[troquerre]

Handshake.org decentralizes the root zone and obsoletes certificate authorities. Basically, it lets you register new TLDs that are censorship-resistant, seizure-resistant, and tamper-proof.

[jasonvorhe]

At the expense of no one getting do your site because they don't use a custom DNS server?

[troquerre]

The alternative is having your domain shut down for “sensitive” content in pretty much any country outside of the US and Canada.