Namebase

Namebase is a domain registrar and onramp for the Handshake blockchain. Handshake is an experimental peer-to-peer root DNS. It's a protocol that's similar to Bitcoin, except that instead of using the coins for money, you use Handshake coins to register names on the Handshake blockchain. Handshake names are top-level domain names (.com, .io,. org, etc), and they're different from normal domain names because they're unstoppable; no one can censor, tamper with, or seize your name from you. Furthermore, Handshake names are associated with public keys, which enables SSL without relying on Certificate Authorities (a failure point in the security of DNS today). Namebase is a domain registrar and exchange for Handshake (we're a separate company from the Handshake Foundation). You can register and manage Handshake names on our website, and if you don't have any coins, you can buy some using dollars or bitcoin on our exchange. We're looking for a distributed systems engineer to work on the core Handshake protocol. If you enjoy doing open-source work, are interested in distributed systems, game theory, and cryptography, then come join our team! We're also hiring for a backend engineer. Building an exchange is a non-trivial task — you need to manage customer funds safely, maintain zero-downtime and latency, and implement strong security practices mirroring that of a financial institution. If this sounds interesting to you please reach out. Our mission at Namebase is to give an unstoppable name to everyone on the internet. Handshake makes it possible to have DNS that can't be shut down — even the Great Firewall of China can't censor Handshake names. We have the opportunity to change how the internet works, and our team is small enough that you'll have immense impact on our software development and company direction.