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| industry        = Alt Root, Internet

| industry        = Alt Root, Internet

| founded        = place, 2018

| founded        = place, 2018

| founders        = Nick Johnson, Martin Swende, Jason Carver

| founders        = [[Nick Johnson]], [[Martin Swende]], [[Jason Carver]]

| ownership      = True Names LTD

| ownership      = True Names LTD

| headquarters    =  

| headquarters    =  

| businesses      =  

| businesses      =  

| products        =  

| products        =  

| employees      = number (year)

| employees      =  

| revenue        = $X (year)

| revenue        =  

| email          = email [at] company.com

| email          = [https://discord.com/invite/ZYPDF2D4 Community on Discord]

| website        = [https://ens.domains/ ENS]

| website        = [https://ens.domains/ ENS]

| blog            = [https://docs.ens.domains/ Documents]

| blog            = [https://docs.ens.domains/ Documents]

| keypeople      =

| keypeople      =

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The '''Ethereum Name Service''' (ENS) is a blockchain protocol that permits users to use human-readable names in place of cryptocurrency wallet addresses.<ref name="enshome">[https://ens.domains/ ENS.Domains]</ref> ENS operates similarly to the [[DNS]] and is [[ICP-3]] compatible. As with second-level domains, users may choose a name under the ENS default domain (.eth), or they may connect an existing domain in the DNS to their wallet using ENS as the validator.<ref>[https://docs.ens.domains/dns-registrar-guide ENS.Domains - DNS Registrar Guide]</ref> Connecting an existing web domain to the ENS requires the user to activate [[DNSSEC]] for the domain and add an <code>_ens</code> record to the DNS records for the domain through their registrar.<ref>[https://medium.com/the-ethereum-name-service/step-by-step-guide-to-importing-a-dns-domain-name-to-ens-d2d15feb03e8 Medium.com - Step-by-step guide to importing a DNS domain name to ENS], August 26, 2021</ref>

The '''Ethereum Name Service''' (ENS) is a protocol that builds on [https://ethereum.org/en/ Ethereum], smart-contract blockchain, to permit users to use human-readable names in place of addresses.<ref name="enshome">[https://ens.domains/ ENS.Domains]</ref> ENS operates similarly to the [[DNS]] and is [[ICP-3]] compatible. As with second-level domains, users may choose a name under the ENS default domain (.eth), or they may connect an existing domain in the DNS to their wallet using ENS as the validator.<ref>[https://docs.ens.domains/dns-registrar-guide ENS.Domains - DNS Registrar Guide]</ref> Connecting an existing web domain to the ENS requires the user to activate [[DNSSEC]] for the domain and add an <code>_ens</code> record to the DNS records for the domain through their registrar.<ref>[https://medium.com/the-ethereum-name-service/step-by-step-guide-to-importing-a-dns-domain-name-to-ens-d2d15feb03e8 Medium.com - Step-by-step guide to importing a DNS domain name to ENS], August 26, 2021</ref> Unlike its competitors, ENS does not seek to replace DNS. The ENS focuses on providing distributed name resolution for Web3 technology, such as blockchain. Traditional [[Alternative Roots]] such as Namecoin, Blockstack, and Handshake want to replace DNS.

==Blockchain and DNS Domains==

==Blockchain and DNS Domains==