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People want a permissionless (like bitcoin) name service, and they also don't want good names / trademarks to be squatted. However, between these two you can o
by Andrew_nenakhov 6y ago
People want a permissionless (like bitcoin) name service, and they also don't want good names / trademarks to be squatted.
However, between these two you can only pick one. You can't solve squatting problem without some kind of authority over issued names.
- Arathorn 6y agoSocial attestations are another solution to this, unless you count them as an authority over issued names. “If all my friends are convinced this person is called Bob, that’s good enough for me”. Doesn’t help with uniqueness though, but that’s what we have keys for.