The main barrier to relevance for Alt Name Spaces is distribution. The traditional solution is a browser plugin, but that has its own set of challenges.
The path Epik is focused on is directed at resiliency through decentralization of the last mile infrastructure, for bandwidth, storage and processing.
I listed above the various technologies that we have assembled under one roof through organic development and acquisition. To get a sense of what is coming for decentralized internet access, check this:
https://os.toki.com/
If you have a Raspberry Pi, you can download and install it and see where this is headed.
Just for calibration, there are 3 billion people with little or no internet access. We can sell them or give them access to a free local internet with local content archive.
You can also test-drive how the system compresses sites for delivery to decentralized Toki servers by using the site downloader we are developing for both the clear web and deep web:
https://websites.org/
The compressed websites are stripped of surveillance code for fast private viewing.
The people who deploy these Toki servers will earn a crypto utility token called a Toki, which is redeemable or transferable. Masterbucks 2.0 will allow you to convert it to fiat or other crypto.
So what does this have to do with Alt Domains? When you install the Toki OS for connection sharing, you also deploy our secure DNS resolver which means it can resolve any alt TLD.
If there is no reliable uplink, it can render a locally cached copy of the site if it has one.
In short, our plan involves more than an alternate namespace. It is an alternate way to leverage decentralized infrastructure for empowerment, resiliency and sovereignty in the digital age.
