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                    <p style="max-width: 600px;">Handshake is a decentralized naming system that changes how internet domain names work.<br><br>Today, most domain names are controlled by central authorities. You don’t truly own them you rent them, follow their rules, and risk losing them if policies change.<br><br>Handshake removes the middleman. It lets individuals own internet names directly, without relying on a central company or government.<br><br>In simple terms: Handshake lets you truly own your name on the internet.<br><br></p>
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                                <p>For decades, the “dot” in domain names has been controlled by centralized gatekeepers.<br><br>Handshake changes that.<br><br>When you own a Handshake name, you’re not just registering a domain you’re claiming a piece of the internet itself.<br><br>Own the name.<br>Own the rules.<br>Own The Dot.</p>
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