Maybe this would be a good idea once we have a distributed DNS system.
Topic: A Bitcoin Address "DNS" (Read 2205 times)
Do you really want the government secretly ordering your Bitcoin address DNS record to be changed to an address they control?
Maybe this would be a good idea once we have a distributed DNS system.
Maybe this would be a good idea once we have a distributed DNS system.
This is not a new idea.
Sure not.Quote
One could put a bitcoin address inside a TXT record, for example.
That's correct, but NAPTRs are built to map all sorts of address information.Cheers,
This is not a new idea.
One could put a bitcoin address inside a TXT record, for example.
One could put a bitcoin address inside a TXT record, for example.
That's easy for the individual user (e.g., plankhead), but where do I find plankhead's address?
Cheers,
You ask him. Cheers,
This is a very good idea.
More easily, you could always put your address on your profile page at your social network of choice.
That's easy for the individual user (e.g., plankhead), but where do I find plankhead's address?Cheers,
More easily, you could always put your address on your profile page at your social network of choice.
So, if I go by "plankhead" all over the internet, I can be listed as plankhead on BitcoinAddress.com
You could even use real DNS with NAPTR records with e.g. the nickname or the email address as the ‘key’. Let's say we have nickname plankhead and the email address [email protected]:Code:
$ dig naptr plankhead.bitcoinaddress.com +short
10 100 "u" "E2U+bitcoin" "!^(.*)$!bitcoin://1tmOThuWMaTJfpA1YAFo1wEf3f6F11N1g7!" .
10 100 "u" "E2U+email" "!^.*$!mailto:[email protected]!" .
$ dig naptr plankhead.example.com.bitcoinaddress.com +short
10 100 "u" "E2U+bitcoin" "!^(.*)$!bitcoin://1tmOThuWMaTJfpA1YAFo1wEf3f6F11N1g7!" .
10 100 "u" "E2U+email" "!^.*$!mailto:[email protected]!" .
$
This is similar to how you look up E164 ENUMs for use with VoIP, and you could store all sorts of information in separate NAPTR records for each entry.
Cheers,
This way, people could potentially prA int on their business card...
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 646-555-4321
Bitcoin: plankhead
Wouldn't it work better to link the bitcoin address to their email address rather than needing to use a nickname? Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 646-555-4321
Bitcoin: plankhead
I prefer
btc://sumchancer.com/youraccount
send me money.
oh wait...
btc://sumchancer.com/youraccount
send me money.
oh wait...
A Bitcoin Address "DNS"
A friend who's brand new to Bitcoin handed me a tiny piece of paper yesterday. He said, "Here's my Bitcoin address." It contained his Bitcoin address in about 6 point type, printed on paper.
I smiled and handed it back to him. Obviously, he hadn't TIT, as I always say (Think It Through.... or Thought It Through).
A Better Idea for BitcoinAddress.com
I thought of this idea just now...
Adding a shorthand nickname to the BitcoinAddress.com directory.... and it be sorted by that.
So, if I go by "plankhead" all over the internet, I can be listed as plankhead on BitcoinAddress.com
This way, people could potentially prA int on their business card...
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 646-555-4321
Bitcoin: plankhead
By default, I would give people (1) their top level domain - like eff or epicchange - or (2) their bitcoin forum handle - brucewagner
Not sure how I'll handle other requests. Perhaps a registration fee that goes entirely to the Bitcoin Foundation, to be used for Bitcoin promotion, advertising, and evangelizing.
A friend who's brand new to Bitcoin handed me a tiny piece of paper yesterday. He said, "Here's my Bitcoin address." It contained his Bitcoin address in about 6 point type, printed on paper.
I smiled and handed it back to him. Obviously, he hadn't TIT, as I always say (Think It Through.... or Thought It Through).
A Better Idea for BitcoinAddress.com
I thought of this idea just now...
Adding a shorthand nickname to the BitcoinAddress.com directory.... and it be sorted by that.
So, if I go by "plankhead" all over the internet, I can be listed as plankhead on BitcoinAddress.com
This way, people could potentially prA int on their business card...
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 646-555-4321
Bitcoin: plankhead
By default, I would give people (1) their top level domain - like eff or epicchange - or (2) their bitcoin forum handle - brucewagner
Not sure how I'll handle other requests. Perhaps a registration fee that goes entirely to the Bitcoin Foundation, to be used for Bitcoin promotion, advertising, and evangelizing.
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