Centralized DNS
One root authority controls resolution, creating a single point of failure.
Decentralized DNS, Web3 Domains
Handshake Wallet: HNS and
Names in Hero Wallet
Send and receive HNS and manage your Handshake names in one self-custodial wallet, on mobile, web, and browser extension.
Everything you can do
with HNS
Hero Wallet is an HNS wallet for mobile, web, and browser extension. Send and receive HNS and manage your Handshake domains today. Swapping to and from HNS is coming soon.
Mobile
Supported
Web
Supported
Extension
Supported
Send HNS
Supported
Receive HNS
Supported
Swap HNS
In Progress
Decentralized Architecture
How Does Handshake Decentralize Domain Names?
A quick visual comparison of traditional DNS and Handshake's distributed naming model.
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Transformed to
Handshake Mesh
Names are verified across a peer-to-peer network and owned by private keys.
Handshake changes how internet names are managed by replacing a single point of control with a decentralized system secured by blockchain consensus.
HANDSHAKE NAMES
Get your own TLD
in the Hero Wallet app
Everything happens inside the Hero Wallet app. Open it, go to the TLD tab, and follow the real Handshake auction from search to a registered name.
- 01
Search a name
Open the Hero Wallet app, go to the TLD tab, and check if a name is available, in auction, or already registered.
Anytime
- 02
Open an auction and bid
Start the auction for an available name. It opens in about 6 hours, then you place a sealed bid in HNS.
~5 days
- 03
Reveal your bid
When bidding ends, reveal your bid. If you do not win, redeem your HNS.
~10 days
- 04
Register and set DNS
Won the name? Register it and add DNS records right from the wallet.
After you win
DNS records
Set your own DNS records
Add NS, GLUE, SYNTH, TXT and DS records right inside the TLD tab, the same types Hero Wallet supports.
NSGLUE4GLUE6SYNTH4SYNTH6TXTDS
Manage
Keep it yours
Renew your name before it expires, update its records, or transfer it to another wallet.
RenewUpdate DNSTransfer
Handshake Glossary
Handshake | Glossary
Key terms behind Handshake and HNS.
A practical glossary of Handshake concepts, from decentralized naming and HNS to name auctions, ownership, and DNS resolution.
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Handshake
A decentralized naming protocol that aims to replace centralized DNS root authorities with blockchain-based ownership of top-level names.
02
HNS
The native cryptocurrency of the Handshake blockchain. HNS is used for bidding on names, renewals, and network transaction fees.
03
Handshake Domains
Blockchain-based names registered on Handshake. Owners control them with cryptographic keys instead of relying on traditional domain registrars.
04
Decentralized Naming
A naming model where no single company or registry controls the root of the system, reducing censorship and single points of failure.
05
Name Auctions
On-chain auctions used to claim Handshake top-level names. Participants compete during a defined auction window before a winner is selected.
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Name Bidding
The process of placing HNS bids to win a Handshake name during an auction. Bids stay sealed until the reveal period. The highest bid wins, and the winner pays the second-highest bid.
Download Hero Wallet
and take control of your Handshake
Send and receive HNS and manage your Handshake names on mobile, web, and browser extension, with full ownership of your keys.
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Handshake wallet
FAQ
Everything you need to know about using Handshake on Hero Wallet.
Yes. Hero Wallet is a non-custodial Handshake wallet. Your private keys and recovery phrase remain on your device, and only you have control over your HNS.
Open Manage Assets and turn on Handshake (HNS). Your HNS address is created with your wallet, so it is ready as soon as you turn it on.
Yes. Hero Wallet is free to use. Users only pay the standard blockchain network fees required to process transactions on the Handshake network.
Yes. Hero Wallet allows you to send and receive HNS on the Handshake network. Simply navigate to your HNS wallet, enter the recipient address and amount, and confirm the transaction.
Handshake is a blockchain for top-level domain names. People use it to own names like .yourname directly with their own keys, without a central registry.
Search the name in the TLD tab, open an auction, place a bid, and reveal it when bidding ends. If you win, register the name. Names must be renewed to stay yours.
Yes. After you register a name, you can add and update its DNS records directly in Hero Wallet.
Yes, if they are not renewed. You can renew your names from the TLD tab in Hero Wallet.
Swapping to and from HNS is coming soon to Hero Wallet. Today you can send and receive HNS.
