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Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 16:00:26 -0800
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To: mandar mulherkar <mandar.mulherkar@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] A DNS-like decentralized mapping for wallet
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Check out Blockstack, they're doing something like that.

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> On Nov 30, 2017, at 2:20 PM, mandar mulherkar via bitcoin-dev =
<bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org =
<mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>> wrote:
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> Hello,
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> I am new, so apologies if this has been asked before.
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> Here are a few questions to start with -
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> I was wondering in terms of mass adoption, instead of long wallet =
addresses, maybe there should be a DNS-like decentralized mapping =
service to provide a user@crypto address?
>=20
> This address translation can happen with confirmations from the =
network. So instead of providing a long string, or a QR code that needs =
an app, you simply type in a human readable address, and the wallet =
software converts it to a wallet address.
>=20
> Please let me know where I can research this more - if there already =
is literature about this somewhere.
>=20
> thanks!
>=20
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<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Nov 30, 2017, at 2:20 PM, mandar mulherkar via bitcoin-dev =
&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" =
class=3D"">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><div class=3D"">Hello,&nbsp;</div><div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div>I am new, so apologies if this has been =
asked before.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">Here are a =
few questions to start with -&nbsp;</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">I was wondering in terms of mass adoption, =
instead of long wallet addresses, maybe there should be a DNS-like =
decentralized mapping service to provide a user@crypto =
address?</div></div></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">This address translation can happen with confirmations from =
the network. So instead of providing a long string, or a QR code that =
needs an app, you simply type in a human readable address, and the =
wallet software converts it to a wallet address.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">Please let me know where I can research =
this more - if there already is literature about this =
somewhere.</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div =
class=3D"">thanks!</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""></div></div></div></div></div>
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