Shaka today announced native resolution of .esports domains as payment addresses, enabling anyone on the Shaka payment router to send funds directly to a .esports name — no wallet address required.
The announcement carries an unusual distinction: the operator of the .esports top-level domain is itself live on Shaka. The TLD owner does not just support the namespace — it routes payments through it.
What This Means
Until now, getting paid onchain meant sharing a 42-character wallet address. Shaka changes that by resolving onchain domain names directly in its payment router. When a deal creator enters a recipient, they can type a .esports name — and Shaka resolves it to the underlying wallet address automatically.
A player with s1mple.esports. A team with navi.esports. A tournament organiser with blast.esports. Any of them can now receive payment on Shaka without ever exposing a wallet address to a client or counterpart.
Every Freename TLD. All At Once.
The .esports integration is part of a broader resolution layer. Shaka natively supports all Freename-registered namespaces — the leading platform for onchain TLD infrastructure. If a domain exists on Freename, it resolves on Shaka.
This makes Shaka the first B2B payment router to treat onchain domain names as first-class payment identifiers across the full Freename namespace portfolio.
For the esports industry specifically, this is structural: permanent, category-specific identity now has a direct payment use case attached to it. Register the name. Get paid to it. Forever.
Why the .esports TLD Operator Being Live on Shaka Matters
The .esports top-level domain is registered and operated via Freename’s onchain infrastructure. Its integration on Shaka is not a partnership announcement or a technical preview — it is live, in production, today.
When the operator of a namespace chooses to settle payments through their own TLD on a third-party protocol, it signals something beyond compatibility. It signals that the namespace was designed, from the beginning, to carry real economic weight.
For the full technical integration and namespace details, see the .esports domains page on Shaka.
How It Works
- Register your .esports name — via Freename. One-time. Permanent. Onchain.
- Share your name, not your address — put
yourname.esportson invoices, proposals, tournament registrations. - Create a deal on Shaka — at shaka.deal/app. Enter your .esports name as the recipient. Done.
- Get paid instantly — the moment the client pays, funds route directly to the wallet behind your .esports name.
Availability
The .esports resolution layer is live today. Shaka runs natively on Ethereum. No account is required to create a deal, and pricing is simple and transparent — full details are on the product pages.
Explore the .esports integration at shaka.deal/domains/esports.
About Shaka
Shaka is a B2B onchain payment router. Split. Instant. Built for professionals who close deals and need to get paid — without chargebacks, without SWIFT delays, and without sending a wallet address to a client. shaka.deal