https://nalar.dev/tags/ens/ Recent content in ENS on Nalar Hugo en-us Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://nalar.dev/web3-domains-do-not-replace-dns-ens-resolution-boundary/ Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://nalar.dev/web3-domains-do-not-replace-dns-ens-resolution-boundary/ <p>A name such as <code>alice.eth</code> looks like an Internet domain, but its resolution path is not the same as <code>example.com</code>. A conventional domain normally enters the Domain Name System, where resolvers follow the DNS hierarchy to obtain records such as <code>A</code>, <code>AAAA</code>, <code>MX</code>, or <code>TXT</code>. An ENS name enters a different naming system whose authoritative state is expressed through Ethereum smart contracts.</p> <p>That distinction is the practical boundary behind many claims about &ldquo;Web3 domains.&rdquo; The name can be globally meaningful to software that implements ENS resolution while remaining unknown to a DNS resolver. A browser, wallet, or dApp therefore needs an ENS-aware resolution path before <code>.eth</code> can behave like a useful name.</p>