Handshake
Handshake is a decentralized, permissionless naming protocol where every peer is validating and in charge of managing the root DNS nami...
InfrastructureSocial And CommunicationsOther
Project links
Openness
Project PhaseMainnet
Launch DayMar 2, 2020
Assets Usedother
Native TokenHNS
Team Members (5)
Joseph Poon • Christopher Jeffrey • Andrew Lee • Boyma Fahnbulleh • King Andrew Lee
Funding (32)
Technology
Open SourceYES
UpgradabilityNO
Peer to Peer (P2P)Supported
Asset Custodynon-custody
Privacy
Know Your Customer (KYC)Not Required
Privacy PolicyDefined
Sign-in Requirementswallet
Collected dataNone
Data UsageNone
Security
Technical DependencyAs a proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain, Handshake could be vulnerable to a 51% attack
Social DependencyThere is no governance structure in place for this project. It operates in a fully decentralized and permissionless manner.
Third-party DependencyNone
Evidence gaps 4
Technology: 2 fields · Privacy: 1 fields · Audits: 1 fields · Audits
Contribute evidenceMedia
Articles
Handshake mainnet launch
Handshake's Uncensorable Web Domains Go Live on Mainnet
Feb 2, 2020
ENS claims .eth
The reserved TLD .eth and 136,503.51 HNS coins (worth ~$14,000 at the time) were claimed by the https://ethereum.org/ & https://ens.domains/ community.
Feb 16, 2020
Brave.com claims .brave
Brave.com claimed its reserved TLD .brave and 3,400,503.43 HNS coins (worth ~$530,000 at the time).
Mar 23, 2020