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What is Namecoin
Namecoin is a peer-to-peer generic name/value datastore system based on Bitcoin technology (a decentralized cryptocurrency). It allows you to:
- Securely register and transfer arbitrary names, no possible censorship!
- Attach values to the names (up to 1023 bytes)
- Trade and transact namecoins, the digital currency NMC.
There are plenty of possible use cases. Read more about Namecoin.
What is Dot-BIT
Dot-BIT, the first project using namecoin, is building a domain name system (DNS) using the .bit TLD. Our goal is to spread .bit domains by providing resources and tools to the community, from developers to end users.
Project News
- May 2, 2013 - New DNS server AWS permanent hosting by jaysee.net : 54.235.73.82
- April 5, 2013 - exchange.bitparking.com shutting down.[1]
- November 27, 2012 - New Registrar by GetBit: http://getbit.eu
- November 3, 2012 - New DNS server by bitmaster: 95.211.195.245 / 2001:1af8:4020:a037:1::1000
- Sep 25, 2012 - Namecoin v3.50 win32 : New Windows build released
- Sep 9, 2012 - New DNS server by DnsGuy : 176.58.118.172
- Sep 5, 2012 - New DNS server by DnsGuy : 106.187.47.17
- July 28, 2012 - New DNS server by Inductive Soul : 69.194.226.23
- June 12, 2012 - New twitter account for Namecoin
- June 8, 2012 - New DNS server by Jamyn : 108.174.61.249
- May 27, 2012 - NamecoinToBind v3.0
- May 26, 2012 - Namecoin v3.50 : faster & better
- March 26, 2012 - We passed 55000 domains!
- March 18, 2012 - New DNS server by zib : 194.71.109.237
- January 26, 2012 - New DNS server by chmod755 : 216.231.140.69
- January 25, 2012 - Release 0.3.24.66 : fix dust spam
- December 27, 2011 - The dotBit project reached 10000 domain names !
- December 20, 2011 - Java based GUI for Namecoin called NamecoinJ released!
- December 07, 2011 - First search engine for dotBIT domains !
- November 19, 2011 - More than 5000 domains registered !
- November 17, 2011 - New namecoin faucet : faucet.yepcorp.com
- November 09, 2011 - 4000 valid domains names reached !
- November 08, 2011 - Google+ Namecoin page
- November 07, 2011 - Namecoin Bundle : namecoin + proxy for firefox, IE & chrome
- October 25, 2011 - 3000 valid domains names reached !
- October 19, 2011 - NamecoinToBind v2.0 : added new spec support
- October 17, 2011 - Security release, upgrade to 0.3.24.64.
- October 8, 2011 09:40:29 UTC - Merged Mining now active.
- September 26, 2011 - Official namecoin tree created on github[2]
- September 19, 2011 - Release of the NamecoinToBind php script
- September 18, 2011 - Version 0.3.24.63 released[3] for testing. This version includes a fix for the time warp/zeitgeist attack[4]
- September 15, 2011 - Threatened 51% attack called off. Work continues on client upgrades. Merged mining still on for block 19200. Bug fix for time warp/zeitgeist[5][6] attacks is in discussion.
- September 14, 2011 - Updated client software is currently being prepared (with blockchain lockins). Expect to upgrade your clients in the near future, possibly multiple times. Latest development version is 3.24.62[7]. Stay tuned for more info.
- September 11, 2011 - A miner has threatened a 51% attack on the namecoin blockchain, claiming the attack will begin at block 19101.[8][9][10]
- September 2011 - Merged Mining to start at block 19200.[11] Please plan to upgrade your clients before then. This is a mandatory upgrade as the validation rules have changed!
- August 2011 - MasterPool.eu[12] is first pool to announce adoption of Merged Mining. Trials on testnet running.[13]
- Jul 15, 2011 - Merged Mining between Namecoin and Bitcoin proposed
- Jul 4, 2011 - 2000 domains reserved
- Jun 7, 2011 - 1500 domains reserved
- May 28, 2011 - Domain cost calculator available
- May 18, 2011 - 500 domains reserved
- May 4, 2011 - First version of this wiki, new release of namecoin
- April 29, 2011 - First .bit DNS server
- April 23, 2011 - First tweet @namecoin (by community member Sgornick)
- April 18, 2011 - First version of namecoin
Project Status
- Status : usable, beta
- Number of public DNS servers : 7
- Number of domains : 76439
- Current block : 112638
Getting started
Download
Version 3.50.00 :
- Linux 32bits by Khal
- Linux 64bits by Khal
Version 3.24.63 :
Source
Ways To Help
- Donate to support the project
- Test softwares and make reports
- Help people on IRC and on the forum
- Start translating the wiki
- Speak about namecoin to your friends
Development
- mailing list : namecoin-dev (archives)
- Project direction
- Project Roadmap
- Namecoin in the news
Draft Proposals
- Name Exchange - Draft for built-in name exchange
- Namecoin WUI - Draft for a Web User Interface (WUI)
- Voicedotbit - namecoind controller GUI
- Namecoin Wikipedia article - Draft for a Namecoin article according to Wikipedia guidelines
Namespaces
| Application | Title | Status | Namespace |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain Names | .bit TLD | Active | d |
| Domain Names | non-resolvable Domain data | Draf | dd or s |
| Messaging System | Send messages between namecoin users | Draft | m |
| Personal Namespace | GPG, SSL, identities, etc | Draft | p |
| Alias System | To map a name to a bitcoin/namecoin/else address | Draft | a |
| Identity System | Manage a public online identity (bitcoin/namecoin/email/etc) | Draft | id |
| Tor | .tor TLD for onion websites | Draft | tor |
| I2P | .i2p TLD for I2P websites | Draft | - |
| Unused | - | Withdrawn | - |
Project tasks
| Complete | Name | Summary | Updated |
| 90% | Namecoin | Software for the decentralized domain name system | 2011-11-02 |
| 10% | Namecoin GUI | GUI to manage domain names | 2011-11-20 |
| 70% | DNS Tools | Tools to build your own DNS server with .bit domains | 2012-03-07 |
| 70% | Easy browsing | Easy end user tools to browse .bit domains | 2012-03-07 |
