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====Blockchain Domains====
====Blockchain Domains====
* Blockchain websites are not yet popular, as they have unusual extensions (such as .eth), are based on complex smart contracts to form a human-readable web address, and require users to install special extensions and plugins to their browsers to access them.<ref>[https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/best-blockchain-dns-software/#What_Is_Blockchain_DNS Top 13 BEST Blockchain DNS Software, Software Testing Help, November 29, 2021]</ref>
* Blockchain websites are not yet popular, as they have unusual extensions (such as .eth), are based on complex smart contracts to form a human-readable web address, and require users to install special extensions and plugins to their browsers to access them.<ref>[https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/best-blockchain-dns-software/#What_Is_Blockchain_DNS Top 13 BEST Blockchain DNS Software, Software Testing Help, November 29, 2021]</ref>
* The [[Ethereum Name Service]] (ENS) offers users a simple, human-readable name for their cryptocurrency wallet(s), and operates in a manner similar to the [[DNS]] - converting plain language names (such as "example.eth") into an identifying hash string of characters that represents a user's wallet or identity. [[Uniregistry]]'s decision to auction its portfolio of gTLDs and include an ENS non-fungible token (NFT) for each TLD, so that the winning bidder had the "rights" to sell second-level blockchain addresses to interested users, caused a [[Uniregistry#April 2021 - Combined TLD and Etherium Name Service Token Auctions|controversy]], as ICANN delayed acceptance of assignment requests throughout 2021 as it investigated whether the combination of NFT and TLD impacted the security and stability of the [[DNS]].
* The [[Ethereum Name Service]] (ENS) offers users a simple, human-readable name for their cryptocurrency wallet(s), and operates in a manner similar to the [[DNS]] - converting plain language names (such as "example.eth") into an identifying hash string of characters that represents a user's wallet or identity. [[Uniregistry]]'s decision to auction its portfolio of gTLDs and include an ENS non-fungible token (NFT) for each TLD, so that the winning bidder had the "rights" to sell second-level blockchain addresses to interested users, caused a [[Uniregistry#April 2021 - Combined TLD and Etherium Name Service Token Auctions|controversy]], as ICANN delayed acceptance of assignment requests throughout 2021 while it investigated whether the combination of NFT and TLD impacted the security and stability of the [[DNS]].
===Costs===
===Costs===