| created_by | released | display_name | short_description | topic | aliases | related | logo | url | github_url | wikipedia_url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tamas Kocsis |
January 12, 2015 |
ZeroNet |
Open, free and uncensorable websites, using Bitcoin cryptography and BitTorrent network. |
zeronet |
zeroframe, zite |
bittorrent, bitcoin, decentralized, p2p |
zeronet.png |
ZeroNet is a decentralized web-like network of peer-to-peer users, created by Tamas Kocsis in 2015. Instead of having an IP address, sites are identified by a public key (specifically a bitcoin address). The private key allows the owner of a site to sign and publish change, which propagate through the network. Sites can be accessed through an ordinary web browser when using the ZeroNet application, which acts as a local webhost for such pages. In addition to using bitcoin cryptography, ZeroNet uses trackers from the BitTorrent network to negotiate connections between peers. ZeroNet is not anonymous by default, but it supports routing traffic through the Tor network.