The future of domain ownership starts with you. Stop renting subdomains on someone else's terms.
Handshake is a decentralized naming system that fundamentally changes how internet domain names work.
You own the root name outright with cryptographic keys—not a rental lease with recurring renewal mandates.
No central company, government, or registrar can seize, freeze, or confiscate your domain name.
Issue infinite subdomains, point records to websites or decentralized storage, and manage your root brand.
Traditional domain names operate through a system of registries, registrars and centralized policies.
Handshake offers another way a decentralised, permissionless naming protocol where you can secure a name at the root level.
Own the name.
Own the rules.
Own The Dot.
The current debate around changes to .com.au raises a bigger question: what happens when the rules governing a name you rely upon can be changed by someone else?
Names have always been part of who we are. As more of life moves online and AI agents begin interacting on our behalf the way names are created, used and owned becomes increasingly important.
A simple introduction to the Handshake protocol and its different approach to naming on the internet.
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