ENS Domain Service Integrates Paypal and Venmo Payment Services
In the myriad of Ethereum applications, one service that has been lauded by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin as the best L2 application is the ENS domain service. Finally, there has been a breakthrough. Vitalik had once publicly called for ENS to lower its prices, stating, “ENS is super-important, it needs to be affordable!” For those who may have bought numerous ENS domain names in anticipation of speculation back in the day, now might be a good time to renew the domain service with payment. Domain names do not need speculation; they can serve as personal profiles or simplify cryptocurrency payment processes. ENS domain names can redirect your existing self-hosted cryptocurrency wallet addresses to purchased ENS domain names. Compatible wallets currently include Coinbase Wallet, Rainbow Wallet, and more.
Many have almost forgotten what ENS can be used for, or even that they have purchased ENS. A quick rewind to refresh memories: ENS domain names are akin to buying a domain name from GoDaddy when setting up a website, where you can choose between .com or .net, except the domain name turns into .eth. In 2021, apart from NFTs and meme coins, ENS was one of the hottest Ethereum L2 products. ENS airdropped $ENS tokens to early users, causing a market frenzy. Some seemingly auspicious domain names like “888,” “777,” “444,” or personal names saw intense bidding wars. Just as individuals register branded domain names as domain squatters, many popular celebrity names and brand names were snapped up.
In recent years, apart from fostering relationships in X Space, ENS did not have any major announcements. However, a glimmer of hope emerged yesterday as ENS announced the integration of Paypal and Venmo payment services on X. This means that users can directly send and receive cryptocurrencies using their registered ENS domain names without needing to input a long string of numbers. This new feature will roll out in the United States.