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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1487/what-are-namecoins">What are Namecoins?</a>  </p>
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<p>It seems to me, a bitcoin newbie, that namecoin is something entirely different but has some similarities.   I would like to hear it from the bitcoin community what they think of namecoin and what it seeks to accomplish.</p>

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2011-12-07T01:17:53.530Z
Helpful: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/169/are-the-capabilities-of-namecoin-a-strict-superset-of-bitcoin
Thilo
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2011-12-07T01:18:45.583Z
Also: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1487/what-are-namecoins
Thilo
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How does namecoin compare and contrast to bitcoin?
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# How does namecoin compare and contrast to bitcoin?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-12-07)

> **Possible Duplicate:**  
> [What are Namecoins?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1487/what-are-namecoins)

It seems to me, a bitcoin newbie, that namecoin is something entirely different but has some similarities. I would like to hear it from the bitcoin community what they think of namecoin and what it seeks to accomplish.

**Tags:** currencies, namecoin

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Helpful: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/169/are-the-capabilities-of-namecoin-a-strict-superset-of-bitcoin  
> **username_1**: Also: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/1487/what-are-namecoins  

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