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What is domain leasing and how does tokenization enable new leasing models?

Published on June 30, 2025By Namefi Team
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Leasing in the domain context refers to temporarily granting usage rights to a domain while retaining ownership. Traditional domain leasing involves manual agreements and trust between parties. With tokenized domains, leasing can be automated through smart contracts that handle payments, term enforcement, and automatic reversion of control. Domain owners can earn passive income by leasing their valuable domains to businesses or projects that need them temporarily. Smart contract-based leasing eliminates the need for intermediaries, reduces costs, and ensures transparent, automatic execution of lease terms—creating new revenue streams for domain holders while providing flexible access for lessees.

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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.