feat(sirius): SEO pass — keyword title, FAQ, JSON-LD, sitemap, comparison
First SEO push on silentmode.st, targeting Sirius as the primary
product landing page (chosen over navigate.st because a project with
pages ranks; a search box doesn't).
site/sirius/index.html:
* Title and meta description rewritten benefit-first — "Anonymous
domain names on Bitcoin Cash — Sirius" at 50 chars, meta at 170.
* H1 moved from brand-only "Sirius" to the primary keyword
"Anonymous domain names on Bitcoin Cash".
* Tag line rewritten to lead with no-KYC, no-renewals, pay-once,
register-your-own-TLD — the differentiators prospective
registrants actually search for.
* canonical + keywords meta added.
* FAQ section (10 questions) phrased exactly as people search:
"How much does a .bch domain cost?", "Can my domain be seized?",
"Can I register my own TLD?", etc. details/summary accordion,
styled inline against the existing palette.
* JSON-LD: Service schema (lowPrice $25, highPrice $500, 9 TLDs)
+ FAQPage schema mirroring the 10 FAQ answers verbatim. Both
parse cleanly.
* The in-page "vs ordinary registrar" section now links to the
full comparison page below.
site/sirius/vs.html (new): 7-way comparison across GoDaddy, Namecheap,
Cloudflare, ENS, Unstoppable Domains, Handshake, and Sirius. Targets
"X vs Y" long-tail queries. Includes BreadcrumbList + Article JSON-LD,
"where each option wins" honest-tradeoff section, and 10-year cost
projection table.
site/robots.txt (new): allow-all + explicit entries for the AI
scrapers, sitemap pointer.
site/sitemap.xml (new): primary silentmode.st surfaces with priorities
weighted to the SEO targets.
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# silentmode.st — crawl openly, point at the sitemap.
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Allow: /
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# Keep the AI-scraper allowlist explicit, same as any other crawler.
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Allow: /
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<head>
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<meta charset="utf-8">
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
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<title>Sirius — names on the Bitcoin Cash chain — Silent Mode</title>
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<meta name="description" content="Sirius is Silent Mode's naming registry: BNS1 domain names anchored by CashTokens certificates on Bitcoin Cash, records in OP_RETURN, discovery via a public beacon. No registrar, no ICANN, no DNS root — resolvers read the chain directly.">
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<title>Anonymous domain names on Bitcoin Cash — Sirius</title>
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<meta name="description" content="Register a domain name anonymously on the Bitcoin Cash chain. No KYC, no account, no renewals. Pay once with crypto. Register your own custom TLD. Served trustlessly from the chain.">
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<link rel="canonical" href="https://silentmode.st/sirius">
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<meta name="keywords" content="anonymous domain registration, cheap domain names, domain without KYC, decentralized domain names, blockchain domain names, Bitcoin Cash domain, BCNR, BNS, custom TLD, register your own TLD, .bch domain">
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<meta property="og:site_name" content="Silent Mode">
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<meta property="og:title" content="Sirius — names on the Bitcoin Cash chain — Silent Mode">
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<meta property="og:description" content="Sirius is Silent Mode's naming registry: BNS1 domain names anchored by CashTokens certificates on Bitcoin Cash, records in OP_RETURN, discovery via a public beacon. No registrar, no ICANN, no DNS root — resolvers read the chain directly.">
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<meta property="og:title" content="Anonymous domain names on Bitcoin Cash — Sirius">
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<meta property="og:description" content="Register a domain name anonymously on the Bitcoin Cash chain. No KYC, no account, no renewals. Pay once with crypto. Register your own custom TLD.">
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Q&A rich snippets in search). Keep answers in sync with the HTML
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"name": "Sirius",
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"alternateName": "Sirius.X",
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"serviceType": "Decentralized domain name registry",
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"description": "Anonymous domain name registration on the Bitcoin Cash chain. No KYC, no account, no renewals. Register your own custom TLD.",
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"url": "https://silentmode.st/sirius",
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"provider": {
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"@type": "Organization",
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"name": "Silent Mode",
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"url": "https://silentmode.st/"
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"name": "Worldwide"
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"offers": {
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"priceCurrency": "USD",
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"lowPrice": "25",
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"highPrice": "500",
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"offerCount": "9",
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"description": "One-time registration under live BCNR TLDs (.x, .bch, .p2p, .deviant, .bit, .nav, .test, .coin, .cash). No renewal fees."
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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."}},
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{"@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."}},
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{"@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."}},
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{"@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."}},
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{"@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."}},
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{"@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."}},
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{"@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)."}},
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{"@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."}},
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{"@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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{"@type":"Question","name":"Can I resolve .bch names in a normal browser like Chrome or Firefox?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, two ways. Zero-install: open any name through navigate.st, the public gateway that reads the chain for you. Local, trustless: install the Theseus Navigator (Chromium-based, speaks .bch natively) or the Ariadne Resolver system-wide service, and any browser on your machine opens Sirius names directly."}}
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<header class="hero">
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<div class="mark" style="font-size:52px">⭐</div>
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<h1><span class="g">Sirius</span></h1>
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<p class="tag">Home for decentralized domain names on the Bitcoin Cash chain. Names
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that live as <b>CashTokens certificates</b> in a wallet you control, discovered
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through a public <b>beacon address</b> any electrum server can read. No registrar,
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no ICANN, no DNS root — resolvers read the chain directly. Named for the
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brightest star: a fixed reference everyone sees the same way.</p>
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<h1>Anonymous domain names on <span class="g">Bitcoin Cash</span></h1>
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<p class="tag"><b>Sirius</b> is Silent Mode's decentralized domain registry.
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Register a name without an account, without KYC, without renewal fees — one
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on-chain transaction, pay once with crypto, keep forever in a wallet you
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control. No registrar, no ICANN, no DNS root. Resolvers read the chain
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directly. You can even <b>register your own TLD</b> and sell names under it.</p>
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<div class="cta">
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<a class="btn acid" href="/sirius-x/#search-input">Open Sirius.X — register a name</a>
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<a class="btn ghost" href="#how">How BNS1 works</a>
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<h2>Sirius vs an ordinary registrar</h2>
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<p class="lede">Short version — the full breakdown across GoDaddy, Namecheap,
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Cloudflare, ENS, Unstoppable Domains, and Handshake lives on the
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<a href="vs"><b>comparison page</b></a>.</p>
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<table>
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<tr><th>What you get</th><th>Ordinary registrar</th><th>Sirius</th></tr>
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<details class="faq-item">
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<summary>How much does a domain name on Sirius cost?</summary>
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<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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<summary>Do I need to show ID or KYC to register a .bch domain?</summary>
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<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>
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<summary>Can my domain be seized, taken down, or censored?</summary>
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<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>
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<summary>Can I register my own TLD?</summary>
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<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 <a href="/sirius-x/docs/#tld-registry">TLD registry docs</a>.</p>
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<summary>Does my domain expire or need yearly renewal?</summary>
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<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>
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<summary>Can I sell my .bch domain?</summary>
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<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 <a href="/sirius-x/market/">Sirius.X marketplace</a>.</p>
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<summary>Where can I host the website for my Sirius domain?</summary>
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<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>
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<p>The built-in browser wallet on <a href="/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>
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<summary>How is this different from ENS, Handshake, or Unstoppable Domains?</summary>
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<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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<p>Yes, two ways. Zero-install: open any name through <a href="https://navigate.st/">navigate.st</a>, the public gateway that reads the chain for you. Local, trustless: install the <a href="/theseus/">Theseus Navigator</a> (Chromium-based, speaks <code>.bch</code> natively) or the <a href="/ariadne-x/">Ariadne Resolver</a> system-wide service, and any browser on your machine opens Sirius names directly.</p>
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<meta name="description" content="How Sirius.X compares to GoDaddy, Namecheap, Cloudflare, ENS, Handshake, and Unstoppable Domains — on price, KYC, renewals, custom TLDs, censorship, and ownership.">
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<meta property="og:description" content="Side-by-side comparison across price, KYC, renewals, custom TLDs, censorship, and ownership. See where each option wins.">
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<a class="brand" href="../"><svg class="logo" viewBox="0 0 32 20" aria-hidden="true"><rect class="l1" x="1.5" y="3.5" width="17" height="13" rx="6.5" ry="6.5" fill="none" stroke-width="2.6"/><rect class="l2" x="13.5" y="3.5" width="17" height="13" rx="6.5" ry="6.5" fill="none" stroke-width="2.6"/></svg>Silent <span class="g">Mode</span></a>
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<a href="../theseus">Theseus</a>
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<a href="../prometheus">Prometheus</a>
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<a href="../sirius" class="here">Sirius</a>
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<a href="../hephaestus">Hephaestus</a>
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<a href="../helios">Helios</a>
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<a href="../hermes">Hermes</a>
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<a href="../tools">Tools</a>
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<header class="hero">
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<h1>Sirius <span class="g">vs</span> traditional registrars & other decentralized domains</h1>
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<p class="tag">A plain comparison across the dimensions that actually matter when
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picking a registrar: price (now and in ten years), what you had to hand over to get
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the name, who can take it back, whether it renews, and what you can host behind it.
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No marketing superlatives — every row is a verifiable fact about how each service
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works today.</p>
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<p class="cmp-breadcrumbs"><a href="../">Silent Mode</a> → <a href="../sirius">Sirius</a> → Comparisons</p>
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<h2>Side-by-side</h2>
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<div class="cmp-wrap">
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<table class="cmp-table">
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<thead>
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<tr>
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<th>What you get</th>
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<th>GoDaddy / Namecheap</th>
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<th>Cloudflare Registrar</th>
|
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<th>ENS (Ethereum)</th>
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<th>Unstoppable Domains</th>
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<th>Handshake (HNS)</th>
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<th>Sirius.X</th>
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</tr>
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</thead>
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<tbody>
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<tr>
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<td><b>First-year price</b></td>
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<td>$8–$30 (.com), promos lower</td>
|
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<td>Wholesale cost (~$9 .com)</td>
|
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<td>$5–$640/year by name length</td>
|
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<td>$5–$100+ one-time</td>
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<td>Auction price (variable)</td>
|
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<td class="sirius">$25–$500 one-time (per TLD)</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr>
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<td><b>Annual renewal</b></td>
|
||||
<td>$12–$30/year, forever</td>
|
||||
<td>~Wholesale cost each year</td>
|
||||
<td>Yearly, same tier</td>
|
||||
<td>None</td>
|
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<td>None (one bid at auction)</td>
|
||||
<td class="sirius"><b>None</b> on BNS1; BNS2 adds optional lifecycle</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr>
|
||||
<td><b>KYC / identity</b></td>
|
||||
<td>Email, phone, address, card</td>
|
||||
<td>Cloudflare account</td>
|
||||
<td>Ethereum address + ETH to pay gas</td>
|
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<td>Email + card (or crypto)</td>
|
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<td>HNS address</td>
|
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<td class="sirius"><b>None</b> — a wallet is all you need</td>
|
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</tr>
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<tr>
|
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<td><b>Payment</b></td>
|
||||
<td>Card, PayPal</td>
|
||||
<td>Card</td>
|
||||
<td>ETH + gas fees</td>
|
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<td>Card, crypto</td>
|
||||
<td>HNS coins</td>
|
||||
<td class="sirius">BCH (on-chain fee only)</td>
|
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</tr>
|
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<tr>
|
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<td><b>Ownership proof</b></td>
|
||||
<td>Row in registrar's SQL database</td>
|
||||
<td>Row in Cloudflare's database</td>
|
||||
<td>ERC-721 token in a smart contract</td>
|
||||
<td>ERC-721 token, bridged</td>
|
||||
<td>UTXO on HNS chain</td>
|
||||
<td class="sirius">CashTokens NFT in your own wallet</td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<td><b>Who can revoke</b></td>
|
||||
<td>Registrar, registry, ICANN, court order</td>
|
||||
<td>Cloudflare, ICANN, court order</td>
|
||||
<td>Nobody (smart contract immutable)</td>
|
||||
<td>Smart-contract admin keys exist</td>
|
||||
<td>Nobody (chain-enforced)</td>
|
||||
<td class="sirius">Nobody — the NFT lives in your wallet</td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<td><b>Custom TLDs</b></td>
|
||||
<td>No (ICANN monopoly)</td>
|
||||
<td>No</td>
|
||||
<td>No (locked to .eth)</td>
|
||||
<td>Fixed list by Unstoppable</td>
|
||||
<td>Yes (auction a name)</td>
|
||||
<td class="sirius"><b>Yes</b> — anyone can mint & sell a TLD</td>
|
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</tr>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<td><b>Resolution path</b></td>
|
||||
<td>ICANN → TLD registry → nameservers → DNS</td>
|
||||
<td>Same as GoDaddy</td>
|
||||
<td>Smart-contract call via Infura/Alchemy</td>
|
||||
<td>Proprietary gateway + partial on-chain</td>
|
||||
<td>HNS resolver / HSD</td>
|
||||
<td class="sirius">Any electrum server reads chain + public beacon</td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<td><b>Browser support</b></td>
|
||||
<td>Universal (ICANN DNS)</td>
|
||||
<td>Universal</td>
|
||||
<td>MetaMask or gateway</td>
|
||||
<td>Gateway or extension</td>
|
||||
<td>Resolver required</td>
|
||||
<td class="sirius">Native in Theseus / Ariadne; gateway for every other browser via navigate.st</td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<td><b>What you can host</b></td>
|
||||
<td>Hosting provider you contract with</td>
|
||||
<td>Any provider you contract with</td>
|
||||
<td>IPFS hash in a text record</td>
|
||||
<td>IPFS hash</td>
|
||||
<td>IP + DNS records</td>
|
||||
<td class="sirius">Inline HTML on-chain, free Sia bucket, or your own IP with TLS pinned on-chain</td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
<tr>
|
||||
<td><b>Resale</b></td>
|
||||
<td>Transfer via registrar fees + lock</td>
|
||||
<td>Transfer in-platform</td>
|
||||
<td>OpenSea, Uniswap</td>
|
||||
<td>Secondary market in-app</td>
|
||||
<td>On-chain</td>
|
||||
<td class="sirius">Built-in marketplace, one tx, no escrow</td>
|
||||
</tr>
|
||||
</tbody>
|
||||
</table>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</section>
|
||||
|
||||
<!-- ============ WHERE EACH OPTION WINS ============ -->
|
||||
<section class="plain">
|
||||
<h2>Where each option genuinely wins</h2>
|
||||
<p class="lede">Nothing is best at everything. The honest tradeoffs:</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="cmp-pros">
|
||||
<div class="card">
|
||||
<h3>GoDaddy / Namecheap wins when…</h3>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>You need a <code>.com</code> because every email client and link preview knows it.</li>
|
||||
<li>Your users are strictly Chrome/Safari and will not install anything.</li>
|
||||
<li>You accept censorship risk as a cost of doing business.</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="card">
|
||||
<h3>Cloudflare Registrar wins when…</h3>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>You already use Cloudflare for everything else and want wholesale pricing.</li>
|
||||
<li>You still want ICANN-governed names but hate the markup.</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="card">
|
||||
<h3>ENS wins when…</h3>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>Your entire userbase already has MetaMask open.</li>
|
||||
<li>You want to tie a name to an Ethereum address for payments.</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="card">
|
||||
<h3>Unstoppable Domains wins when…</h3>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>You want a one-time purchase and don't need a self-custodial chain.</li>
|
||||
<li>Your audience is already in the Unstoppable browser extension.</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<div class="card">
|
||||
<h3>Handshake wins when…</h3>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>You're minting a TLD and want DNS-root replacement without any middleman.</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
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|
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||||
<div class="card" style="background:rgba(214,255,61,.06);border-color:rgba(214,255,61,.3)">
|
||||
<h3>Sirius wins when…</h3>
|
||||
<ul>
|
||||
<li>You want <b>anonymity</b> — no email, no phone, no card, nothing attached to who you are.</li>
|
||||
<li>You want to <b>pay once and keep the name forever</b>.</li>
|
||||
<li>You want to <b>mint your own TLD</b> — not just register under someone else's.</li>
|
||||
<li>Your audience includes Bitcoin Cash users (every BCH wallet is already a resolver client).</li>
|
||||
<li>You care that <b>no entity, not even Silent Mode, can take the name back</b>.</li>
|
||||
<li>You want flexible hosting: inline-on-chain for tiny sites, free Sia storage for normal ones, your own server for anything else — all pointed at by one record.</li>
|
||||
</ul>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
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|
||||
|
||||
<!-- ============ COST OVER TIME ============ -->
|
||||
<section class="plain">
|
||||
<h2>Cost over a decade</h2>
|
||||
<p class="lede">The headline price is the first-year number. The real cost is what
|
||||
you pay to keep the name in year ten. Taking a <b>$20/year</b> midrange name as the
|
||||
baseline:</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<table class="cmp-table">
|
||||
<thead>
|
||||
<tr><th>Years</th><th>GoDaddy / Namecheap</th><th>ENS (.eth, 5-char)</th><th>Unstoppable</th><th>Sirius.X</th></tr>
|
||||
</thead>
|
||||
<tbody>
|
||||
<tr><td>Year 1</td><td>$20</td><td>$5 + gas (~$20 total)</td><td>$40 one-time</td><td class="sirius">$25–$500 one-time (TLD-set)</td></tr>
|
||||
<tr><td>Year 5</td><td>$100</td><td>$25 + 5× gas (~$75)</td><td>$40 total</td><td class="sirius">Same one-time payment</td></tr>
|
||||
<tr><td>Year 10</td><td><b>$200</b></td><td><b>~$150</b> (if gas stays flat)</td><td>$40 total</td><td class="sirius"><b>Same one-time payment</b></td></tr>
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
||||
<p>Over 10 years a typical ICANN name costs 10× what a Sirius name costs — and the
|
||||
Sirius name is still yours even if Silent Mode disappears, because the certificate
|
||||
lives in your wallet, not on our server.</p>
|
||||
</section>
|
||||
|
||||
<!-- ============ FINAL CTA ============ -->
|
||||
<section class="plain">
|
||||
<h2>See what's available</h2>
|
||||
<p>Open <a href="/sirius-x/#search-input">Sirius.X</a>, type a label, see every TLD it
|
||||
could live under in one view. Register in a single transaction — chipnet today
|
||||
(free test coins), mainnet when BNS2 lands.</p>
|
||||
<div class="cta" style="margin-top:1.4rem">
|
||||
<a class="btn acid" href="/sirius-x/#search-input">Register a name →</a>
|
||||
<a class="btn ghost" href="../sirius">Back to Sirius overview</a>
|
||||
<a class="btn ghost" href="/sirius-x/docs/">Protocol docs</a>
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
</section>
|
||||
|
||||
</div>
|
||||
|
||||
<footer>
|
||||
<p>Silent Mode — a Deviant project. Decentralized domain names on the Bitcoin Cash
|
||||
chain. Chipnet is live; mainnet BNS2 cutover coming.</p>
|
||||
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|
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|
||||
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<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/theseus</loc><priority>0.9</priority><changefreq>weekly</changefreq></url>
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<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/pithos-sia</loc><priority>0.9</priority><changefreq>weekly</changefreq></url>
|
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<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/hephaestus</loc><priority>0.8</priority><changefreq>weekly</changefreq></url>
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|
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<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/helios</loc><priority>0.7</priority><changefreq>weekly</changefreq></url>
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<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/hermes</loc><priority>0.7</priority><changefreq>weekly</changefreq></url>
|
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<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/tools</loc><priority>0.7</priority><changefreq>weekly</changefreq></url>
|
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|
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|
||||
SEO work actually points visitors to for the registration flow. -->
|
||||
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|
||||
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|
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<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/sirius-x/market/</loc><priority>0.8</priority><changefreq>daily</changefreq></url>
|
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<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/sirius-x/docs/</loc><priority>0.75</priority><changefreq>weekly</changefreq></url>
|
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<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/sirius-x/portal</loc><priority>0.5</priority><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url>
|
||||
<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/sirius-x/studio</loc><priority>0.6</priority><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url>
|
||||
|
||||
<!-- Downloads + release surfaces. -->
|
||||
<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/releases</loc><priority>0.6</priority><changefreq>weekly</changefreq></url>
|
||||
<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/theseus-x/</loc><priority>0.6</priority><changefreq>weekly</changefreq></url>
|
||||
<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/ariadne-x/</loc><priority>0.6</priority><changefreq>weekly</changefreq></url>
|
||||
<url><loc>https://silentmode.st/hephaestus.x/</loc><priority>0.6</priority><changefreq>weekly</changefreq></url>
|
||||
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|
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