Convex Name System: Developing better namespaces for open economic systems

The Convex Name Service (CNS) is a naming system based on the Convex Lattice technology that is distributed, open, and extensible.

CNS translates human-readable names like 'bob.cvx' into machine-readable identifiers like Convex addresses, other cryptocurrency addresses, content hashes, and metadata.

CNS's goals are similar to those of DNS, the Internet's Domain Name Service, but it is built on a different architecture based on the Convex Lattice. CNS, like DNS, is based on a system of hierarchical names, which allows traditional configurations where the domain owner has complete control over subdomains, but also flexible governance options such as a smart contract being able to control CNS allocation.