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On August 01, 2025, 05:04 PM UTC, https://www.namecoin.org/ was accessible when tested on AS852 in Canada.

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DNS Queries

Resolver:
64:ff9b::cf51:9233
Query:
IN A www.namecoin.org
Engine:
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91.219.237.223
Query:
IN AAAA www.namecoin.org
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2a10:c800:0:9b00::

TCP Connections

Connection to 91.219.237.223:443 succeeded.
Connection to 2a10:c800:0:9b00:::443 succeeded.

HTTP Requests

URL
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Date:
Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:04:52 GMT
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<p><strong>Namecoin</strong> is an experimental open-source technology which improves decentralization, security, censorship resistance, privacy, and speed of certain components of the Internet infrastructure such as DNS and identities.</p>

<p>(For the technically minded, Namecoin is a key/value pair registration and transfer system based on the Bitcoin technology.)</p>

<p><em>Bitcoin frees money – Namecoin frees DNS, identities, and other technologies.</em></p>

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    <h2 id="what-can-namecoin-be-used-for">What can Namecoin be used for?</h2>

    <ul>
      <li>Protect free-speech rights online by making the web more resistant to censorship.</li>
      <li>Human-meaningful Tor .onion domains.</li>
      <li>Decentralized TLS (HTTPS) certificate validation, backed by blockchain consensus.</li>
      <li>Access websites using the .bit top-level domain.</li>
      <li>Attach identity information such as GPG and OTR keys and email, Bitcoin, and Bitmessage addresses to an identity of your choice.</li>
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    <h2 id="what-does-namecoin-do-under-the-hood">What does Namecoin do under the hood?</h2>

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      <li>Securely record and transfer arbitrary names (keys).</li>
      <li>Attach a value (data) to the names (up to 520 bytes).</li>
      <li>Transact the digital currency namecoins (NMC).</li>
      <li>Like bitcoins, Namecoin names are difficult to censor or seize.</li>
      <li>Lookups do not generate network traffic (improves privacy).</li>
    </ul>

    <p><strong>Namecoin</strong> was the first fork of <a href="https://bitcoin.org">Bitcoin</a> and still is one of the most innovative “altcoins”.  It was first to implement <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/273/how-does-merged-mining-work">merged mining</a> and a <a href="/dot-bit/">decentralized DNS</a>.  <strong>Namecoin</strong> was also the first solution to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zooko%27s_triangle">Zooko’s Triangle</a>, the long-standing problem of producing a naming system that is simultaneously secure, decentralized, and human-meaningful.</p>

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<h2 id="more-information">More Information</h2>

<ul>
  <li><a href="/dot-bit/">.bit DNS</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://nameid.org">Namecoin Identities</a></li>
</ul>

<h2 id="news">News</h2>

<p>(<a href="/feed.rss">RSS Feed</a>)</p>

<h3 id="improving-sockstrace-debugging-process-control-and-proxy-rules"><a href="/2025/07/25/sockstrace-improvements.html">Improving sockstrace: Debugging, Process Control, and Proxy Rules</a></h3>

<p><strong><a href="/2025/07/25/sockstrace-improvements.html">2025-07-25</a></strong> sockstrace just got a major update. Here’s a quick overview of the new features:</p>

<p><a href="/2025/07/25/sockstrace-improvements.html">Read more…</a></p>

<h3 id="namecoin-will-be-at-monerokon-5"><a href="/2025/06/15/monerokon-5.html">Namecoin will be at MoneroKon 5</a></h3>

<p><strong><a href="/2025/06/15/monerokon-5.html">2025-06-15</a></strong> We’re happy to announce that Namecoin will be giving a presentation at <a href="https://monerokon.org/">MoneroKon 5</a> in Prague, Czechia (June 20-22). Live streams are expected.</p>

<p><a href="/2025/06/15/monerokon-5.html">Read more…</a></p>

<h3 id="code-quality-improvements-in-ncp11"><a href="/2025/05/13/code-quality-improvements-in-ncp11.html">Code Quality Improvements in ncp11</a></h3>

<p><strong><a href="/2025/05/13/code-quality-improvements-in-ncp11.html">2025-05-13</a></strong> As you may recall, ncp11 is Namecoin’s PKCS#11 module that enables TLS to work for Namecoin domains with standard TLS clients that use NSS or GnuTLS. I’ve recently made several improvements to ncp11:</p>

<p><a href="/2025/05/13/code-quality-improvements-in-ncp11.html">Read more…</a></p>

<h3 id="occlumask-a-content-based-anonymity-leak-detector"><a href="/2025/05/11/occlumask-introduction.html">Occlumask: A Content-based Anonymity Leak Detector</a></h3>

<p><strong><a href="/2025/05/11/occlumask-introduction.html">2025-05-11</a></strong> A few weeks ago, we <a href="/2025/03/30/namecoin-tls-anonymity-research-funding-power-up-privacy-nlnet-ngi0-core.html">announced funding</a> from Power Up Privacy for a number of different projects. One of those projects being “Occlumask”. We will be giving some details about Occlumask, the motivations behind it, its methods, challenges, as well as the current status on research.</p>

<p><a href="/2025/05/11/occlumask-introduction.html">Read more…</a></p>

<h3 id="enhancing-proxy-leak-detection-with-sockstrace-from-ptrace-to-seccomp-notify"><a href="/2025/03/30/sockstrace-seccomp-notify.html">Enhancing Proxy Leak Detection with SocksTrace: From ptrace to seccomp notify</a></h3>

<p><strong><a href="/2025/03/30/sockstrace-seccomp-notify.html">2025-03-30</a></strong> Initially, SocksTrace relied on <code class="highlighter-rouge">ptrace</code> to trace connect syscalls. While <code class="highlighter-rouge">ptrace</code> works well for simple programs, it wasn’t practical for high-performance applications, especially browsers.</p>

<p><a href="/2025/03/30/sockstrace-seccomp-notify.html">Read more…</a></p>

<h3 id="namecoin-receives-tls-and-anonymity-research-funding-from-power-up-privacy-and-nlnet-foundations-ngi0-core-fund"><a href="/2025/03/30/namecoin-tls-anonymity-research-funding-power-up-privacy-nlnet-ngi0-core.html">Namecoin Receives TLS and Anonymity Research Funding from Power Up Privacy and NLnet Foundation’s NGI0 Core Fund</a></h3>

<p><strong><a href="/2025/03/30/namecoin-tls-anonymity-research-funding-power-up-privacy-nlnet-ngi0-core.html">2025-03-30</a></strong> We’re happy to announce that Namecoin is receiving three new grants:</p>

<p><a href="/2025/03/30/namecoin-tls-anonymity-research-funding-power-up-privacy-nlnet-ngi0-core.html">Read more…</a></p>

<h3 id="38c3-summary"><a href="/2025/03/30/38c3-summary.html">38C3 Summary</a></h3>

<p><strong><a href="/2025/03/30/38c3-summary.html">2025-03-30</a></strong> As was <a href="/2024/12/16/38c3-fosdem-2025.html">previously announced</a>, several developers represented Namecoin at <a href="https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/wiki/index.php/Main_Page">38C3</a> in Hamburg, Germany. You know the drill by now: we had a lot of conversations with other attendees, and we won’t be publicly disclosing the content of those conversations, because I want people to be able to talk to us at conferences without worrying that off-the-cuff comments will be broadcast to the public. That said, a practical result of one of those conversations should be getting its own announcement in the next day or two.</p>

<p><a href="/2025/03/30/38c3-summary.html">Read more…</a></p>

<h3 id="namecoin-will-be-at-38c3-and-fosdem-2025"><a href="/2024/12/16/38c3-fosdem-2025.html">Namecoin will be at 38C3 and FOSDEM 2025</a></h3>

<p><strong><a href="/2024/12/16/38c3-fosdem-2025.html">2024-12-16</a></strong> We’re happy to announce that at least three Namecoin developers will be at <a href="https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/wiki/index.php/Main_Page">38C3 (the 38th Chaos Communication Congress)</a> in Hamburg, December 27-30. Additionally, at least two Namecoin developers will be at <a href="https://www.fosdem.org/2025/">FOSDEM 2025</a> in Brussels, February 1-2.</p>

<p><a href="/2024/12/16/38c3-fosdem-2025.html">Read more…</a></p>

<h3 id="namecoin-core-280-released-updated"><a href="/2024/12/15/namecoin-core-28.0-released.html">Namecoin Core 28.0 Released (UPDATED)</a></h3>

<p><strong><a href="/2024/12/15/namecoin-core-28.0-released.html">2024-12-15</a></strong> Namecoin Core 28.0 has been released on the <a href="/download/#namecoin-core-client-stable-release">Downloads page</a>.</p>

<p><a href="/2024/12/15/namecoin-core-28.0-released.html">Read more…</a></p>

<h3 id="namecoins-sockstrace-receives-funding-from-nlnet-foundations-ngi0-core-fund"><a href="/2024/10/21/sockstrace-funding-nlnet-ngi0-core.html">Namecoin’s SocksTrace Receives Funding from NLnet Foundation’s NGI0 Core Fund</a></h3>

<p><strong><a href="/2024/10/21/sockstrace-funding-nlnet-ngi0-core.html">2024-10-21</a></strong> We’re happy to announce that Namecoin is <a href="https://nlnet.nl/news/2024/20241003-announcing-Core-call.html">receiving</a> additional funding from NLnet Foundation’s NGI0 Core (Next Generation Internet: Zero Core) Fund. If you’re unfamiliar with NLnet, you might want to read <a href="https://nlnet.nl/foundation/">about NLnet Foundation</a>, or just take a look at <a href="https://nlnet.nl/thema/index.html">the projects they’ve funded over the years</a> (you might see some familiar names).</p>

<p><a href="/2024/10/21/sockstrace-funding-nlnet-ngi0-core.html">Read more…</a></p>

<p><a href="/news/">Earlier news</a></p>

<p>For the latest news go to the <a href="https://forum.namecoin.org/">Namecoin forum</a> or check out <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Namecoin">r/Namecoin</a>.</p>

<p>Official anouncements will also be made on <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=236340.0">this BitcoinTalk thread</a>.</p>

<h2 id="donate">Donate</h2>
<p>Help keep us <strong>strong</strong>.  <a href="/donate/">You can donate to the Namecoin project here.</a></p>

<h2 id="participate">Participate</h2>
<p>With <strong>Namecoin</strong> you can make a difference.  We need your <strong>help to free information</strong>, especially in documentation, marketing, and <a href="https://github.com/namecoin/">coding</a>.  You are welcome at the <a href="https://forum.namecoin.org/">forum</a>.  There may be <a href="https://forum.namecoin.org/viewforum.php?f=18">bounties</a>, too.</p>

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