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Moving the DNS root to blockchain is one of the best use cases for blockchain [1] given the numerous stakeholders (name owners) and type of information required

Moving the DNS root to blockchain is one of the best use cases for blockchain [1] given the numerous stakeholders (name owners) and type of information required to be in consensus. This instantly serves to distribute DNS root queries, instantly scaling the root. [1] https://handshake.org/ https://handshake.org/

CharlesW 6y ago
If one of the best use cases for blockchain is "data about name owners" and "DNS information", the future of blockchain is bleaker than I'd imagined. Handshake isn't a super-persuasive example to cite, since it's backed by a minor altcoin that's primary use case (according to CoinDesk) is crypto day-trading.[1][2] [1] "Update (May 28, 20:11 UTC): The headline and body of this article have been edited to clarify there were reportedly $10 million worth of HNS trades on Namebase since the token launched, but* only a fraction of those users bought domain names." https://www.coindesk.com/handshake-domains-bring-in-10m-as-race-for-censorship-resistant-websites-heats-up https://www.coindesk.com/handshake-domains-bring-in-10m-as-r... [2] https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/05/31/news-not-craig-wrights-bitcoins-how-tether-flows-goldman-sachs-spurns-bitcoin-calibra-is-now-novi/ https://davidgerard.co.uk/blockchain/2020/05/31/news-not-cra...
- rasengan 6y ago
  That article likely didn't review the activity on chain [1]. [1] https://dns.live/ https://dns.live/