ENS Registrations Screensaver
The ENS Registrations screensaver scrolls a live feed of newly registered .eth domain names, read directly from the Ethereum chain via a public RPC endpoint — no key required. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
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Press ESC to leave fullscreen. Settings are saved in your browser only.
How the ENS Registrations screensaver works
The saver watches the Ethereum Name Service registrar contract for real registration events, via a public RPC endpoint.
Each new .eth name scrolls onto the feed as it's registered on-chain.
A running count tracks how many real registrations have appeared since you started watching.
The feed polls recent blocks on a schedule to stay current.
Ethereum Name Service and the .eth registry
The Ethereum Name Service, or ENS, maps human-readable names such as those ending in .eth to blockchain addresses and other records. Its registry contract records the owner, resolver and TTL for each name, and the .eth names themselves are handled by a separate registrar contract, so ownership is recorded on the chain and not in a company database.
A name is registered for a chosen term and paid for in ETH. The annual fee depends on length: the ENS documentation lists $5 a year for names of five or more characters, $160 for four characters and $640 for three, and the minimum name length is three characters. Registration is a two-step commit-and-reveal process: the buyer first submits a commitment, waits at least 60 seconds, then completes the registration, which prevents others from front-running the name.
After a name expires there is a 90-day grace period, followed by a temporary premium auction lasting 21 days in which the price starts high and decays. A registration event only shows that some account paid for a name, not who is behind it or what it will be used for. Seeing a name here is not an endorsement or evidence that it is safe to send funds to.
A worked example
Watch for a moment and real names scroll past — someone, somewhere, just claimed that .eth name on-chain, permanently and publicly.
Settings & tips
- Accent recolours the scrolling names.
- ENS names are real on-chain identities used across Ethereum apps and wallets.
- Volume varies with the broader Ethereum activity level.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this live?
- Yes — it reads real registration events directly from the Ethereum Name Service contract as new blocks confirm.
- Is a key needed?
- No. Public Ethereum RPC endpoints are free and key-less for light use.
- What is ENS?
- Ethereum Name Service — a real on-chain naming system mapping human-readable .eth names to wallet addresses.
- Is it free?
- Yes — free, no download, in your browser.
- Why are short names so expensive?
- ENS prices names by character count. Per the documentation, three-character names cost more per year than four-character ones, which cost more than names of five or more characters.
- Why is registration split into two steps?
- The commit-and-reveal process stops others from front-running a name: the buyer commits first, waits at least 60 seconds, and then registers.
- What happens when a registration expires?
- A 90-day grace period follows expiry, then a 21-day temporary premium auction with a decaying price before the name returns to normal pricing.