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title: Blockchain Domains
tags: [learning-notes, domains, hackfs, hackathon]

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# Blockchain Domains

###### tags: `hackfs` `hackathon` `domains` `learning-notes`

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## Products

#### [Unstoppable Domains](https://unstoppabledomains.com/)
- Workshop: [Unstoppable Domains: Onboarding the planet to the decentralized web](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz3Fv3oZdDM)
- [Documentation](https://docs.unstoppabledomains.com/)

#### [ENS](https://ens.domains/)

- [EthDNS and EthLink](http://ethdns.xyz/)


## Discussions

- PR: [Allow resolution of .eth names via .eth.link #6448](https://github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pull/6448)


## Articles

- [EthDNS: an Ethereum backend for the Domain Name System](http://www.wealdtech.com/articles/ethdns-an-ethereum-backend-for-the-domain-name-system/)

## Notes

Blockchain domains don't store A, AAAA, MX, TXT. Instead, they store
- Crypto currency addresses
- IPFS content hashes

A domain can only be held by one private key.

Look for more browsers' support.

#### Places for searching for decentralized websites
- [Blockscan](https://blockscan.com/)
- [Bitsear.ch](https://bitsear.ch/)

#### Chat Protocol
- P2P protocol
- How do direct messages work
- Channels
  - Announcements
  - Public
  - Private

## My Testlog

#### 2020/07/08

You would buy a domain with USD on Unstoppable Domains.
- I applied a bigannouncement.crypto for free because during HackFS
- I needed to register on Unstoppable Domains website with my email, and I did
- After the UD team confirmed, I visited the site and `Claim` that domain. It sent me a code, and I put the code on the website
- Then I have access to connect to Metamask to sign this domain to my Eth address
- It's pending. It says it might need up to 72 hours to confirm.

#### Older

I bought .eth domain with Ether directly without any connection to my email or other identities.


- [x] TODO: Add notes from bigannouncement's hacklog 2020/07/08