The rise of the onchain ecosystem brought with it big questions about identity, ownership, and interoperability. How do people carry their reputation across apps and platforms? How can creators unify their presence in fragmented environments? And what does it look like to build a user-owned society online?
.dream was launched as an answer.
Introduced through a collaboration with Somnia, a high-throughput Layer 1 protocol designed for fully onchain infrastructure, .dream is a top-level domain built for those who see the next internet as immersive, user-owned, and deeply interconnected. From dApps and social platforms to games and virtual worlds, it brings naming to every corner of the onchain experience.
But more than that, it marked a shift: a step toward giving creators, traders, and builders a self-owned identity that travels with them across ecosystems and digital worlds.
At the heart of .dream is Somnia’s broader mission: powering a seamless onchain virtual society through interoperable infrastructure. Built for scale (1 million+ TPS), Somnia is the first blockchain designed to handle the intense demands of gaming and entertainment applications, which will be a key factor in mass adoption.
With .dream, users will be able to maintain the same identity across all of these applications.
Instead of creating new logins or profiles for each app or game, users could own a single onchain domain that goes wherever they go. A name that anchors their digital presence, from dApps to immersive environments.
Like other onchain TLDs, .dream provides powerful functionality: crypto payments, UD.me profile support, messaging, and dApp login. But it also carries a unique resonance in immersive and virtual spaces:
- It enables a consistent identity across platforms, apps, and digital worlds
- It supports social and creative expression through a branded, customizable name
- It contributes to the infrastructure of a more open, interoperable internet
For domainers, .dream also introduced a new category: TLDs tied to the infrastructure of onchain culture — spanning spatial computing, gaming, metaverse-ready identity, and creative ownership.
As new users enter the ecosystem through games and mass-consumer applications, clear and easy identification is going to be essential for onboarding. As the space grows, these identifiers will also play a crucial role in evaluating reputation.