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Domain ownership

What does domain ownership mean when tokenized?

Published on June 29, 2025By Namefi Team
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Domain ownership traditionally refers to a registrant holding usage rights through a registrar, often under restrictive terms. With Namefi, domain ownership means holding an NFT in your own wallet that represents the real-world domain (e.g. yourname.xyz). This gives you clearer, cryptographically secured control over transfers, delegation, and integration. Instead of being subject to a registrar’s dashboard or policies, you manage your domain directly on-chain. While legal obligations (renewals, trademark rules) still apply, ownership becomes user-first and programmable—unlocking new possibilities in Web3, identity, and digital commerce.

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Namefi Team
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Namefi is a collective of engineers, designers, and operators who obsess over building tools that make managing your onchain domain names effortless.