Username camping is a massive problem even in centralized platforms like X. I think the way Dash is handling it is about as good as you can get with a simple, decentralized system:
@ Basic usernames you can get right away, first-come-first-serve
@ Exclusive premium names have a week for someone to contest, then the network votes over a total of two weeks on who gets the name
@ They can also vote for no one (yet) to get the name, so no one camps on some major brand like @.cocacola
Just making sure you can get the name you want, and no one can take it from you when you get it, makes this so much more useful!
Already there's quite an internal market for jumping on these premium names cropping up, and I expect when they can be transferred, and multiple associated with one identity/wallet, things will get interesting. 🍿
https://inleo.io/threads/view/dashpay/re-leothreads-txdh57gr
i really like the design of the system to prevent username camping. very nice.
It'll be fun to see how it plays out when the wallet hits the Play Store in a couple days.
so stoked for this release
Same, can't wait! I have been testing out the beta already, can't wait to have friends to play with 😀
I like this system. Is it live? If so grabbing my name this afternoon
It's currently live on the network, yes. It's simplest to wait for the next update to the wallet, but if you're impatient (like I was) you can get the beta through Firebase:
https://appdistribution.firebase.dev/i/99cbb75b4e9c8d1c
Note that this version has a bug that says the username registration failed when it actually didn't. If it's a premium name it'll show up here (which tracks how many votes):
https://dash.vote/
thanks for the info