ENS (Ethereum Name Service) provides decentralized naming for wallets, websites, & more.
Ethereum names add “.eth” to the end of any set of characters, which can then resolve to a specific wallet address.
Why are ENS names important?
Individuals and businesses register ENS name to serve as usernames for web3.
ENS names enable users to associate their 42 character official address with a shorter name that’s easier to remember.
Budweiser / Anheuser Busch, for example, chose to register Beer.eth, making it easier for users to interact with their on web3 wallet.
Instead of 0x39dbfdd63fd491a228a5b601e0662a4014540347, users simply type Beer.eth.
ENS is the easiest system for direct wallet payments as well as user authentication to sign into dapps in the web3 space.
Which ENS addresses are the most valuable?
While ENS: Ethereum Name Service sales data on OpenSea suggests that shorter names tend to sell for more money, the highest dollar ENS names are those that represent actual commonly used words.
Read more: Most Expensive 3-Letter ENS sales of all time
Because these words are used often in the public vernacular, marketing and PR professionals value these types of .eth addresses higher because they are more easily recognized and understood by the largest number of people.
Most Expensive .eth Addresses Sold
Each ENS address is a special type of NFT. Because of this, they can be sold and traded on secondary markets.
Below are the highest ENS sales of all time, as of May 15, 2022.
| Sale Price (eth) | ENS name |
| 420 | paradigm.eth |
| 75 | wallet.eth |
| 75 | deepak.eth |
| 60 | crypto.eth |
| 59 | artdao.eth |
| 55.5 | 555.eth |
| 52.9 | google.eth |
| 51 | apple.eth |
| 50 | ukraine.eth 005.eth trade.eth |
| 42 | wei.eth |
| 41 | sex.eth |
| 40 | btc.eth portn.eth defi.eth |
| 39.8 | com.eth |
| 38.7 | dapp.eth |
| 38 | loan.eth |
| 35.5 | 035.eth |
| 35.4 | jobs.eth |
| 35 | name.eth play.eth game.eth games.eth |
| 34 | rug.eth |
| 33.5 | poker.eth |
| 33 | 1000.eth amazon.eth tim.eth |
| 32.55 | 888.eth |
| 32 | 006.eth mystic.eth |
| 31 | market.eth |
| 30.9347 | art.eth |
| 30 | tobi.eth mee6.eth fidenza.eth gas.eth punk.eth asset.eth lend.eth moon.eth pornhub.eth sportsbet.eth beer.eth login.eth 3000.eth |
Have you claimed your ENS name yet?
Setup a crypto wallet and get a .eth address – your username for web3.
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