Bitcoin Name System (BNS) Guide: Start Here

The Bitcoin Name System on Stacks has been around since 2014, with close to 300k names registered as of today and a growing number of integrations.

This guide is a comprehensive collection of resources and tutorials for understanding, using, and interacting with the Bitcoin Name System (BNS) on the Stacks Network (which includes .btc names).

Part 1: Stacks Network Basics

1. What is the Stacks Network?
2. How to set up a Stacks wallet
3. How to buy STX tokens

Part 2: BNS Explained

1. What is BNS?
2. BNS History 2014 to Present

Part 3: BNS Name Registration and Management

1. How to Register a BNS Name
   • How to Register a BNS Name with Emojis
2. How to Transfer a BNS Name
3. Renew a BNS Name with RenewBNS
4. How to Renew a BNS Name manually with the smart contract

Part 4: Trading BNS Names

1. How to buy a BNS Name
2. How to sell a BNS Name
3. How to transfer a BNS Name
4. Top BNS / .btc Name Sales of All Time

Part 5: Using Your BNS Name

1. How to Send & Receive Bitcoin and STX with a BNS Name
2. How to Bridge your BNS Name to a Website
3. BNS App Integrations

Part 6: BNS For Developers

1. Integrating BNS into your application