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Just like you can use my nameserver instead of cloudflare or google. The question is, do you trust me? I think the problem people are calling out is that the s

by dcow 4y ago

Just like you can use my nameserver instead of cloudflare or google. The question is, do you trust me? I think the problem people are calling out is that the system’s web2 bridge heavily depends on a centralized trust point. It’s not damning but you have to admit it’s somewhat comical.

bonestamp2 4y ago
It might be funny to outsiders, but it's a well discussed topic in the web 3 community so it's no surprise to them -- it is something that they are constantly warning about and trying to find ways around. The funny part to me is that they used godaddy as their domain registry... like were they not around for all the godaddy bullshit over the past two decades?
- dcow 4y ago
  Yes I understand people are not oblivious. It is funny how easily people trust but how little they verify.
- Hamuko 4y ago
  >The funny part to me is that they used godaddy as their domain registry... like were they not around for all the godaddy bullshit over the past two decades? This problem was caused by the domain owner being in prison for helping North Korea evade sanctions. Perhaps some of these people do not have the greatest of judgement?
- miohtama 4y ago
  As far as I know, eth.link had never any official status (I could be wrong). Users have been adviced to use alternative web fronts for some time now. What eth.link did or did not do was Virgil's side project.
zeroclip 4y ago
> system’s web2 bridge heavily depends on a centralized trust point Yes, this is how it works. If you use DNS to access blockchain data you are routing through a centralized point that might fail like in the OP. But the blockchain and ENS is unaffected, still as decentralized as ever, and anybody can query it’s data or build new providers on top of it. That’s how eth.limo, Infura, and others are able to provide infrastructure even when eth.link is down.

by dcow 4y ago

bonestamp2 4y ago

It might be funny to outsiders, but it's a well discussed topic in the web 3 community so it's no surprise to them -- it is something that they are constantly warning about and trying to find ways around. The funny part to me is that they used godaddy as their domain registry... like were they not around for all the godaddy bullshit over the past two decades?

dcow 4y ago
Yes I understand people are not oblivious. It is funny how easily people trust but how little they verify.
Hamuko 4y ago
>The funny part to me is that they used godaddy as their domain registry... like were they not around for all the godaddy bullshit over the past two decades? This problem was caused by the domain owner being in prison for helping North Korea evade sanctions. Perhaps some of these people do not have the greatest of judgement?
miohtama 4y ago
As far as I know, eth.link had never any official status (I could be wrong). Users have been adviced to use alternative web fronts for some time now. What eth.link did or did not do was Virgil's side project.

zeroclip 4y ago

> system’s web2 bridge heavily depends on a centralized trust point Yes, this is how it works. If you use DNS to access blockchain data you are routing through a centralized point that might fail like in the OP. But the blockchain and ENS is unaffected, still as decentralized as ever, and anybody can query it’s data or build new providers on top of it. That’s how eth.limo, Infura, and others are able to provide infrastructure even when eth.link is down.