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Ethereum Name Service

ENS

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Established Year
2018
Operating Status
Active
Ecosystem
Ethereum
The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) is a distributed, open, and extensible naming system based on the Ethereum blockchain. Its purpose is to map human-readable names like 'alice.eth' to machine-readable identifiers such as Ethereum addresses, other cryptocurrency addresses, content hashes, and metadata. ENS also supports 'reverse resolution', enabling Ethereum addresses to be associated with metadata such as canonical names or interface descriptions. ENS has similar objectives to DNS, the Internet's Domain Name Service, but has a significantly different architecture due to the capabilities and constraints provided by the Ethereum blockchain. Like DNS, ENS operates on a system of dot-separated hierarchical names called domains, with the owner of a domain having full control over subdomains.

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Financial Portfolio

Crypto Holdings

Current Holdings Count
20
Total Value
$ 1212.80 M
Last Activity
12000 ENS
0x5e89d182dfef5c0ee22748d34c87ca8ed6ed165697e78c63021a2562601e8a27
Holding Token
Current Price
Total Held
Total Value
$17.66
0.37%
67081476.3798$ 1184.54 M
$2,610.16
31.06%
10803.1734$ 28.20 M
$0.000378908688
0.00%
4453$ 1.69
$1.30
0.23%
4397.3753$ 5.70 K
$11.78
0.08%
4163.23$ 49.03 K
$0.686261730406
0.01%
3732.21$ 2.56 K
$0.003150184672
0.00%
831.67$ 2.62
$0.295872117483
0.01%
266.7229$ 78.92
$0.364142909001
0.01%
142.4817$ 51.88
$0.698103830272
0.04%
120$ 83.77

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What Is Ethereum Name Service (ENS)?

[Ethereum Name Service (ENS)](https://www.coinlive.com/coin/ethereum-name-service) is a distributed, open, and extensible naming system based on the Ethereum blockchain. ENS converts human-readable Ethereum addresses like john.eth into the machine-readable alphanumeric codes you know from wallets like [Metamask](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/metamask). The reverse conversion -- associating metadata and machine-readable addresses with human-readable [Ethereum](https://www.coinlive.com/coin/ethereum) addresses -- is also possible. The goal of Ethereum Name Service is to make the Ethereum-based web easier to access and comprehend for humans - similar to how the Internet’s Domain Name Service makes the internet more accessible. Like DNS, ENS also uses a system of dot-separated hierarchical names called domains with domain owners fully controlling their subdomains. ENS launched with a highly successful retroactive [airdrop](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/glossary/airdrop) in November 2021 that rewarded users who had registered addresses before the project launched its token. However, in February 2022, it faced criticism over apparently [homophobic tweets](https://coinmarketcap.com/alexandria/article/ens-in-crisis-as-leader-s-unacceptable-tweet-emerges) by its director of operations.