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From: Lucas Clemente Vella <lvella@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2017 01:15:00 -0200
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Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] A DNS-like decentralized mapping for wallet
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The original altcoin, Namecoin, aimed a building a bitcoin-like, blockchain
based decentralized DNS system. Unfortunately it didn't catch, but it would
be the most logical choice for the name registry database.

2017-11-30 20:20 GMT-02:00 mandar mulherkar via bitcoin-dev <
bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>:

> Hello,
>
> I am new, so apologies if this has been asked before.
>
> Here are a few questions to start with -
>
> 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?
>
> 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.
>
> Please let me know where I can research this more - if there already is
> literature about this somewhere.
>
> thanks!
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">The original altcoin, Namecoin, aimed a building a bitcoin=
-like, blockchain based decentralized DNS system. Unfortunately it didn&#39=
;t catch, but it would be the most logical choice for the name registry dat=
abase.<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2=
017-11-30 20:20 GMT-02:00 mandar mulherkar via bitcoin-dev <span dir=3D"ltr=
">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_b=
lank">bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt;</span>:<br><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid=
;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello,=C2=A0</div><div><br></div>I am new, so ap=
ologies if this has been asked before.<div><br><div>Here are a few question=
s to start with -=C2=A0</div><div><br><div>I was wondering in terms of mass=
 adoption, instead of long wallet addresses, maybe there should be a DNS-li=
ke decentralized mapping service to provide a user@crypto address?</div></d=
iv></div><div><br></div><div>This address translation can happen with confi=
rmations from the network. So instead of providing a long string, or a QR c=
ode that needs an app, you simply type in a human readable address, and the=
 wallet software converts it to a wallet address.</div><div><br></div><div>=
Please let me know where I can research this more - if there already is lit=
erature about this somewhere.</div><div><br></div><div>thanks!</div><div><b=
r></div></div></div></div></div>
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