Minting Your Sovereign TLD

Minting a custom Top-Level Domain (TLD) is the first step toward launching your independent Web3 digital identity brand. The minting process deploys a unique, self-custodied non-fungible token (NFT) directly to your wallet.

🚀 Step-by-Step Minting Process

Minting a TLD is simple and takes place directly within the DScroll Registry application:

1. Navigate to the Mint Portal: Visit the mint page of the DScroll interface.
2. Search for Availability: Enter your desired alphanumeric TLD (e.g., mango, community, store).
   • Note: Spaces and special characters are not allowed to maintain Web3 resolution compatibility.
3. Verify Status: The system will automatically check if the TLD has already been claimed on-chain.
4. Initiate Mint Transaction: If the name is available, click Mint TLD. This will request a transaction in your connected Web3 wallet (e.g., MetaMask, Rabby, Coinbase Wallet).
5. Confirm and Claim: Once the transaction is finalized on the blockchain, your TLD is instantly active. A unique DScroll NFT is deposited into your wallet representing complete registry ownership.

🆔 Understanding TLD Token IDs

Every sovereign TLD is a unique NFT conforming to the ERC-721 standard. In the smart contract registry, each TLD is represented by a unique, numeric Token ID.

How the Token ID is Calculated

To ensure absolute uniqueness and deterministic resolution across all blockchain nodes, DScroll calculates the Token ID by hashing the TLD string using the Keccak-256 cryptographic hash algorithm, which is then converted into a uint256 integer.

// Example of how the TLD Name hashes to a Token ID
import { ethers } from "ethers";
 
const tldName = "mango";
const tokenId = ethers.BigNumber.from(ethers.utils.id(tldName)).toString();
 
console.log(`TLD: ${tldName}`);
console.log(`Token ID: ${tokenId}`);
// Output: 8150244795328906954203115456... (uint256 representation)

[!IMPORTANT] The relationship between the string name (e.g., mango) and the integer Token ID is 1:1 and deterministic. Resolvers use this mathematical mapping to look up registry metadata instantly on-chain without relying on centralized indices.

💎 Features of the TLD NFT

• ERC-721 Standard: Fully compatible with popular NFT marketplaces (like OpenSea, Blur, or Element), allowing operators to trade or auction whole registries effortlessly.
• Metadata Attachment: The NFT’s tokenURI points directly to the on-chain registry state, resolving your branding, pricing, and rules.
• Sovereign Custody: No central administrator can revoke, delete, or modify your TLD. Only the private key containing the registry NFT can configure the namespace.