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.Web2 Domain Tokenization: The Bridge that spices up the Domain Game 🌶️

The domain industry is on the verge of a serious glow-up and it's all thanks to tokenization.

29 Apr 2025

by shuka.eth

By bringing Web2 domains (like .com, .io, .xyz, etc.) on-chain, we’re not just wrapping old tech in a shiny new format. We're transforming how domains are owned, traded, and utilized.



Tokenized Web2 Domains?


Tokenization means linking your domain to a blockchain-based token that represents its ownership,so you can hold it in your wallet, trade it, or use it in Web3 apps.



Why it matters?

Traditional domains are stuck in legacy systems, slow transfers, centralized custodians, and barely any composability. Tokenizing them changes everything:

  • Instant Transfers: No more waiting on registrars, tokenized domains move at the speed of a blockchain tx.

  • Fractional Ownership: Split a high-value domain into pieces and let the market decide the price.

  • Lending & Collateral: Use domains as DeFi-native assets, borrow against your .com like you would an NFT or token.

  • On-Chain Domain Marketplaces: Trade tokenized domains 24/7 on platforms like Vision.io, with auction support, royalties, and smart contract logic.

  • Programmability: Automate renewals, leasing, or utility via smart contracts.

  • Transparency: Instantly verify ownership history, sales, and valuations

  • Cross-Platform Utility: Use your tokenized .com in Web3 apps, wallets, profiles, and dApps, it becomes your on-chain identity layer.

  • Global Access: 24/7 markets






    As Web2 meets Web3, domain culture is leveling up: more liquid, more flexible, and more user-owned than ever before.

    This isn’t just another wrapper. It's the foundation for a multi-chain, multi-TLD future, where your .com can live and breathe on blockchain, and be used just like any native crypto asset.

    At Vision, we're all-in on this next frontier and we’re building the rails to get us there.



    Bring your domains on-chain

    With projects like our partners at Namefi.io and 3DNS, bringing your Web2 domain onchain is easier than ever.