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TENZ-ID is a Decentralized Blockchain naming system that allows you to register an Ethereum Address with a unique, fully owned by you, tradable username to use on services, applications and games powered by the Blockchain. You can make your own at tenzorum.org/tenz_id.đ
â Wow Wow Wow. Calm down with the words Moritz, are you telling me that I can have my own Digital Identity that uses Blockchain Technology today???
Cool. What does this đ© even mean?
Relax. Hold my hand through your keyboard. I will not only show you why this is pretty amazing, but I will teach you how to get one and become a part of the decentralized world for a few cents in less than 10Â minutes.
Yes. Few cents. Less than 10 minutes. Infinite possibilities.
We will do it together.
I will show you the way.
What is TENZ-ID and why does it matter?
TENZ-ID is a system created by Tenzorum Project, which is developing user-friendly tools to empower people with decentralized technologies to liberate the web. We are helping anyone to register a username on the Blockchain in a few clicks (2 to be exact) without having to know ANYTHING about smart contracts and the intrinsic complexities behind them.
Few clicks. Instant Value. Many benefits.
â Why do I need a username on the Blockchain and what can I do with it?
Ok, this is how the Blockchain currently sees you, we call it the Public Address:
0xab5801a7d398351b8be11c439e05c5b3259aec9b
Letâs agree on somethingâŠ
I am really happy for you if you have insane memory skills, or if you enjoy typing that kind of hash, but in terms of user experienceâŠ
This is really really bad.
In every decentralized application (fully powered by Blockchain), you are somehow a hash/ a public address. To execute transactions, send money to your friends, register into applications, and to do anything on the Blockchain, you have to have a public address that belongs to you.
On the Blockchain: YOU ARE THAT PUBLICÂ ADDRESS.
But they are ugly. And frightening. And not user-friendly. And inconvenient. And ugly.
TENZ-ID solves that problem.đ
What we created is a decentralized solution that allows you to attach a unique username to your public address.
â Ok ok ok⊠I get it⊠Usernames and stuff, but what are the core benefits and value of creating a TENZ-ID?
Elon brings you a Tesla at Christmas. Thatâs it.đ
Nah, Iâm kidding, sorry.
Although I will be happy if you get one, the fundamental benefits are:
đšâđšAccessibility.
Thatâs the obvious one. If we want Blockchain to go mainstream, and onboard the next 1 billion people to the decentralized world, itâs naive to believe that people will even have to interact with Public Addresses in their primitive form.
If you ever bought into an ICO, have some crypto or are a legendary cypherpunk, YOU NEED to have a personal address as a username sooner rather than later. This is how everything will work soon enough!
đFreedom.
TENZ-ID is by design; unstoppable and uncensorable.
When you register on cousin Zuckâs platform(aka Facebook) or uncle Page email system (Gmail), you are asking them for permission to use their services. In return, you are giving them your data.
You can be censored, banned, stopped, obliterated(not this one). Because itâs THEIR platform. And thatâs how the centralized internet works.
Thatâs not how TENZ-ID works because this is not our platform, it belongs to the world. Itâs an on chain solution that uses Ethereum Blockchain addresses to register your username. You donât ask permission to exist or operate, you just do.
đžAnd you are hearing first.
@Vitalik @Moritz @Naval @Daniel @Pet3rpan @Alex How cool it would have been to have the pure usernames on twitter, or your email, or anything that you use frequently?
What if you actually registered all of those names and later on, actually SELL THEM on digital auctions? Well, that is also possible with TENZ-IDâŠ
Well well smart boys and girls, now you know⊠Hopefully, you will not be the one that missed out.
So now Iâm going to teach you how to register your username in a few clicks.
You are ready young Padawan, This is how to get one in 4Â steps:
You will need:
- A browser wallet called Metamask. You can download it at metamask.io!
If you donât download it, you will receive this error:
2. Few cents in ETH on this wallet (usually less than 30Â cents).
I know⊠It sucks if you donât have ETH. Thatâs actually the main focus of Tenzorum Project⊠We are creating a system around something called Meta-Transactions, allowing you to transact without having to pay gas fees in ETH but any ERC20 or in some cases not paying at all... But this is a discussion for a very close future, if you want to know more look at Tenzorum Service Nodes Network!!!
In the meanwhile:
You need to have a few cents in ETH, donât be a cheap bastđŸđ©đœ and go get these cents!
STEP 1:
Go to tenzorum.org/tenz_id.
Make sure your Metamask is on Main Ethereum Network.
What does that mean?
đThis is the real Ethereum Network and you are really getting this username. Like really⊠LegitâŠÂ 10/10âŠ
Anyways, letâs keep going.
STEP 2:
Input the username that you want and make sure itâs available, make sure that the ETH address has the same address of your Metamask and when you are ready to join the decentralized world, press Register ID.đ
You will then be redirected to another page, or a Metamask window will pop up in your screen with something really similar to the image below. Select CONFIRM.đ
Less than 30 cents as I said before.
We are almost there my beautiful human being, donât give up on us nowâ€ïž.
STEP 3:
You will be redirected to a confirmation page! All you need to do is wait for your submission to be confirmed.
There are 2 ways to confirm that you got your TENZ-ID and things went smoothly in the Blockchain:
- Wait for a pop up to eventually appear (can take up to ~5 mins), be patient, be calm, be relentless, be like the water that flows in the river of lifeđ„
2. Click on the message âHEREâ shown on the confirmation pageđ.
You will be sent to Etherscan. There you will be able to see the status of your submission.
đšNow pay attention to this:
If the status of your transaction is âPENDINGâ. The TENZ-ID is not yours yet. Itâs pending đĄâŠ I do not control the Blockchain (if I did prices would just go up all the timeđ€·đ»â), so sometimes things may work in a funny way and you may have to try again.
BUT ASSUMING EVERYTHING WENT WELL AND YOU RECEIVED THE CONFIRMATIONâŠ
There is only one more thing you have to do⊠And itâs really important.
STEP 4:
Itâs one of the most, more critical, and more important things you have done so farâŠ
And it means a lot to meâŠ
You see that Big Bad Blue Button saying: Share on Twitterđ?
â Yes Moritz, I do see it my friend.
You hit that and share it on Twitter. đ
Thatâs how you let me know you made it through the Tutorial and now have your TENZ-ID! Remember to tag me! @mrtzneto.
BOOOOOM. Thatâs it, you made it throughđ„
Letâs verify your username!
Letâs check your username registered on the Blockchain!!!!
Go to Etherscan, and on the explorer bar, type your just claimed TENZ-ID.
It means that from now on, you donât need to type your public address on Etherscan anymore, you can actually just type your usernameđ€Ż. Come on, I know you are impressed.
In my case: satoshi.tenz-id.xyz
This is what you are going to see:
This is how you should be feeling:
You own it. Welcome to Tenzorum. Welcome to a better Decentralized World.
How do I transfer this to someone?
đ°We will be launching an explorer for you to trade these usernames.đ°
I will update this piece with more details explaining how to do this with mycrypto and $oon with our trading $y$tem, If you want to know when itâs available let your email below ( I will not spam you with randomnessđ©âđ).
đSoon you will be able to use this identity in applications, games, exchanges and everything across Ethereum ecosystem!
Final Considerations:
You made your own Identity on the Blockchain.đ This is fundamentally what we call a subdomain factory. It means that you have interacted with the Ethereum Blockchain using our smart contract to create your personal username. To know more about the technology behind it, visit this article from the legend Radek Ostrowski, Lead Blockchain Engineer at Tenzorum who build all the smart contractđsđđ.
Youâve just unlocked some Blockchain superpowers and I hope this helped you become more interested and involved with the amazing space. But remember that with great powers come great responsibilities.
Leave any questions or comments in the section below and share with everyone if you are working on something interesting. The Tenzorum community is always keen to help with cool and meaningful projects.
đ»Acknowledgements:
đSmart Contracts and the things people donât understand at all->Â Radek
đŠUX and Design -> @mrtzneto
đŽFront End and Implementations -> Mark
đThe hidden gem that is changing the Blockchain world ->@tenzorum
đP.S. Give me at least a 20 claps for good luck in crypto this year ;)
Digital identity on the Blockchain. You can claim yours today. was originally published in Hacker Noon on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
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