Pricing
ZcashNames uses tiered pricing by name length. Shorter names cost more because they are scarcer and more attractive to squatters.
Mainnet beta pricing
Mainnet is still in beta. During beta, live claim prices are set to 1/100th of the intended production tiers.
| Name length | Beta price (ZEC) |
|---|---|
| 1 character | 0.06 |
| 2 characters | 0.0425 |
| 3 characters | 0.03 |
| 4 characters | 0.015 |
| 5 characters | 0.0075 |
| 6 characters | 0.005 |
| 7 characters or more | 0.0025 |
Intended production pricing
| Name length | Intended price (ZEC) |
|---|---|
| 1 character | 6.00 |
| 2 characters | 4.25 |
| 3 characters | 3.00 |
| 4 characters | 1.50 |
| 5 characters | 0.75 |
| 6 characters | 0.50 |
| 7 characters or more | 0.25 |
How payment works
When you claim a name, the web app generates a ZIP-321 payment URI with the exact amount and the signed claim memo. Your wallet broadcasts that transaction, and that payment is the claim itself.
For wallet requirements, see Wallet Compatibility.
Why the tiers exist
Tiered pricing is mostly an anti-squatting tool. It makes one-character and short dictionary names materially more expensive while keeping ordinary names cheap enough for normal users.
Pricing is administrator controlled by the sending signed on-chain SETPRICE memo - honest indexers update to the new tier at the block where that memo lands.
Marketplace pricing
If you buy a name that is already registered and listed for sale, you pay the seller’s listing price, not the protocol claim cost.
See Buying & Selling for the marketplace flow.
Renewal
There are no renewal fees. Once you have claimed a name, it stays yours until you sell it or release it.