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− | A distributed naming system based on Bitcoin technology.
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− | Namecoin uses a new blockchain, separate from the main Bitcoin chain.
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− | Mining currently cannot be performed for multiple blockchains however changes to the Namecoin software may make it possible that a bitcoin miner can simultaneously mine the Namecoins.
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− | The project was inspired by the bitdns discussion and recent failures of the DNS.
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− | The open source software was announced on April 18, 2011<ref>[http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=6017.0 Namecoin - a distributed naming system based on Bitcoin]</ref>.
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− | ==External Links==
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− | * [http://github.com/vinced/namecoin Namecoin project] on GitHub
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− | * [http://dot-bit.org dot-bit.org] project, focused on the domain registration aspect of Namecoin
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− | ==References==
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− | [[Category:Open Source]]
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