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Why isn't Blockchain tech used to solve the problem of domain name resolution? Why aren't these solutions getting any traction? Tokens would serve as a built-in
by jongjong 3y ago
Why isn't Blockchain tech used to solve the problem of domain name resolution? Why aren't these solutions getting any traction? Tokens would serve as a built-in payment system for purchasing domain names and also as a spam prevention mechanism, it's decentralized and therefore wouldn't rely on any centralized authority, the incentives for running nodes would be built in... They are highly replicated and can replicate without limit which means it would be able to scale to support unlimited reads (which is what matters most when it comes to a DNS system). It would be distributed geographically and therefore could provide the fastest lookup times possible as you could run your own node to get the lowest lookups for existing domains... Also, ownership of domains would be cryptographically secured. WTF is this not getting any traction? Why aren't browser makers adopting this or enabling Blockchain-based domain lookups by default? There are solutions like Unlimited domains but they're not actually being rolled out...
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- jongjong 3y agoI forgot the mention the most relevant aspect; that because you could run a node on-premises which syncs up with all the latest domains, may not even need encryption... But if you didn't want to run your node on-premises, you could have an encrypted tunnel to someone (or a company) which does.