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Guides

For people new to Web3 names. What to do before buying, what to watch out for after, and what a name can and cannot do today.

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Each guide answers one question someone asks before or just after buying a Web3 name. They are about names only — for wallets, trading and blockchains in general, the wallet makers and exchanges publish their own documentation.

01Set up a wallet before you buyFive steps, about fifteen minutes. The recovery phrase, where it goes and how to test it.READ →02Scams to know before you own a nameSix patterns aimed at name holders, and the two actions every one of them needs from you.READ →03Where a Web3 name works, and where it does notWallets, browsers, email and print — the honest map, and how to use one next to a normal domain.READ →

Twelve terms that come up in every guide, defined in plain words.

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