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D3

Interoperable digital identity platform bridging DNS and Web3

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Project Rank: 2365/15432

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Project Rank: 1913/15432

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About D3

D3 is a Web3 DNS service focused on bridging traditional internet domains with blockchain infrastructure. Its core business includes tokenizing real DNS domains (like .com and .net) into ERC-20 assets, enabling them to be traded on chains such as Base, Avalanche, and Solana, and integrating with major registrars to bring over 300,000 domains on-chain. The company also offers Name Tokens (e.g., *SHIB, *VIC) as cross-platform digital identities, and Domain Asset Vehicles (DAVs) that allow institutional portfolios to be pooled and tokenized for shared ownership.

The core narrative is making domains a liquid asset class—transforming static holdings into tradeable, DeFi-compatible tokens. The market pain point is that traditional domains are illiquid and hard to monetize beyond direct sales, while existing Web3 naming systems lack real DNS utility. D3 solves this by giving domains actual on-chain liquidity and utility without changing their underlying DNS function.

In the past six months (February to August 2026), D3 launched the Doma mainnet, bringing 300,000+ domains on-chain as tokenized assets. It also introduced the Doma Agentic Engine, enabling AI agents to discover and transact with domains, and launched Applications.com as a tokenized asset with strong early trading volume. The company also released DAVs for institutional investors, and a MCP connector allowing AI agents to interact directly with the platform. Total platform volume exceeded $265M during this period, with 27.1M+ transactions and 55,992 wallets. No major negative events were reported in the last two years.

Updated: Aug 31, 2026

D3, a Web3-native DNS domain service, is dedicated to tokenizing traditional domains and bridging Web2 with Web3. Key milestones in its development include: first, establishing a 1 million USDC developer fund to advance the testnet ecosystem of its domain assetization protocol (Doma Protocol), providing financial and technical support for developers to refine domain tokenization infrastructure; second, launching the domain service Ape Names on ApeChain, enabling users to use .ape domains as multi-chain wallet addresses, websites, and emails, thereby realizing practical domain utility in Web3, with plans to apply for the real .APE top-level domain in the future. These milestones mark D3's transition from protocol development to real-world application, with long-term significance in building a decentralized domain system owned by users.

Updated: Sep 2, 2026

Co-founders & core executives:

Fred Hsu: Co-founder & CEO. Ex-Oversee.net founder, built domain business to $230M revenue, acquired by Oak Hill Capital.

Paul Stahura: Co-founder & Lead Advisor. Founder of Donuts Inc., pioneer in new TLDs.

Shay Chinn: Co-founder & Chief Architect. Ex-GoDaddy executive, domain industry veteran.

Shayan Rostam: Co-founder & CCO. Ex-Goldman Sachs tech banker.

Michael Ho: Co-founder & Head of Growth. Ex-Goldman Sachs tech banker.

Updated: Aug 31, 2026