what's Solana Name Service?
The Solana Name Service (SNS) is a decentralized naming protocol built on the Solana blockchain, enabling users to register human-readable .sol domain names that map to wallet addresses, simplifying interactions in the ecosystem. Launched as part of the Bonfida project, SNS functions as a key-value store on-chain, allowing domains to resolve to various resources like payment addresses, websites, or social profiles. It supports features such as subdomain creation, auctions for premium names, and integration with wallets and dApps for seamless use in transactions and identity management. Over time, SNS has expanded beyond basic naming to foster community-driven identity, with tools for local meetups, multilingual support, and governance via the $SNS token. Users can bid on names using SOL or other tokens via aggregators like Jupiter, and the system emphasizes accessibility with pricing adjustments for global adoption, including CJK characters. Integrations with explorers, wallets (e.g., Phantom, Trust Wallet), and platforms like Realms DAO enable .sol names in voting, proposals, and cross-chain contexts, promoting a unified, portable on-chain identity.
Solana Name Service integrates with Krexa AI credit protocol, boosting AI agent credit scores.
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Integrated with Krexa, a credit protocol for AI agents, where owning a .sol domain increases an agent's credit score and owning a .krexa.sol badge increases it further.
Integrated with SpritzChat, enabling .sol name resolution for messaging, calls, and social connections on their platform.
Anza introduced Constellation, a protocol upgrade delivering multiple concurrent proposers and the fastest economic tick rate of any network.
Solana Foundation shipped Solana Developer Platform for enterprise, bundling 20+ infrastructure providers into AI-ready APIs.
Surpassed Ethereum in RWA lending deposits, reaching $1.2 billion to lead the category.
RWA holders reached a record 176,000.
Settled approximately 94% of all-time onchain tokenized equity spot volume to date.
Ranked #1 in all-time unique developers with over 10,000 builders.
Integrated .sol names into notdotmarket, bringing readable addresses to onchain trading.
Integrated with Drip Haus for .sol community drops and collections.
Hosting two online workshops on .sol identity and onchain naming in China on 2026-03-20 and 2026-03-21, partnering with @cuitbca2020 and WHUBA respectively.
Integrated with Turbine Cash, enabling users to send, receive, and transfer assets using .sol domains, and offers zero fees on Private DCA for two weeks starting March 12, 2026.
Hosts a poker night event on 2026-03-06 at 5PM UTC requiring .sol domain ownership for entry, with prizes for participants.
Integrates .sol domains with Jupiter Mobile and Jupiter wallet extensions.
Attending ICANN85 conference to participate in discussions about naming and identity infrastructure across Web2 and Web3.
Offers a free Lunar New Year limited background for .sol domains, available to mint from 2026-02-16 through 2026-02-27.
Integrated with Yieldbay platform, enabling users to register .sol domains directly within Yieldbay and link them to their accounts.
Released a Category update for SNS Marketplace enabling users to browse domains by theme, send offers across entire categories, and use instant-sell functionality for domains.
Has over 270,000 unique wallets using the service.
Has integrations with over 160 ecosystem applications.
Offers 20% discount on .sol domain registrations through Solflare app, expiring 2026-02-27.
Founder presented at Solana Consumer Day conference at Consensus HK in Hong Kong on February 10, 2026, discussing SNS development, onchain identity, and future plans for .sol names.
Hosts SNS Month at Solana Network State in April 2026 with Superteam Malaysia, featuring workshops April 6 and April 13. Sponsors Identity Track at Colosseum Frontier Hackathon with $5,000 in prizes over five weeks starting April 14, 2026, including a $100 .sol holder discount and Demo Day May 14, 2026.
Launched "The .sol Update" newsletter, a monthly publication covering product releases, ecosystem updates, and future developments for .sol identity.
Co-hosting Solana After Hours event at Consensus HK on February 11, 2026 at 6PM at The Trilogy venue alongside Solflare, Jito, Mayan, and MetaEra.
Partnered with DeAura for TokenTon26 hackathon offering $100,000+ in prizes with bonus points for projects integrating .sol domains, running for one month starting January 2026.
Launched Points Season 03 partnership with Nansen offering exclusive .sol domain discount coupons ranging from 10-25% off based on tier for Nansen Points holders.
Joins Jupiter Exchange at CATLUMPURR event for three days featuring updates, workshops, and team activities.
Hosts a townhall event on Discord on 2026-01-15 at 5PM UTC to discuss updates, roadmap, and distribute rewards.
unveiled new feature to search for domains with AI
Integrated with 0xPPL platform to enable .sol domain name lookups for wallet tracking, portfolio viewing, and onchain history.
Launched .SOL.SITE hosting service for .SOL domain holders, offering automatic free websites and direct website access without browser extensions.
Achieved 218% year-over-year growth in total registrations for 2025.
Generated 1.01 million USD in secondary sales volume during 2025.
SNS activates partnership with Solflare featuring a live quest and free solflare.sol subdomain claims for SolanaConf participants.
Minting a Solana ID now provides up to 50% discount on .sol domain registrations through a promotional partnership with Solana ID.
SNS hosts scavenger hunt at Breakpoint conference December 11-13, rewarding participants who find 3 hidden stickers with Dotso Blind Box whitelist spots.
SNS partners with BitgetWallet to launch a live crypto card accepting USDT/USDC and usable at Visa/Mastercard merchants, with $SNS rewards announced for cardholders.
Free $SNS token claims are now available. SNS announces a new partnership with CFS Foundation to expand the .sol ecosystem functionality.
Pre-orders go live for Unruggable's Solana hardware wallet featuring native .sol support, with SNS community receiving exclusive 10% discount code SNS10.
SNS partners with Immunefi as an Immunefi Magnus customer for web3 security infrastructure expansion.
Lince Finance integrates .sol domain support for withdrawals, enabling users to send tokens using domain names instead of wallet addresses.
The referral tier system is officially updated and operational, enabling more $SNS holders to access VIP perks and earn instant rewards.
SNS is nominated for the OPOS Award at SolanaConf and requests community votes for the award.
The proposal to update referral tiers is officially approved with 34.6M $SNS votes cast, exceeding the 10M quorum requirement.
SNS partners with SunwayBCC for a "From Names to Networks" event in Malaysia focused on explaining .sol domain utility and opportunities.
SNS partners with byreal_io for Real Farmer Season, introducing an SNS Real Farmer Pool with liquidity provision rewards and social farming features.
A vote is scheduled for tomorrow requiring $SNS tokens to participate.
A new community proposal is live on Realms DAO to make the Refer & Earn program more inclusive for active network members.
Tapestry, a Solana-based social graph protocol, integrates SNS data alongside Twitter and Farcaster to build a social database with 938k profiles, 127k content nodes, and 2.3M follow relationships for AI applications.
Helius Labs integrates .sol domains into their new Orb explorer, enabling users to search wallet activity by .sol names and view all domains tied to a wallet in one place.
The SNS dApp is now live on Seeker.
Updated Seeker Dashboard goes live with Solana Mobile collaboration, offering free 10+ character .sol domain claims to Seeker Genesis Token holders via the Solana dApp Store.
SNS shares stage with Bonk and Pudgy Penguins at Solana Accelerate APAC event in Shenzhen.
MagicSwapPro integrates SNS, enabling .sol name display instead of wallet addresses on the platform, with $SNS now tradable on MagicSwapPro.
SNS integrates with mattlefun gaming platform, allowing SNS trading activity to boost player character speed in-game.
The governance proposal for CJK Language Pricing received 92.3% yes votes in the project's first community vote trial.
A community governance vote takes place on October 15, 2025.
Premium domain JEW.SOL sells for 180 SOL ($40,000), demonstrating high-value trading activity in the SNS secondary market.
MetaMask now supports direct fund transfers to .sol domain names through SNS integration.
Cherry app integrates SNS, enabling direct messaging to .sol domains within the platform.
SNS token now accepted for .sol domain purchases with 5% discount on all transactions.
SNS token adds new utility as exclusive payment method for official merchandise, restricted to token holders only.
GalaxyhubAI integrates AI-powered domain minting feature using OrberAI, launching as Solana Mobile hackathon submission.
Registered over 450,000 domains.
Solflare wallet integration offers +5% bonus Dots for SNS LFG campaign participants.
New token airdrop has officially launched for existing holders
New SNS token launching with eligibility checker now live
New $SNS token launches with 40% supply airdrop to early and new supporters.
New community token launching next week.
New $SNS token launches with 40% supply airdrop to early supporters and .sol domain holders.