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A .gif domain is a Web3 domain name minted on a blockchain rather than registered through the traditional DNS system. You buy it once through Freename, mint it to your crypto wallet, and own it permanently as an NFT with no renewal fees.

Web3 domains on Freename start from around $5 and are a one-time payment — there are no annual renewal fees. Short, common and premium names cost more, in the same way a short .com costs more. Check live pricing on Freename before you buy.

Three things work right now: use it as a human-readable crypto wallet address instead of a long 0x string, use it for decentralised email, and publish a decentralised website through Freename's builder. It also functions as a portable identity across supporting wallets and apps.

Not by default. Web3 domains need a browser extension, a Web3-aware browser like Brave or Opera, or a gateway to resolve — this is true of every Web3 domain, including .eth and .crypto. Wallet resolution, by contrast, works natively in most major wallets.

Once minted, the domain is an NFT held in your wallet. No registrar, company or registry can revoke, suspend or repossess it, and no unpaid invoice can cause it to expire. You can transfer or sell it exactly like any other on-chain asset.

Yes. Freename Limited is listed by ICANN as an accredited registrar (IANA ID 4323), which covers registration of traditional DNS domains such as .com. That is separate from .gif: .gif is a Web3 domain on Freename's platform, not an ICANN root TLD. You still buy it through the same ICANN-accredited company.

It is minted to your wallet, on the chain you choose. Freename supports minting across several chains including Ethereum, Polygon, BNB Chain, Cronos and Aurora; gas costs differ, so Polygon is usually the cheapest option.

Yes. Web3 domains accept emoji and unicode characters, so 🔥.gif or 🐸meme.gif are valid names. Traditional registrars generally do not allow this, which makes short emoji names a genuinely scarce category.

Motion designers, animators, video editors, meme accounts, streamers and NFT projects — anyone whose work moves. It is also bought as a collectible, because .gif is one of the most recognisable extensions on the internet and the good names are finite.