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Why do emoji domains begin with "xn--*" strings?

The xn--5p9h above is the Punycode representation of the 🤝 emoji. Domain names can only contain a limited set of characters so emoji and foreign character domains are puny encoded — when you type an…

Getting a random free Handshake name

Getting a random free Handshake name. Join the Namer Community 's Discord by clicking here. Visit the #start-here channel and click "🤝" to gain access to the #support channel. Visit the #support chan…

Staking in Namebase Registry vs Decentralized SLDs

Staking your name in the Namebase Registry to sell subdomains is not the same as selling decentralized subdomains. There are efforts underway to enable decentralized subdomains on L2 chains like Ethe…

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