alice.substrate.icu isn't just a wallet address it's a real web address. Type it in any browser. It just works.
⬡ Live on Paseo testnet names are free to explore, not yet permanent
Your wallet address looks like 5GrwvaEF…. Nobody remembers that. PNS2 lets you claim a name like alice.substrate.icu that points to your wallet and anything else you want to attach to it.
And unlike other naming services, PNS2 names are real DNS. Someone on a regular browser can visit alice.substrate.icu and land on your page. No crypto knowledge required. No extension to install. It just works.
substrate.icu is the root. Every name under it is a PNS2 name living on-chain, owned by you, resolvable by anyone.
Your name is an NFT. No one can take it from you.
The Snorkel bridges PNS2 names to standard DNS. alice.substrate.icu resolves for anyone, anywhere no plugins needed.
Point your name at a wallet address, a website, a social profile. Update it any time. Your name, your rules.
PNS2 names integrate with ZK-PKI so your name can carry hardware-verified proof that a real person owns it.
Runs on Polkadot's infrastructure fast, interoperable, connected to every parachain in the ecosystem.
Expired names are cleaned up even if you forget. The registry stays tidy.
You don't need to understand any of this. But here's what happens when someone types your name.
Register yourname.substrate.icu on-chain. It's minted as an NFT in your wallet.
Point it at your wallet address, a website, or whatever you like.
Their browser sends a DNS query. The Snorkel reads the chain and responds.
No extension. No crypto wallet. No idea it's on a blockchain.
Testnet is live on Paseo. Names go live soon.