[oauea]

> Handshake TLDs need to be renewed every two years or the names go back up for auction. Renewals must include a recent block hash to prove that the name owner is still active and has _recently_ signed the renewal transaction.

Can't this just be automated?

[troquerre]

Yes! Another comment mentioned that you’ll need to keep keys online to do this, which is not completely true. You can also create a key that can only be used renew your names that’s separate from your master key.

[tynes]

Yes but you risk keeping keys online