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ENS
An ENS name is an NFT in your wallet; people can pay you at it and you control its records while you keep renewing it. Here is what people actually do with it, gathered from 6 solved problems and 1 Unlock.
Uses the community found
what people really do with it
Subnames are the under-marketed use: one $5 name can give a whole family, club or shop free names like ade.yourname.eth that work as payment addresses.
from: Own a name that works as your wallet address →A demonetized channel can still earn from direct fan payments, because demonetization only switches off YouTube ads. USDC tips to a wallet or ENS name involve no platform.
from: Turn a demonetized channel into owned income →You can give each member a subname under one ENS name, so the whole group shares an identity. ENS name owners can create subnames, and some tools issue them without gas.
from: Fund our group with no bank account →A real company's domain, ENS name and onchain address can be checked in public. Onchain records and ENS names are public.
from: Check a job offer is real in minutes →One ENS name can hold your wallet addresses, links and avatar in one place. ENS records store addresses and profile data.
from: I want a name nobody can take →Registration gas is now tiny, averaging under 5 cents, so the yearly fee is most of the cost. ENS reports average registration gas below 5 cents, and ENSv2 stays on Ethereum.
from: I want a name nobody can take →An ENS name can make a long key human-readable. ENS maps a name to your address.
from: I have no ID papers →A tip to an ENS name reaches the creator anywhere in the world. ENS names resolve to wallets.
from: Send my tip straight to the creator →
Unmarketed uses
the oh! list
One name for a whole community.
from: Fund our group with no bank account →Family and community naming.
from: I want a name nobody can take →A readable identity for people with no papers.
from: I have no ID papers →A tip address fans can remember and type.
from: Send my tip straight to the creator →
Where it matters
who needs it most
small creators in Nigeria and the Philippines: Ad revenue is low per view, so losing it hurts and alternatives matter.
from: Turn a demonetized channel into owned income →crypto and finance creators: Their topics are often flagged by ad systems.
from: Turn a demonetized channel into owned income →news and commentary channels: Sensitive topics are limited for ads but still loved by viewers who will tip.
from: Turn a demonetized channel into owned income →village and church groups in West Africa: Bank accounts for informal groups are hard to open.
from: Fund our group with no bank account →open-source communities: Members are spread across many countries.
from: Fund our group with no bank account →diaspora hometown associations: Members abroad can donate and see every spend.
from: Fund our group with no bank account →job seekers in India, Nigeria and the Philippines: Fake remote jobs target these markets heavily.
from: Check a job offer is real in minutes →crypto newcomers: Fake 'tasks' ask them to sign wallet approvals.
from: Check a job offer is real in minutes →developers looking for web3 roles: Fake take-home tests are used to plant malware.
from: Check a job offer is real in minutes →creators: Handles get stolen or suspended.
from: I want a name nobody can take →families abroad: One family name with subnames is easy to remember for transfers.
from: I want a name nobody can take →small businesses: One name can point to a payment address customers can type.
from: I want a name nobody can take →refugees and migrants: Papers are often lost.
from: I have no ID papers →young people without IDs: Many online services ask for identity.
from: I have no ID papers →informal workers: Their work leaves no paper trail.
from: I have no ID papers →fans of African musicians: Platform payouts are low.
from: Send my tip straight to the creator →indie writers: Patron sites take a share.
from: Send my tip straight to the creator →small streamers: Payout minimums delay income.
from: Send my tip straight to the creator →
Token utility ideas
a job for every holder, not a price
ENS could fund public-good subname registrars for community groups.
from: Fund our group with no bank account →ENS could govern a fund that subsidises subnames for public goods.
from: I want a name nobody can take →
Build on it
free ideas, take them
A family name manager that issues subnames like mum.yourname.eth, points each one at that person's wallet, and pays the one renewal for everyone.
from: Own a name that works as your wallet address →A tool that mirrors a creator's YouTube uploads list to Arweave and posts each new one to Farcaster with a tip link.
from: Turn a demonetized channel into owned income →A donation page with a live Safe balance, a spend log in plain words and receipts for each payout.
from: Fund our group with no bank account →A browser extension that flags job posts asking for upfront fees, wallet connections or downloaded apps.
from: Check a job offer is real in minutes →A subname portal for a community to claim names in a click with no gas.
from: I want a name nobody can take →A reputation wallet that collects attestations from employers and community leaders in one shareable page.
from: I have no ID papers →A one-link tip page tied to a creator's ENS name, with a public thank-you wall and a local cash-out quote.
from: Send my tip straight to the creator →
Solutions that use ENS
- solved problemTurn a demonetized channel into owned income
- solved problemFund our group with no bank account
- solved problemCheck a job offer is real in minutes
- solved problemI want a name nobody can take
- solved problemI have no ID papers
- solved problemSend my tip straight to the creator
- UnlockOwn a name that works as your wallet address
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