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Proposed DNS killers started with Namecoin that dates back to the times of Satoshi and continue to this day.
ENS, Unstoppable Domains and DIDs got some traction. There is still an ongoing debate whether DNS over HTTPS is worth turning on, the question being whether you want to give your data to your local provider or to some global spy company like Cloudflare.
DNS is a privacy nightmare and and an attack vector for deplatforming (see attempts to deny Gab a domain name by GoDaddy). The whole public key infrastructure is a dystopian hell, see Belarus and Kazakhstan mandating installation of government-issued certificates and EU's attempt to legislate the same.
Proposed DNS killers started with Namecoin that dates back to the times of Satoshi and continue to this day.
For a protocol that governs just about every routable packet on the Internet and has remained stable and functional for decades it's remarkable how few core changes there have been. Compatibility with IPv6 was a notable one.
DNS is a privacy nightmare
So is Bitcoin. Just ask Chainalysis.
Does that mean we fork DNS to be better at privacy? Does that mean we fork Bitcoin to behave like Monero? No.
That is what layer 2s are for: use Tor to keep Cloudflare on their toes, and there are some zero knowledge methods out there keeping Chainalysis in R&D mode.
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it's remarkable how few core changes there have been
Because it's heavily regulated, not because it's perfect.
Does that mean we fork Bitcoin to behave like Monero?
Well, such a thing exists, it's Monero (not strictly a fork, whatever). It lost to Bitcoin due to many factors, most importantly inherently horrible SPV wallets, no scalability solution, and no covenants at all (which delayed atomic swaps 10 years or so). But it wasn't obvious from the start that this was a bad idea, and some Moneroids appear here for whom it's still not obvious.
use Tor to keep Cloudflare on their toes
I am in fact doing just that right now. However, many sites, especially Cloudflare ones, don't work under Tor. It's an ongoing war.
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However, many sites, especially Cloudflare ones, don't work under Tor. It's an ongoing war.
I hear you. It's like the Great Firewall of China run by a corporation. I think Cloudflare routes 30+ % of the Internet now? Yet another deeply concerning centralization of power.
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