<title>Anonymous domain names on Bitcoin Cash — Sirius</title>
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{"@type":"Question","name":"How much does a domain name on Sirius cost?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"On chipnet the cost is a few test coins. On mainnet each TLD owner sets a USD price on-chain, typically $25–$500 one-time under live TLDs (.x, .bch, .p2p, .deviant, .bit, .nav, .test, .coin, .cash). You pay once and keep the name forever — there is no annual renewal."}},
{"@type":"Question","name":"Do I need to show ID or KYC to register a .bch domain?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"No. Sirius has no account system, no email signup, no phone verification, no address, no payment card. You pay the on-chain fee from a Bitcoin Cash wallet and the name's ownership certificate lands directly in that wallet. Nothing about who you are is attached to the name."}},
{"@type":"Question","name":"Can my domain be seized, taken down, or censored?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"No. The ownership certificate is a CashTokens NFT that only the private key in your wallet can move. Silent Mode cannot revoke it, ICANN has no jurisdiction over it, no registrar sits between you and the name, and no court order to a company can produce one."}},
{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I register my own TLD?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes — Sirius is one of the only registries where anyone can mint a top-level domain. Any wallet can register a new TLD by paying the TLD-registry fee; you then own that TLD as an on-chain certificate, set its policy, set its name-registration price, and earn the per-name revenue every time someone registers a name under it."}},
{"@type":"Question","name":"Does my domain expire or need yearly renewal?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Not on today's BNS1 chipnet build — a name is yours until the certificate NFT in your wallet moves. The mainnet BNS2 build will introduce an optional lifecycle so abandoned names can be reclaimed, but owners pay only when the name is first minted; there is no yearly renewal."}},
{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I sell my .bch domain?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes. Any Sirius name can be listed on the built-in marketplace in one on-chain transaction with no escrow. You sign a partial transaction that pays you when a buyer completes it. Prices can be fixed or USD-pegged."}},
{"@type":"Question","name":"Where can I host the website for my Sirius domain?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Three options, pointed to by on-chain records: inline HTML (h record — the whole page lives in the Bitcoin Cash transaction), a free Sia bucket (s3 record — Silent Mode's Pithos.X gateway hosts a starter quota per name), or your own server (ip + tls records — the TLS fingerprint is pinned on-chain, no CA required)."}},
{"@type":"Question","name":"What wallets can I use to register a Sirius name?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"The built-in browser wallet on Sirius.X (keys stay in your browser), any WizardConnect-compatible wallet including Cashonize and Paytaca, or CashConnect for direct connection. All three paths mint the certificate NFT straight to a key you control — nothing is custodial at any point."}},
{"@type":"Question","name":"How is this different from ENS, Handshake, or Unstoppable Domains?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Sirius runs on Bitcoin Cash — the same chain that settles the payment, no separate token to buy, no bridge, no Layer 2. Names are CashTokens NFTs you hold in your own wallet, no smart-contract custody. Resolution is one electrum query against a public beacon address — any device can be a resolver. And anyone can mint their own TLD."}},
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<h2>Frequently asked questions</h2>
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<summary>How much does a domain name on Sirius cost?</summary>
<p>On chipnet (the live test network today) the cost is a few test coins — effectively free, used for development. On mainnet, each TLD owner sets their own price in USD on-chain, typically <b>$25 – $500 one-time</b> for a brand-new name under one of the live TLDs (<code>.x</code>, <code>.bch</code>, <code>.p2p</code>, <code>.deviant</code>, <code>.bit</code>, <code>.nav</code>, <code>.test</code>, <code>.coin</code>, <code>.cash</code>). <b>You pay once and keep the name forever</b> — there is no annual renewal.</p>
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<detailsclass="faq-item">
<summary>Do I need to show ID or KYC to register a .bch domain?</summary>
<p>No. Sirius has no account system, no email signup, no phone verification, no address or payment card. You pay the on-chain fee from a Bitcoin Cash wallet (built-in web wallet, Cashonize, Paytaca, or any WizardConnect-compatible wallet), and the name's ownership certificate lands directly in that wallet. Nothing about who you are is attached to the name.</p>
</details>
<detailsclass="faq-item">
<summary>Can my domain be seized, taken down, or censored?</summary>
<p>No. The ownership certificate is a <b>CashTokens NFT</b> that only the private key in your wallet can move. Silent Mode cannot revoke it, ICANN has no jurisdiction over it, no registrar sits between you and the name, and no court order to a company can produce one. The only way the name changes hands is you signing a transaction yourself — or the mainnet BNS2 lifecycle naturally expiring if you let it.</p>
</details>
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<summary>Can I register my own TLD?</summary>
<p>Yes — Sirius is one of the only registries where <b>anyone can mint a top-level domain</b>. Any wallet can register a new TLD by paying the TLD-registry fee; you then own that TLD as an on-chain certificate, set its policy (public, co-sign-approval, or private), set its own name-registration price, and earn the per-name revenue every time someone registers a name under it. See the <ahref="/sirius-x/docs/#tld-registry">TLD registry docs</a>.</p>
</details>
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<summary>Does my domain expire or need yearly renewal?</summary>
<p>Not on today's BNS1 chipnet build — a name is yours until the certificate NFT in your wallet moves. The mainnet BNS2 build will introduce an optional lifecycle so abandoned names can be reclaimed, but owners pay only when the name is first minted; there is <b>no yearly renewal to GoDaddy or anyone else</b>.</p>
</details>
<detailsclass="faq-item">
<summary>Can I sell my .bch domain?</summary>
<p>Yes. Any Sirius name can be listed on the built-in marketplace in <b>one on-chain transaction with no escrow</b>: you sign a partial transaction that pays you when a buyer completes it. Prices can be fixed or USD-pegged. See the <ahref="/sirius-x/market/">Sirius.X marketplace</a>.</p>
</details>
<detailsclass="faq-item">
<summary>Where can I host the website for my Sirius domain?</summary>
<p>Three options, all pointed to by on-chain records on the name itself: inline HTML (<code>h</code> record — the whole page lives in the Bitcoin Cash transaction), a <b>free</b> Sia bucket (<code>s3</code> record — Silent Mode's Pithos.X gateway hosts a starter quota per name), or your own server (<code>ip</code> + <code>tls</code> records — the TLS certificate's SHA-256 is pinned on-chain, no CA required). The resolver picks whichever is set.</p>
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<summary>What wallets can I use to register a Sirius name?</summary>
<p>The built-in browser wallet on <ahref="/sirius-x/">Sirius.X</a> (PBKDF2 + AES-GCM, keys stay in your browser), any <b>WizardConnect-compatible wallet</b> including Cashonize and Paytaca, or <b>CashConnect</b> for direct connection. All three paths mint the certificate NFT straight to a key you control — nothing is custodial at any point.</p>
</details>
<detailsclass="faq-item">
<summary>How is this different from ENS, Handshake, or Unstoppable Domains?</summary>
<p>Sirius runs on Bitcoin Cash — the same chain that already settles the payment, no separate token to buy, no bridge, no Layer 2. Names are <b>CashTokens NFTs</b> you hold in your own wallet (no smart-contract custody). Resolution is one electrum query against a public beacon address — any device can be a resolver, no gateway required. And anyone can mint their own TLD, not just a fixed set defined at launch.</p>
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<summary>Can I resolve .bch names in a normal browser like Chrome or Firefox?</summary>
<p>Yes, two ways. Zero-install: open any name through <ahref="https://navigate.st/">navigate.st</a>, the public gateway that reads the chain for you. Local, trustless: install the <ahref="/theseus/">Theseus Navigator</a> (Chromium-based, speaks <code>.bch</code> natively) or the <ahref="/ariadne-x/">Ariadne Resolver</a> system-wide service, and any browser on your machine opens Sirius names directly.</p>
