Tokenize
To represent ownership of an asset like a domain as a transferable token on a blockchain so it can be held in a wallet and traded on-chain.
- glossary
To tokenize something means to convert it into a digital token that exists on a blockchain. In the context of domain names, tokenizing a domain turns a real-world DNS asset (like mybrand.xyz) into a tradable, programmable NFT. This token can be stored in a wallet, transferred instantly, or integrated with smart contracts. Tokenization gives domains internet-native properties like composability and automation. It doesn't change the legal status of the domain, but it does upgrade how you can use, trade, and secure it—without relying on intermediaries.
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Contributors
Namefi is a collective of engineers, designers, and operators who obsess over building tools that make managing your onchain domain names effortless.
Victor Zhou is a technology founder and standards editor focused on digital identity and trust. He founded Namefi, edits Ethereum Improvement Proposals, and previously led smart-contract architecture work at Google Labs.
His work sits at the intersection of naming, ownership, and the systems people use to establish identity online. That perspective makes him especially interested in the way names move between personal meaning, public recognition, and digital infrastructure.
For Namefi, Victor edits and writes about domains as durable digital identity: how names become ownable onchain assets, how tokenization changes custody and trust, and what naming can learn from the systems people use to establish identity online.