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Own a piece of the internet's root.
Handshake puts top-level domains on a blockchain, so a name is property you hold, not a rental you pay for every year. Type one and see.
Try a name to check the root zone
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Names registered
$0
Annual renewal
100%
Permissionless
∞
You hold the keys
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The library
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Everything we've written, sorted into a directory you can actually navigate. Pick a folder, drill into the pages.
📁 docs/starting-from-zero
📁 docs/about-handshake
📁 docs/about-namebase
Why it matters
A domain you own, not one you rent.
The old root · ICANN
You rent from a registrar
- ✕Pay every year, forever, or lose the name
- ✕A handful of orgs decide which TLDs exist
- ✕Names can be seized or revoked
- ✕Permission required to register
The new root · Handshake
You own it with a key
- →Buy once at auction, hold it on-chain
- →Anyone can create a top-level domain
- →Cryptographic ownership, nobody can revoke
- →Permissionless, resolve anywhere
Where to begin
Three ways in, depending on where you are.
for the curious
Getting started
Zero to your first domain in an afternoon. Wallet, bidding, resolving — the whole beginner path.
Start here → for the technicalLearn the protocol
How HNS, DNS, and decentralized name resolution actually work, under the hood.
Go deeper → for the buildersMedia & tools
Podcasts, articles, wallet comparisons, and services curated for the ecosystem.
Explore →Get from zero to sovereign.
Pick a name, learn the protocol, and join the people building a root nobody can take away.