Topic: New (old) coin found! Namecoin NMC

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FROM: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=236375.0;all

Namecoin Wallet (QT) with integrated Name Registration v3.72

Registering a name will automatically firstupdate after 12 blocks (or when you next open the client) - when you submit a new name, you do not own it until a successful firstupdate

Source BETA:
https://github.com/namecoin-qt/namecoin-qt

Binaries (lion+, windows)
http://www.mediafire.com/folder/3aa8ukj7v6m5d/Namecoin-qt

http://namecoin.info/

What is Namecoin?

Namecoin is an open source decentralized key/value registration and transfer system based on Bitcoin technology (a decentralized cryptocurrency).

It allows you to:
Securely register and transfer arbitrary names (keys), no possible censorship!
Attach values (data) to the names (currently up to 520 bytes, will be extended)
Trade and transact namecoins, the digital currency NMC


There are plenty of possible use cases. Some examples:

DNS: domain_name => domain_zone_configuration (also for i2p, Tor)
TLS: https like encryption and secure identification by Namecoin domain/ID/name
Alias/Identity: user_name => user_public_identity (email, name, gpg key, BTC-adress, etc)
Timestamping: document_hash => document_infos (name, hash, owner, etc)
Broadcasting / Messaging
Web of trust
Bonds, shares
Voting
Torrent tracker


To register a name, you must own some namecoins (NMC, the internal cryptocurrency used by the software).

Find more information in the dot-bit wiki. http://dot-bit.org/Namecoin_Projects

Curious how this coin's data-storage compares to Datacoin's system... Anyone?


Karma!


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