Conference will cover the latest with blockchain naming systems and Handshake.
Handycon, a virtual conference for the Handshake blockchain naming system, takes place this week. The fourth installment of the event will be March 13 to 15.
Topics include:
- Legal and trademark safeguards
- Bridging web2 and web3
- Scaling Handshake
Speakers include:
- Aaron Oxborrow, CTO of Namebase (owned by Namecheap) (interviewed in DNW podcast #391)
- Nole Opperman of Hey Tx (interviewed in DNW podcast #411)
- Tom Barrett, President of Encirca (interviewed in DNW Podcast #398)
The conference comes at an interesting time for blockchain naming initiatives. Many companies are throwing their hats in the ring, such as D3, Orange Domains, and .Box. However, there seems to be a shift from the idea of hosting websites on these alternative naming systems to integrating blockchain naming systems with regular DNS domains. All three of the previously mentioned companies are in this camp, and that seems to be where Ethereum Name Service is headed, too. Handshake is squarely designed to mimic and replace the DNS with its own extensions, putting it at odds with this shift.
Paul Anthony Webb says
I’m going to be presenting about my registrar, beachfront/. I actually started working on a registry platform for almost a year before switching gears. I think what Handshake needs right now is 1) more domains in use (not just sitting in portfolios) and 2) more registrars. Millions of Handshake TLDs out there, some domain sale success for some and…we just have Namebase/Namecheap, Porkbun, and Encirca.
I hope to inspire others to DO something with their TLDs, create ecosystems and whatnot.
Andrew Allemann says
It’s always a chicken and egg problem with “alt root” extensions like this. Registrars don’t want to offer them unless people are asking for them. And people need to start using the names for people to get interested in them…but who wants to use one of these domains if few people can visit them and they’re hard to buy?
Snoopy says
Someone stick a fork in it.