Since its first implementation around the end of 2019, the `Registrar #1` (which is now a set of registrars), has evolved a lot. This article looks back on those evolutions as well as at the current stand. I will go through the challenges I ran into and how they have been solved. This includes a few dedicated web services, the use of a BPM engine as well as new functionnalities recently added to Polkadot, Kusama and the Westend chains.
Docker is a powerful virtualization tool. While this is not the only virtualization solution available today, it remains one of the simplest to use. Let's see if and how it plays a critical role in decentralized systems.
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At the launch of the Kusama network, there was no way to identify who the owner of a given account was beside making your own research and adding a name to an account in the https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/addressbook[PolkadotJS UI]. New solutions have been tested and the system is evolving.