Namecoin |

Namecoin is a decentralized open source information registration and transfer system based on the Bitcoin cryptocurrency.

Namecoin was the first fork of Bitcoin and still is one of the most innovative altcoins. It was first to implement merged mining and a decentralized DNS. Namecoin squares Zooko's Triangle!

Find more information in the Namecoin wiki or join us on the Namecoin forum.

2014-12-19 Softfork upcoming with block 212500 (around New Year's Eve). Pool operators and solo miners please update to v0.3.80 asap. Regular users are recommended to update, too. See the Release notes.

2014-12-16 As of block 210000 the Namecoin block reward halved to 25NMC. Happy halving day!

2014-04-20 Thanks to Shobute for designing and Indolering for pushing the new website.

2014-04-17 The Namecoin blockchain is now three years old. Happy birthday!

For the latest news go to the Namecoin forum or check out r/namecoin.

Official anouncements will also be made on this BitcoinTalk thread.

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