Quote from: Trade Runner on March 21, 2020, 12:09:34 PM

Quote from: hornetsnest on March 21, 2020, 09:43:52 AM

Namecoin should dump all that .bit shyte and concentrate on being just a currency like the bitcorn

As the term “Namecoin” suggests, the primary purpose of the blockchain is to register/resolve domain names and identities. By the way: If we won't get the .bit TDL finally established and widely accepted, then the whole project might come to an end at the latest when someone comes up with the idea to register the .bit TDL in the regular ICANN namespace, with about 200,000 USD you are in! These are peanuts for interested investors! At the moment the .bit TDL is only a pseudo top level domain and just tolerated, but without any legal protection! Just as warning to the nerd “J.R.” squatting on namecoin.org claiming to be the incarnation and “owner” of the Namecoin project! The original creator and developers of Namecoin have left the sinking ship already years ago, so it's finally time to get a new crew before it's too late!

For sure, we all would love to see ICANN donating the .bit TLD to the Namecoin project, but for this to happen, Namecoin needs to meet the legal requirements of ICANN first, which is conflicting to the aim of the project.

The developers of Namecoin have always been actively promoting the principles of this project, so don't blame them for the fact that .bit TLD has not established, yet.

There has never been public pressure on ICANN to support this project for the sake of free speech. That's not the fault of the Namecoin developers.

Sidenote:

Since 2015 there is a fork of Namecoin because the .bit TLD was never established: SixElevenCoin

Since that date, blockchain registered domain name objects of 611coin are published using the anonymous SLD .611.to.

611coin is an accepted #cryptocurrency #blockchain domain namespace. The SLD .611.to is listed in the Public Suffix List which is used by major Browser and SSL authorities.

And like Namecoin, 611coin is an Open Source project: GitHub 611project