Own a name that works as your wallet address
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.
- 10 minutes
- 5 steps
- Yearly fee from about $5 + Ethereum gas
- easy
- 4 solutions use it
One ENS name can hand out free subnames to your whole family, each one a payment address.
Chapter 1 · The wall
The wall you hit
Usernames belong to platforms. A name in your wallet belongs to you.
Chapter 2 · The power
What changes now
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.
Chapter 3 · Do it
Do it yourself
Do it with me
Do it here, step by step
6 stepsabout 10 minSmall deposit
- 1Search a name of five or more letters on the ENS app 1 min
- 2Register it from your own wallet and pay the yearly fee in ETH plus Ethereum gas 3 min
- 3Set it as your primary name so apps show it instead of your address 1 min
- 4As of October 2026 a five-letter name is $5 a year 2 min
- 5Set a renewal reminder: names expire if not renewed, and someone else can then register yours 2 min
- 6Prove it worked 1 min
- Search a name of five or more letters on the ENS app; shorter names cost far more ($160 a year for four letters, $640 for three).
- Register it from your own wallet and pay the yearly fee in ETH plus Ethereum gas.
- Set it as your primary name so apps show it instead of your address.
- As of October 2026 a five-letter name is $5 a year, and an approved ENS proposal plans to raise it to $8 when ENS v2 launches, so check the price on the checkout screen.
- Set a renewal reminder: names expire if not renewed, and someone else can then register yours.
- 10 min
- Yearly fee from about $5 + Ethereum gas
- easy
Chapter 4 · Prove it
Prove it worked
The name shows in your wallet and resolves to your address.
Chapter 5 · Next star
Your next star
- Publish · 10 min · Files under about 100 KiB are free through ArDrive Turbo; larger ones cost a one-time feePublish a page that stays online without a hostArweave stores data with a one-time payment designed for permanence; ArDrive gives a simple upload app.Go to this star →
- Publish · 10 min · Free to sign up; some apps charge a small yearly storage fee for heavy useBuild a following that no platform can take awayOn Farcaster your account is registered onchain, and your followers travel with you across any app built on it.Go to this star →
Chapter 6 · Build
Build what is missing
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.
Who could build it Parents and small teams who want everyone paid at one easy name.
Real problems
Solutions that use this
- A problem people bring“Fund our group with no bank account”Your group can run its own treasury today: a Safe shared by three organisers, where any spend needs two approvals, raising USDC that every donor ca...3 stops · see the route →
- A problem people bring“I want a name nobody can take”You can own your name online the way you own a key: register an ENS name from about 5 dollars a year plus tiny gas, and it lives in your wallet whi...2 stops · see the route →
- A problem people bring“I have no ID papers”Your identity can start today, in your browser, for free. Mint a DID key with Flop, give it a readable ENS name, and collect signed vouches from pe...3 stops · see the route →
- A problem people bring“Send my tip straight to the creator”Your whole tip can reach a creator anywhere for a cent or two: send USDC to their wallet or ENS name, or tip them in-app on Farcaster. No platform...3 stops · see the route →
Questions
How long does it take to own a name that works as your wallet address?
About 10 minutes, in 5 steps. The first step is: Search a name of five or more letters on the ENS app; shorter names cost far more ($160 a year for four letters, $640 for three).
What does it cost?
Yearly fee from about $5 + Ethereum gas. Start with the free parts, and never put in more than you can afford to lose.
Do I need to be technical?
It is rated easy. 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.
How do I know it worked?
The name shows in your wallet and resolves to your address.
What real problems does this help with?
Fund our group with no bank account. I want a name nobody can take. I have no ID papers. Send my tip straight to the creator.