https://namebase.io
- tasuki 7y ago> Are those free and first come first served? No. There's a Vickrey auction for the name. The amount paid is burned. > If I forget the key, is the TLD lost forever? No. If the owner doesn't extend after two years I think, the name is put back up for auction.
- thinkmassive 7y agoUnder "How long are my names good for?" at the FAQ[1]: Handshake names are registered for one year at a time. Names can be renewed annually by paying a standard network fee. 1: https://handshake.org/faq/ https://handshake.org/faq/