# Using OneName/Namecoin blockchain as global nickname registry

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**Created:** [Março 24, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-onename-namecoin-blockchain-as-global-nickname-registry/14057 "2014-03-24T16:03:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![larry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/larry/32/268016_2.png) [@larry](https://meta.discourse.org/u/larry)\
**Post date:** [Março 24, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-onename-namecoin-blockchain-as-global-nickname-registry/14057/1 "2014-03-24T16:03:35Z")

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I came across OneName a few days ago. OneName is a namespace in the Namecoin blockchain and associated JSON schema for decentralized identity. It seems like it would be an interesting alternative to Discourse Hub for Discourse installations.

The project has built a web “explorer” for the namespace hosted at [http://onename.io](http://onename.io) - but the actual identity info is in the `u/` namespace of the Namecoin blockchain.

As an example, here’s my OneName:

Via the [onename.io](http://onename.io) explorer: [Stacks Explorer by Hiro](https://www.onename.io/larry)

Raw JSON in namecoin blockchain: [http://explorer.namecoin.info/n/155594](http://explorer.namecoin.info/n/155594)

There’s more info at the following links:  
[https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7373633](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7373633)  
[https://github.com/onenameio/onename/blob/master/README.md](https://github.com/onenameio/onename/blob/master/README.md)

Thoughts?

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