Blockstack
| Blockstack Logo | |
| Initial release | September 2015 |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 0.0.10 / March 9, 2016 |
| Development status | Active |
| Website | blockstack |
Blockstack is the first implementation of a decentralized DNS system on top of the Bitcoin blockchain.[1] It combines DNS functionality with public key infrastructure and is primarily meant to be used by new blockchain applications. Blockstack is being developed by a group of engineers and researchers coming from both industry and academia[2] and is released as open-source. Other systems like Namecoin have implemented decentralized DNS using blockchains earlier by using blockchains other than Bitcoin. Blockstack became operational on the Bitcoin blockchain in September 2015.[3] As of March 2016, Blockstack is the largest non-financial system using the Bitcoin blockchain by transaction volume.[4]
Projects using Blockstack
OpenBazaar
OpenBazaar uses Blockstack to provide a human-friendly name for stores.[5] It does this by mapping a Blockchain ID, (Blockstack name in the .id namespace) to the store's hashed address.
See also
References
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