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Explore our latest thoughts on XNS, Ethereum naming, and the future of human-readable addresses.

XNSNamingEthereum

Introducing XNSv2: From Names to Ethereum-Native Identifiers

XNSv2 introduces a distinct alice@xns format, removes special cases, and makes XNS easier to integrate. Names remain permanent and soulbound. Existing users do not need to do anything.

Aug 29, 20268 min read
XNSWalletsSecurity

The Thin Wallet Thesis

Wallets are not supposed to be full financial applications. They should instead focus on four things: verify, authorize, sign, and broadcast. Everything else belongs at the application layer.

Aug 21, 202610 min read
XNSNamingSecurityPayments

One Multi-Namespace Registry: The Only Safe Foundation for Payments

Competing naming systems create collisions and impersonation risk. The only safe foundation for payment identifiers is one canonical multi-namespace registry with permanent, non-transferable names.

Aug 1, 202615 min read
XNSSecurityEthereumPayments

Your 0x Address Is a Liability

How an XNS name protects you from address poisoning.

Apr 6, 20267 min read
XNSENSPaymentsEthereum

Expiring Names Are Not Suitable for On-Chain Bank Accounts

A response to ENS's recent article "ENS Already Does What Every .Whatever Is Trying to Do".

Mar 6, 202610 min read
XNSPaymentsUX

The Revolut Moment for Crypto

Crypto payments still rely on copying and pasting hex addresses. Human-readable names change that. XNS and x2xPay.me bring the Revolut moment to crypto.

Feb 17, 20264 min read
XNSTellorNamespace

Announcing the .trb Namespace for the Tellor Community

The Tellor community now has its own .trb namespace on XNS. Register a permanent, human-readable name like vlad.trb for just 0.001 ETH.

Feb 13, 20265 min read
XNSENSNaming

ENS Is Fundamentally Broken — and How XNS Fixes It

XNS is a ground-up redesign of Ethereum naming. No expirations, no speculation. Just permanent, non-transferable names with ETH-aligned economics.

Feb 5, 202612 min read