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Hello,
I do not yet understand 100% the difference between blockchain and traditional domains. Can anyone clarify the following points?
Could anyone clarify my points?
Thanks so much,
Philip
I do not yet understand 100% the difference between blockchain and traditional domains. Can anyone clarify the following points?
- Assuming that blockchain domains will be supported in browsers some day, who decides who the owners of top-level domains (TLDs) is? .crypto as a TLD example is not listed in the list of available TLDs that are centrally managed. Say ICANN will award the .crypto domain to a registrar, this registrar can sell .crypto domains which will be shown in a browser. What happens then with the domains you sold on the blockchain?
- How has been decided that only Unstoppable Domains can sell .crypto and ENS can sell .eth domains on the blockchain or would it be possible that also other entities sell them? What happens if another person or entity sells the same .crypto domains on the ethereum blockchain? Is that possible?
- How is it guaranteed that each domain is unique across the internet (at the moment ICANN guarantees this), across different blockchains and across a single blockchain like ethereum? What would prevent me to sell an existing .crypto domain on the ethereum blockchain or wouldn't that possible at all? Wouldn't it be possible to sell existing .crypto domains on another blockchain than ethereum so that the same domain exists multiple times on different blockchains?
- As far as I understand, it depends much on the support of blockchain domains within the existing system controlled by ICANN including the browser support. Say there are different browsers or versions of browsers and a Chinese browsers supports blockchain domains on the NEO chain and Chrome browser on the Ethereum chain. The owners of the domain example.crypto are different in the NEO vs. Ethereum chain. This would mean that the Chinese browser version would resolve to a different location than the Chrome browser. Does I understand that correctly.
Could anyone clarify my points?
Thanks so much,
Philip