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One of the first uses of blockchain technology for a non-financial application was an alternative domain name registration system called Namecoin, started back
by eric_bullington 12y ago
One of the first uses of blockchain technology for a non-financial application was an alternative domain name registration system called Namecoin, started back in 2010 and still active.
Granted, that was an alternative domain name system, not an ICANN extension like this one. And it used a separate blockchain and coin (Namecoin), not the Bitcoin blockchain, which may be what you were referring to.
Nonetheless, I feel compelled to mention Namecoin in any discussion about the history of blockchain technology and DNS. (incidentally, Namecoin was also the first altcoin)
- ryan-c 12y agoThis thing runs on Namecoin, though that is buried in the documentation.
- eric_bullington 12y agoAh, you're right. I thought they had moved to the Bitcoin blockchain. But that's a whole can of worms, so it's probably best they stay on Namecoin. Bar the big incident last year (which it did recover from), Namecoin has been pretty stable.
- wcummings 12y agoBuried on the front page
- ryan-c 12y agoWasn't mentioned at all when my previous comment was posted.