Show HN: Kinetic – an experimental decentralized naming protocol

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Hi HN,I started this while working on another project. I needed peer-to-peer connections and realized I still depended on domains, so I started wondering if there was another way to do naming.This became Kinetic. It s an experimental naming protocol written in Rust. The idea is to use VDFs for name registration while libp2p and Kademlia handle discovery. Things are still changing a lot and I m still testing different ideas.One thing I m currently struggling with is the economic side. If users don t pay for names, how does an open protocol sustainably fund long-term development? I d be interested in hearing different perspectives on that.I d appreciate technical feedback on the protocol and any obvious flaws in the design.

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