[announce] Namecoin - a distributed naming system based on Bitcoin - page 17.

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Quote from: BayAreaCoins on June 11, 2020, 10:21:46 PM

Also, I tried to email the email listed on https://www.namecoin.org/exchanges/ and it seemed my email bounced back:

<[email protected]>: connect to namecoin.org
Connection refused

We are going to do the Bronze deal unless it's like that fee every day. Tongue

Thanks for reporting that; we're looking into it. I'm guessing this is an accidental result of some infrastructure shuffling that we did recently.

Quote from: BayAreaCoins on June 11, 2020, 10:21:46 PM

Update: We have fixed the logo. Do you see any other links we should be including on: https://freebitcoins.com/xchange/asset/NMC

The Namecha.in explorer is currently broken, and attempts to contact its operator have been unsuccessful. At the moment probably the least bad explorer is https://www.namebrow.se/ , so maybe link to that explorer instead.

Describing the PoW as SHA256d is slightly imprecise; describing it as AuxPoW-SHA256d would probably be more precise.

You can add the total supply; it's the same as Bitcoin.

Those are the only changes I can think of right now.

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Quote from: biolizard89 on June 07, 2020, 04:14:41 AM

Quote from: BayAreaCoins on May 24, 2020, 01:13:04 AM

Our arena is live and ready to rock n roll: https://freebitcoins.com/xchange/market/BTC_NMC

As our XChange grows, this will give our "Swap" tool liquidity to work with. Swap allows users to do market orders on XChange without signing up for an account with us. It's a lot like Shapeshift used to be. Namecoin is listed here as well of course. https://freebitcoins.com/swap/

Both XChange and Swap have API's for people looking for automation or additional privacy (no javascript).

Gl and Hf. Hollar at me if y'all need me or have updates or have any questions.

Thanks!

Mind fixing your Namecoin logo? The logo you're using isn't Namecoin's. Correct logo is at https://github.com/namecoin/namecoin-graphics .

Ah, thank you very much. If you want to send me a Bitcoin address, I'll send you a tip.

Also, I tried to email the email listed on https://www.namecoin.org/exchanges/ and it seemed my email bounced back:

<[email protected]>: connect to namecoin.org
Connection refused

We are going to do the Bronze deal unless it's like that fee every day. Tongue

Update: We have fixed the logo. Do you see any other links we should be including on: https://freebitcoins.com/xchange/asset/NMC

If anyone talks to Bugpowder or sqwerty, please let them know we got NMC listed!

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Quote from: mishax1 on May 22, 2020, 03:35:13 AM

So Namecoin no longer being maintained by the original development team? since when?

To elaborate a bit on Daniel's post above: Namecoin's original dev "team" (if you could call it that) was one guy, Vincent Durham. (There were a bunch of pre-genesis researchers who contributed, e.g. Appamatto, Aaron Swartz, Dan Kaminsky, and Zooko Wilcox, but I wouldn't describe them as Namecoin developers.) Basically the same as Bitcoin's original dev "team" being Satoshi Nakamoto. Like Satoshi, Vince retired circa 2011, leaving the project in the hands of the community.

Daniel and I joined Namecoin development in 2013 IIRC. So there's been some continuity since 2013. That said, as with any free software project, new developers will sometimes join. Ahmed, Aerth, and Lola are examples of relatively recently (last few years) added developers. There's nothing wrong with this: any project that doesn't attract new developers from time to time is probably an unhealthy project.

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Quote from: BayAreaCoins on May 24, 2020, 01:13:04 AM

Our arena is live and ready to rock n roll: https://freebitcoins.com/xchange/market/BTC_NMC

As our XChange grows, this will give our "Swap" tool liquidity to work with. Swap allows users to do market orders on XChange without signing up for an account with us. It's a lot like Shapeshift used to be. Namecoin is listed here as well of course. https://freebitcoins.com/swap/

Both XChange and Swap have API's for people looking for automation or additional privacy (no javascript).

Gl and Hf. Hollar at me if y'all need me or have updates or have any questions.

Thanks!

Mind fixing your Namecoin logo? The logo you're using isn't Namecoin's. Correct logo is at https://github.com/namecoin/namecoin-graphics .

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Quote from: domob on May 25, 2020, 12:02:52 AM

Quote from: PatrickMacH on May 24, 2020, 07:30:14 PM

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

Interesting. Aside from publishing names through a (centralised) server on 611.to, is there any other features that 611 has over Namecoin? Because if that is all, then honestly it sounds like a cash grab to me - in Namecoin itself, everyone is free to just run something like 611.to on their own server if they want. No fork or permission required to do so. If you want a centralised server to resolve .bit, just go ahead and set one up.

Yeah, it's obviously a cash grab; there was apparently a massive premine. See https://forum.namecoin.org/viewtopic.php?p=16101#p16101 , h/t to erkan for surfacing that.

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Quote from: Bitbobb on November 26, 2017, 04:21:25 AM

Quote from: MarketMagic on November 24, 2017, 12:49:31 PM

@Bitbobb pm sent

Jeremy has sent a message that he cannot log into this site now that they put tor login protection on the forum.

He says that work can continue on the electrum wallet.

Bounty instructions for those interested will follow..

Thanks for delivering the message Bitbobb, much appreciated. Issue appears to be mostly fixed now, so I should be able to resume posting here (not going to make promises on frequency; see my posting history on Reddit/Twitter -- IRC remains the quickest way to get my attention).

Meanwhile, a status update: we released Electrum-NMC v3.3.10 today. Huge thanks to s7r from Tor for his excellent assistance. More info, including changelog, at https://www.namecoin.org/2020/06/07/electrum-nmc-v3.3.10-released.html .

Cheers!

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Quote from: PatrickMacH on May 24, 2020, 07:30:14 PM

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

Interesting. Aside from publishing names through a (centralised) server on 611.to, is there any other features that 611 has over Namecoin? Because if that is all, then honestly it sounds like a cash grab to me - in Namecoin itself, everyone is free to just run something like 611.to on their own server if they want. No fork or permission required to do so. If you want a centralised server to resolve .bit, just go ahead and set one up.

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Quote from: hornetsnest on March 21, 2020, 04:43:52 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.

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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

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Our arena is live and ready to rock n roll: https://freebitcoins.com/xchange/market/BTC_NMC

As our XChange grows, this will give our "Swap" tool liquidity to work with. Swap allows users to do market orders on XChange without signing up for an account with us. It's a lot like Shapeshift used to be. Namecoin is listed here as well of course. https://freebitcoins.com/swap/

Both XChange and Swap have API's for people looking for automation or additional privacy (no javascript).

Gl and Hf. Hollar at me if y'all need me or have updates or have any questions.

Thanks!

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Quote from: versprichnix on May 22, 2020, 02:30:26 AM

Quote from: BayAreaCoins on May 21, 2020, 10:15:49 PM

FreeBitcoins.com is syncing Namecoin right now and we intend on listing NMC on our "XChange".

We should be rocking and rolling by the end of the week I'd imagine... assuming she syncs decently!

*tips hat at domob*

Has FreeBitcoins.com disposable deposit addresses?

We have disposable accounts... I think that's safer than having multiple addresses linked to a single account.

If you'd like a new deposit address, just create a new account.

In the future we probably will add disposable accounts for people that more easily want to keep up with their altcoin history + have a little more blockchain privacy.

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Quote from: mishax1 on May 22, 2020, 03:35:13 AM

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Quote from: domob on May 10, 2020, 07:39:56 AM

Similar yes, except this is much older and fully decentralised (while at least .eth has a backdoor, I don't know much about .crypto).

Correction: The Namecoin blockchain is fully decentralized, the Namecoin project itself got hijacked by a guy called Jeremy Rand. Namecoin is his playground, and he thinks the community would have to guzzle what he dishes! Be aware of! See again this thread!

And PS: Everyone should know, that the Electrum-wallet is a light weight wallet without own database, so there are some Electrum server running which are providing the blockchain. So surely this is no longer a real decentralized peer-to-peer network. At the moment there's a server/client model you can call in the best case an hybrid solution! So congrats once again to “J.R.”, who provided "his" Electrum-wallet, leading away from the decentralized nature of the Namecoin-project!

So Namecoin no longer being maintained by the original development team? since when?

Namecoin is still being maintained by the same team and developed with the same direction and goals in mind as for the last couple of years.

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Quote from: domob on May 10, 2020, 07:39:56 AM

Similar yes, except this is much older and fully decentralised (while at least .eth has a backdoor, I don't know much about .crypto).

Correction: The Namecoin blockchain is fully decentralized, the Namecoin project itself got hijacked by a guy called Jeremy Rand. Namecoin is his playground, and he thinks the community would have to guzzle what he dishes! Be aware of! See again this thread!

And PS: Everyone should know, that the Electrum-wallet is a light weight wallet without own database, so there are some Electrum server running which are providing the blockchain. So surely this is no longer a real decentralized peer-to-peer network. At the moment there's a server/client model you can call in the best case an hybrid solution! So congrats once again to “J.R.”, who provided "his" Electrum-wallet, leading away from the decentralized nature of the Namecoin-project!

So Namecoin no longer being maintained by the original development team? since when?

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Quote from: BayAreaCoins on May 21, 2020, 10:15:49 PM

FreeBitcoins.com is syncing Namecoin right now and we intend on listing NMC on our "XChange".

We should be rocking and rolling by the end of the week I'd imagine... assuming she syncs decently!

*tips hat at domob*

Has FreeBitcoins.com disposable deposit addresses?

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FreeBitcoins.com is syncing Namecoin right now and we intend on listing NMC on our "XChange".

We should be rocking and rolling by the end of the week I'd imagine... assuming she syncs decently!

*tips hat at domob*

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Quote from: mafia on May 09, 2020, 05:06:32 PM

Would this be similar to .crypto and .eth TLD?

Similar yes, except this is much older and fully decentralised (while at least .eth has a backdoor, I don't know much about .crypto).

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Would this be similar to .crypto and .eth TLD?

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namecoin announced an updated version of Electrum NMC v3.3.9.1 which included some innovations and bug fixes https://www.namecoin.org/2020/04/17/electrum-nmc-v3.3.9.1-released.html

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and concentrate on being just a currency

Because we need another duplicate ? Its better every project recognises and works towards the utility they want to enable, if it already exists in Bitcoin then you are not likely to especially succeed when so many are already out there following the same tracks hoping the same thing. Theres a good graph that goes some way to explaining why BTC manages to continue on as the main blockchain despite the alternatives and I believe its related to security quite strongly, having the longest most established chain. Namecoin does have the years on its side at least so should be more credible then many.

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