Claim .Minds/ HNS decentralized blockchain domain

Nole O
2022-11-19T15:25:42Z

It's time for Minds to have a decentralized name, which will help with Minds being censored. Handshake (HNS) is a decentralized naming protocol that removes the hierarchical nature of DNS. .Minds/ is a top level domain and is reserved for Minds to claim for free. Not only can Minds have a censorship resistant website, but unlimited second-level domains (SLDs) can be issued as blockchain usernames (mark.minds).

Here are the main steps on claiming .Minds:

1. Download Bob Wallet (https://bobwallet.io, self-custody wallet with a full node)

2. Search Minds.com in Bob Wallet and select the claim name button

3. Copy the TXT record and add to Minds.com's DNS records Note: DNSSEC must be enabled for Minds.com (DS record)

4. Claim .Minds! The name will be released to the wallet 30 days later. Here are some HNS developer resources that can provide context as well: https://hsd-dev.org/guides/claims.html and https://handshake.org. Here is .Minds/ on a Handshake block explorer: https://hnsnetwork.com/names/minds.