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["Alex M (Coyo)" <coyo AT darkdna.net>]

Okay so, correct me if I'm wrong, but
isn't it possible to have an alternative blockchain for NameCoin that 
has a much higher difficulty,
let's say only one mined genesis block per three months, and then use 
that as the TLDs, eliminating
the need for a centralized root.

The significantly high difficulty makes it financially infeasible to 
squat on TLDs, yet is enough to keep
TLD abuses in check, since there is enough to encourage competition.

For second-level and third level, you'd have normal nameservers like 
PowerDNS and BIND9, though
I'd strongly suggest implementing DNSSEC + DANE + DNSCurve and a few 
more enhancements
for privacy and security as a general convention from the outset.

What do you think?