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The Legal Difficulties of Blockchain Domain Names

By Jonathan Bick
April 01, 2022

Blockchain domain names, a new set of domain names, are ripe for cryptocurrency legal abuse and generally not susceptible to traditional legal amelioration. These domain names are stored on blockchains which are inaccessible without special software or settings, making them difficult to shut down or even identify their owners. Consequently, a combination of legal, business and technological approaches is best used to address blockchain domain name legal difficulties.

The Internet requires users to have unique Internet addresses to enable Internet users to find each other. Traditional domain naming coordinates these unique addresses in accord with the domain name system (DNS). DNS requires an accreditation system wherein organizations (registrars) hold identifiable Internet domain name owners accountable for the actions of their users and may terminate Internet domains if they are not.

Blockchain domain name systems, like traditional domain name systems, are naming systems for Internet resources, including computers and services. Both traditional and blockchain systems provide a naming method that is compliant with protocols throughout the Internet.

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