Guide · Anyone tired of pasting hex addresses

How to claim a web3 name

Every crypto user has pasted a wrong address at least once. Web3 names end the hazard: a readable handle that resolves to your wallet addresses across chains, verified once, payable everywhere.

This guide walks the claim: pick the name, prove the wallet, set the resolutions, and start giving people something they can type.

You needA wallet you can sign withA name in mind (shorter is rarer)

Step by step

Every step, in order.

Step 01

Check availability

Search the name on the names platform. Short names and brands go fast; variants (hyphens, alternate TLDs) are shown if the exact one is taken.

Step 02

Verify your wallet

Claims are wallet-verified: sign the challenge from the claiming wallet so the name binds to proof of key ownership, not to an email.

Step 03

Claim and pay

Complete the claim with the listed price in the accepted assets. The name registers on-chain: your wallet controls it from the first block.

Step 04

Set your resolutions

Point the name at your addresses per chain: the EVM address for Ethereum-network assets, the Bitcoin address or xpub, the Solana key. One name, many chains.

Step 05

Use it everywhere

Give the name on invoices, paste it in chats, put it in your profile. Checkouts that accept names resolve it at payment; batch-send files accept a column of names instead of hex.

The part that matters

A name is an on-chain record your wallet controls, which makes it more than an alias: it is a portable identity that no platform can revoke. Transfers are signatures, updates are signatures, and the resolution the payer sees is always the one you set. For merchants the compounding win is error-rate: names eliminate the copy-paste class of support ticket entirely.

Go deeper

Web3 nameNames appSend and payouts

FAQ

What is the difference between .u and @u?
Two namespaces of the same name system: different formats, same wallet-verified claim flow, same cross-chain resolution. Pick the one that reads best where you will use it.
Can a name point to different addresses per chain?
Yes: resolution is per chain. The Ethereum record and the Bitcoin record are set independently, so one name serves every wallet you hold.
What happens if I lose the wallet that owns the name?
The name follows the key, like any on-chain asset: keep the claiming wallet's recovery phrase safe, or transfer the name to a wallet whose recovery you control.

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