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 adds AI domain search and integrates with 0xPPL for .sol lookups.
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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 a new platform as part of a rebrand in 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.
350,000 .SOL domain names have been registered to date.
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.