​Introducing TON DNS.

We’re excited to announce the launch of TON DNS, a long-awaited and major component of The Open Network that will simplify interacting with the blockchain, similar to surfing the internet.

TON DNS is going to integrate human-readable names into decentralized services, sites, smart contracts, and network nodes.

Here’s an example of how it’s going to work:

Now you can register a nickname — e.g., user.ton — and use it instead of long wallet addresses. In other words, people will be able to send you Toncoin by simply entering your TON domain name as the recipient’s address.

Developers working on products will be able to replace smart contract addresses with a short .ton domain, which will make the user experience that much simpler.

TON DNS are NFTs.

Every unique TON DNS domain will be an NFT that you can store, give to someone as a gift, and sell like any other regular NFT.

You can view your domain in your wallet and put it up for sale on NFT marketplaces, such as Getgems or Disintar, which already have support for this new major component.

But these are only a couple of use cases for TON DNS.

In fact, the component opens up much broader opportunities for both regular users and service developers, about which the TON Foundation wrote in its latest article dedicated to TON DNS:
https://telegra.ph/TON-DNS-06-30

The initial distribution of domain names will occur via an open auction, which begins on July 30 at dns.ton.org

You can find all the necessary information in the TON Foundation’s newest article, and we’ll provide you with updates on the event as they unfold.