Another Attack Vector on Bitcoin, learn from Liberty Reserve

[KSV]

exactly, or .onion

[KSV]

The client and the p2p network is not dependent on domains
but all the exchanges, forums, bitcoin casinos are dependent.
What would be if the domains bitcointalk.org, mtgox.com, bitcoin.it, blockchain.info, bitcoin.org and another 20 bitcoin domains would be seized ?

Then they would open up under non-US controlled domains.

.EU and .CA are non-US domain extentions yet ABSOLUTEXCHANGE.EU and CENTREGOLD.CA were seized.

The DNS system is run by ICANN which is a US organization. They can pull the plug on any domain name, American or otherwise.

We desparately need a decentralized domain name system.

indeed we do

[KSV]

Namecoin is not easy to use. It requires more coding and more services that use them and have large userbase.

I can add additional DNS servers supporting .bit domain to my router config. But 95% of average internet users cannot. The problem is no real and pressing need for that and there are other workable alternatives.

true, its way to complicated for the avg user.

[snailbrain]

Namecoin is not easy to use. It requires more coding and more services that use them and have large userbase.

I can add additional DNS servers supporting .bit domain to my router config. But 95% of average internet users cannot. The problem is no real and pressing need for that and there are other workable alternatives.

true, its way to complicated for the avg user.

we will all make it "un-complicated"

[MysteryMiner]

Namecoin is not easy to use. It requires more coding and more services that use them and have large userbase.

I can add additional DNS servers supporting .bit domain to my router config. But 95% of average internet users cannot. The problem is no real and pressing need for that and there are other workable alternatives.

true, its way to complicated for the avg user.

we will all make it "un-complicated"

You can do it if you are good at C/C++ programming.

[ralree]

The client and the p2p network is not dependent on domains
but all the exchanges, forums, bitcoin casinos are dependent.
What would be if the domains bitcointalk.org, mtgox.com, bitcoin.it, blockchain.info, bitcoin.org and another 20 bitcoin domains would be seized ?

My namecoins would be extremely valuable all of a sudden.

[spartacus_]

Namecoin is not easy to use. It requires more coding and more services that use them and have large userbase.

I can add additional DNS servers supporting .bit domain to my router config. But 95% of average internet users cannot. The problem is no real and pressing need for that and there are other workable alternatives.

true, its way to complicated for the avg user.

Namecoin is very complex.