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Namecoin

cryptocurrency based on Bitcoin
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Namecoin
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Key Facts

  • Instance of: free software[1]
  • Based on: Bitcoin[2]
  • Copyright license: MIT License[3]
  • Programmed in: C++[4]
  • Operating system: Microsoft Windows[5], Linux[6], FreeBSD[7]
  • Software version identifier: 0.3.80[8], 0.15.99[9], 0.16.1[10], 0.16.2[11], 0.17.0[12], 0.18.0[13], 0.18.1[14], 0.19.0[15], 0.19.0.1[16], 0.19.1[17], 0.20.0[18], 0.20.1[19], 0.21.0[20], 0.21.0.1[21]
  • Inception: September 16, 2009[22]
  • Publication date: September 16, 2009[23]
  • Official website: https://www.namecoin.org/[24]
  • Described by source: Marjorie-Wiki[25]
  • Uses: proof of work[26]
  • Copyright status: copyrighted[27]
  • Social media followers: 18,842[28], 19,075[29], 19,193[30], 19,238[31]

Related Entities

Bitcoin C++ FreeBSD free software Linux Microsoft Windows

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  1. 1h ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.3.80, 0.15.99, 0.16.1 +29
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    Software version identifier → 0.3.80, 0.15.99, 0.16.1 +29
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    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/8ec2a327183|details]])"
  3. 15w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Inception → +2009-09-16T00:00:00Z
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