Namecoin is an open-source technology that improves decentralization, security and privacy. Namecoin, a key/value pairing registration and transfer system that uses Bitcoin technology, is for the technically minded. Namecoin was the first Bitcoin fork and is still one of the most innovative "altcoins" around. Namecoin was the first to implement merged miners and a decentralized DNS. Namecoin was also the first to solve Zooko's Triangle, a long-standing problem of creating a naming system that is both secure, decentralized and human-meaningful. Protect free speech rights online by making it more difficult to censor. Attach identity information such a GPG and OTR keys, email, Bitcoin and Bitmessage addresses, to an identity of choice. Certificate validation for decentralized TLS (HTTPS), backed by blockchain consensus.