Basenames

Basenames is Base’s ENS-based naming service that lets users register human-readable onchain names for wallet addresses and use them across Base and other EVM apps

## Overview Basenames is Base's native naming service built on ENS infrastructure, designed to replace alphanumeric wallet addresses with human-readable names on the Base blockchain and compatible EVM networks. Instead of sending funds to a 42-character hexadecimal address like 0x1234..., users can send to a name like alice.base, making transactions more intuitive and reducing copy-paste errors. The service operates as a domain-style system specifically optimized for the Base ecosystem, though names can be used across any EVM application that supports ENS resolution. The tool addresses a funda