<p>Yes, Namecoin is used for .BIT Domains, for MoneGraph (<a href="http://moneygraph.com" rel="nofollow">http://moneygraph.com</a>) and for OneName (<a href="http://www.onename.io" rel="nofollow">http://www.onename.io</a>) as the most popular examples.</p>

<p>And of course as a currency.</p>

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2014-08-21T16:04:11.063Z
2014-08-21T16:04:11.063Z
BiTBIRO
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  <p>I have some idea of what Namecoin was trying to achieve, but as of yet I've never seen it actually used. Is it being used for anything of significance yet, or are there plans by anyone to do so in the short to medium term?</p>
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<p>If a distributed, first-come-first-serve domain name system for the <code>.bit</code> top-level domain (TLD) is significant, then yes, it has done something significant. There are several draft proposals for <a href="http://dot-bit.org/Main_Page#Namespaces">additional namespaces</a> to cover things like messaging, identity, and <code>.tor</code> and <code>.i2p</code> TLDs.</p>

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  <p>If I were to register a .bit domain name and host a website, can everybody with a standard internet connection setup access it, or is special software or other setup required?</p>
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<p>There is and will likely always be some kind of special setup required to access domains that have not been approved by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN">ICANN</a>. If you're unable to resolve <a href="http://dot-bit.bit/">dot-bit.bit</a>, then your domain name servers are not configured for it. I've used the DD-WRT instructions in the <a href="http://dot-bit.org/HowToBrowseBitDomainsAdvanced">How To Browse .bit Domains</a> guide with success. The servers change infrequently.</p>

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2013-04-23T03:19:48.887Z
Any idea what the size of the community or user base is that makes use of .bit domains?
Highly Irregular
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2013-04-23T03:24:09.847Z
I don't. I would hazard a guess that it's fewer than 1,000.
Colin Dean
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Colin Dean
<p>I have some idea of what Namecoin was trying to achieve, but as of yet I've never seen it actually used. Is it being used for anything of significance yet, or are there plans by anyone to do so in the short to medium term?</p>

<p>If I were to register a .bit domain name and host a website, can everybody with a standard internet connection setup access it, or is special software or other setup required?</p>

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Is Namecoin actually being used for anything significant?
Highly Irregular
# Is Namecoin actually being used for anything significant?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-04-22)

I have some idea of what Namecoin was trying to achieve, but as of yet I've never seen it actually used. Is it being used for anything of significance yet, or are there plans by anyone to do so in the short to medium term?

If I were to register a .bit domain name and host a website, can everybody with a standard internet connection setup access it, or is special software or other setup required?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2013-04-23. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

> I have some idea of what Namecoin was trying to achieve, but as of yet I've never seen it actually used. Is it being used for anything of significance yet, or are there plans by anyone to do so in the short to medium term?

If a distributed, first-come-first-serve domain name system for the `.bit` top-level domain (TLD) is significant, then yes, it has done something significant. There are several draft proposals for [additional namespaces](http://dot-bit.org/Main_Page#Namespaces) to cover things like messaging, identity, and `.tor` and `.i2p` TLDs.

> If I were to register a .bit domain name and host a website, can everybody with a standard internet connection setup access it, or is special software or other setup required?

There is and will likely always be some kind of special setup required to access domains that have not been approved by [ICANN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICANN). If you're unable to resolve [dot-bit.bit](http://dot-bit.bit/), then your domain name servers are not configured for it. I've used the DD-WRT instructions in the [How To Browse .bit Domains](http://dot-bit.org/HowToBrowseBitDomainsAdvanced) guide with success. The servers change infrequently.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Any idea what the size of the community or user base is that makes use of .bit domains?  
> **username_2**: I don't. I would hazard a guess that it's fewer than 1,000.  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-21. Score: 0

Yes, Namecoin is used for .BIT Domains, for MoneGraph (<http://moneygraph.com>) and for OneName (<http://www.onename.io>) as the most popular examples.

And of course as a currency.


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