v2 is live: 70,384 ENS names migrated to permanent @eth names→

[ The name layer on Ethereum ]

Your name,

Send and receive crypto with a name like alice@eth instead of a 0x address. Pay once and it’s yours forever: no renewals, no expiry, nothing to trade.

  1. 1Search a name→
  2. 2Register it in x2xPay→
  3. 3Share it instead of 0x
  4. How it works
$STELE CAOn Solana · contract address published at launch
Lowest price, paid once
0.001 ETH
Renewals, ever
0
Of every fee burned
80%
[N.01/09]> Why Stele

//001

Safer Sending UX

Send to alice@eth instead of a 42-character hex string. Human-readable names leave less room for clipboard malware and look-alike address attacks.

Names, not hex
//002

Permanent Ownership

Register once, own it forever. No renewals, no expiration, no subscriptions. Names can’t be sold or traded — eliminating speculation and squatting.

Pay once, own forever
//003

ETH-Aligned

80% of every registration fee is permanently burned, reducing ETH supply. No governance token. Pure value accrual to ETH holders.

80% of fees burned
//004

Open Namespace System

Unlimited namespaces. Pick from @eth, @og, @defi, @yolo, or create your own. No gatekeepers.

1,190+ namespaces
[N.02/09]> The problem

Today, sending someone crypto means juggling 0x addresses, chat apps, and trusting your clipboard. Stele replaces all of that with a name. Drag the handle to compare.

Without Stele

6 steps · cryptic & error-prone

  1. 1Open wallet app
  2. 2Copy address
  3. 3Paste in WhatsApp / Telegram
  4. 4Recipient copies
  5. 5Recipient pastes into their wallet app
  6. 6Send

Hope that no clipboard malware or address poisoning silently swaps the address.

With Stele

3 steps · human-readable & safe

  1. 1Share your name
  2. 2Type the name
  3. 3Send

Amount

0.5

ETH

To

Send
[N.03/09]> How it works

No account, no subscription. You need a wallet with a little ETH, and about a minute.

  1. 01

    Choose a name

    Pick a name like alice@eth, punk@og, or crypto@chad from a wide range of namespaces.

  2. 02

    Pay once

    Pay a one-time fee starting as low as 0.001 ETH. No renewals. No subscription. Yours forever.

  3. 03

    Start using it

    Share your name. Others can send you crypto using just your name instead of a 0x address.

  4. 04

    Add routesOptional

    Publish named endpoints under your name, like alice@eth/business, or alice@eth/solana to receive on Solana. One identity, many destinations.

[N.04/09]> Under the hood

Input · name

  • alice@eth
  • bob@og
  • treasury@dao
  • vault@defi

Output · address

  • 0x8AdE…8E78
  • 0x1310…c88F
  • 0x742d…f44e
  • 0xd8dA…6045

Every registration fee

80%

Burned

10%

Namespace

10%

Protocol

Works on every EVM chain

Names live on Ethereum, the source of truth. Since EOAs share one address across EVM chains, the same name works everywhere.

  • Ethereum
  • Arbitrum
  • Optimism
  • Base
  • Polygon
  • BNB Chain
  • Gnosis
  • Linea

Single contract

One mapping. No resolvers, wrappers or commit-reveal.

Rules fixed forever

No governance. Once registered, a name can’t be changed by anyone, Stele included.

[N.05/09]> Get started

[N.06/09]> $STELE

$STELE is the community token of Stele, on Solana. The name registry itself stays on Ethereum: you don’t need the token to register or use a name, and names keep working exactly the same.

Ticker

$STELE

Chain

Solana

Contract address

Published at launch

Names reach Solana too. With Routes, a name can point to a Solana wallet: alice@eth/solana → your Solana address.
$STELE CAOn Solana · contract address published at launch
[N.07/09]> Pricing

Standard

280 namespaces, including @eth and @trb

0.001ETH / one-time

Includes:

  • ✓Permanent: no renewals, no expiry
  • ✓Same price at any length
  • ✓80% of the fee burned
  • ✓Works on every EVM chain

Expressive

Short & expressive

876 short namespaces like @gm, @og, @yolo

from0.002ETH / one-time

Everything in Standard, plus:

  • ✓Short, memorable namespaces
  • ✓Themes for every community
  • ✓Names like punk@og or gm@ser
  • ✓Up to 0.02 ETH

Iconic

31 premium namespaces like @defi, @dao, @777

from0.023ETH / one-time

Everything in Standard, plus:

  • ✓Iconic namespaces: @bank, @vc, @dao
  • ✓Single-character namespaces: @i, @u, @1
  • ✓Lucky numbers: @777, @888
  • ✓Up to 10 ETH
[N.08/09]> Comparison

Our mission

“Our mission is to make crypto payments simple and safe by replacing ENS's expiring account identifiers with permanent, non-transferable names built for value routing.”

Ownership

Criterion 01/11

✕ENSNames expire and must be renewed

✓SteleNames are permanent — no expiration, no renewal

↗Full table

Transferability

Criterion 02/11

✕ENSNames can be transferred & traded, incentivizing speculation and squatting

✓SteleNames are bound to one address forever — no speculation, no squatting

↗Full table

Safety

Criterion 03/11

✕ENSExpired names can be sniped — funds may go to a stranger

✓SteleNo expiration means no sniping risk

↗Full table

Pricing model

Criterion 04/11

✕ENSAnnual rent, character-based pricing (3-char names cost $640/yr)

✓SteleOne-time fee, same price within a namespace regardless of length

↗Full table

ETH alignment

Criterion 05/11

✕ENSGovernance token ($ENS) with no value accrual to ETH

✓Stele80% of fees burned — directly benefits ETH holders; no valueless governance token

↗Full table

Namespaces

Criterion 06/11

✕ENSSingle global namespace (.eth), creating artificial scarcity and forcing users to compete for short names

✓SteleMany first-class namespaces — users can choose expressive domains and avoid scarcity by design

↗Full table

Smart contract naming

Criterion 07/11

✕ENSUnsuitable — subscriptions for immutable systems

✓StelePermanent identity for immutable contracts

↗Full table

Complexity

Criterion 08/11

✕ENSHigh: ~12 interacting contracts, commit-reveal, resolvers, wrappers

✓SteleLow: Single contract, simple mapping

↗Full table

Character set

Criterion 09/11

✕ENSUnicode-heavy names enable homoglyph and zero-width character attacks

✓SteleLimited to a-z, 0-9, and hyphens — no lookalike or invisible-character tricks

↗Full table

Oracles

Criterion 10/11

✕ENSNames priced in USD — depends on an oracle for ETH conversion

✓SteleEverything priced in ETH — no oracle dependency

↗Full table

Governance

Criterion 11/11

✕ENSDAO governance can change rules, fees, and direction over time

✓SteleNo governance — rules are fixed in the contract

↗Full table
[N.09/09]> FAQs