# Trust Name Service (TNS) Grant Application

**URL:** <https://atlas.discourse.group/t/trust-name-service-tns-grant-application/1166>\
**Category:** Grant Applications\
**Created:** [December 3, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://atlas.discourse.group/t/trust-name-service-tns-grant-application/1166 "2025-12-03T11:43:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Samoris](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/atlas.discourse.group/samoris/32/226_2.png) [@Samoris](https://atlas.discourse.group/u/Samoris)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2025, 11:43am UTC](https://atlas.discourse.group/t/trust-name-service-tns-grant-application/1166/1 "2025-12-03T11:43:15Z")

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# 1. Applicant & Project Overview

**Project Name:** **Trust Name Service (TNS)**  
**Team / Individual Name(s):**

- **Founder:** Oriola Samson (Samoris)

- **Co-founder:** Chukwuebuka Caleb (Nothere)

**Website:** [https://tns.intuition.box](https://tns.intuition.box/)  
**Demo:** [https://tns.intuition.box](https://tns.intuition.box/)  
**GitHub:** [Samoris/TNS](https://github.com/Samoris/TNS)  
**Discord:** [TNS](https://discord.gg/J8qZRrTKEf)  
**Twitter/X:** [https://x.com/TNS\_trust](https://x.com/TNS_trust)

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## **Summary**

Trust Name Service (TNS) is a decentralized naming service for the Intuition mainnet, similar to ENS but native to the TRUST ecosystem. TNS enables users to register human-readable `.trust` domain names (e.g., `billy.trust`) that map to blockchain addresses, enabling seamless identity, payments, and resolution.

**Key features include:**

- ERC-721 NFT domain ownership

- Commit-reveal registration (front-running protection)

- On-chain TRUST token payment forwarding

- Reverse resolution (primary domain display)

- Tiered pricing based on domain length

- NFT marketplace compatibility

TNS is live on Intuition mainnet with deployed smart contracts and a fully functional web application.

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## **Project Category**

- Identity / DID / Reputation

- Registry

- Consumer App

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## **Elevator Pitch**

TNS brings human-readable identity to Intuition, replacing cryptic wallet addresses with memorable `.trust` names that work for payments, identity, and decentralized applications. It’s ENS for the TRUST ecosystem.

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## **Origin Story**

The Intuition ecosystem needed a native naming solution that integrates with TRUST tokenomics and the knowledge graph. TNS was built from the ground up to leverage Intuition’s unique infrastructure and provide a seamless identity layer for users and applications.

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## **Notable Traction / Achievements**

- Live on Intuition mainnet with **120+ registered domains**

- **Three** production smart contracts deployed and verified

- Full ERC-721 NFT implementation with marketplace compatibility

- Dynamic SVG metadata generation

- Commit-reveal protection against front-running

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## **Current Users / Early Testers**

Early adopters on Intuition mainnet have registered including premium names. The system has processed multiple registration transactions with TRUST token payments.

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# 2. What We Are Building

## **Problem Statement**

Blockchain addresses are long, difficult to remember, and prone to errors. There is no native human-readable identity layer on Intuition for users to establish memorable, verifiable on-chain identities.

## **Proposed Solution**

TNS introduces a complete naming infrastructure:

- **Domain Registration:** `.trust` domains as ERC-721 NFTs

- **Address Resolution:** Map domain → address

- **Payment Forwarding:** Send TRUST tokens to domain names

- **Reverse Resolution:** Display primary domain instead of wallet

- **Domain Management:** Renew, set records, transfer

- **NFT Ownership:** Tradable NFTs with dynamic metadata

**Stage:**  
**Live** - Smart contracts deployed and functional web app.

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## **Technical Architecture Overview**

```auto
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Frontend (React/Vite) │
│ - Domain Search & Registration UI │
│ - Wallet Connection (MetaMask) │
│ - Domain Management Dashboard │
│ - Payment Forwarding Interface │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                │
                ▼
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Backend (Express.js) │
│ - NFT Metadata API (/api/metadata/{tokenId}) │
│ - Dynamic SVG Generation │
│ - Domain Availability Checking │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                │
                ▼
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Intuition Mainnet (Chain ID: 1155) │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ TNSRegistryERC721 – Main registry, NFTs │
│ 0x7C365AF9034b00dadc… │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ TNSResolver – Resolution storage │
│ 0x490a0B0EAD6B1da1C7… │
├───────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ TNSPaymentForwarder – TRUST routing │
│ 0x640E4fD39A2f7f65BB… │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────┘

```

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## **Integrations & Dependencies**

- OpenZeppelin (ERC-721, Ownable, ReentrancyGuard)

- ethers.js

- Intuition mainnet RPC

- MetaMask

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## **Security Considerations**

- Commit-reveal to prevent front-running

- Reentrancy guards

- 30-day grace period for expired domains

- Permissionless NFT burn after expiration

- On-chain ownership verification

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# 3. Team & Execution Ability

## **Team Backgrounds**

We are emerging builders within the Intuition ecosystem, actively developing technical skills while delivering meaningful contributions. Despite being early in our development journey, we have already shipped a functioning MVP and demonstrated the ability to rapidly learn protocol concepts, integrate Intuition primitives, and execute product ideas. This grant will enable accelerated development, deeper focus, and long-term contribution to the Intuition Network.

## **Execution Proof**

- Live deployed contracts

- Functional web app

- Real TRUST-based domain registrations

- Full ERC-721 implementation

## **Commitment Level**

Full-time dedication.

## **Team Structure**

- Samoris — Developer

- Nothere — Socials

- Advisor — Zet.box

## **Expected Hiring**

Developers, moderators, designers, etc.

## **Prior crypto / AI experience relevant to the project**

- Solidity, OpenZeppelin

- ERC-721 NFTs

- ENS architecture

- Web3 frontend (ethers.js, wallets)

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# 4. Grant Request & Milestones

## **Amount Requested**

**$35,000 + 60,000 $TRUST**

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## **Budget Breakdown**

| Category | Amount (USD) | Amount (TRUST) | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing & Community | $15,000 | 25,000 | Campaigns, content, partnerships, events, influencer outreach, hackathon sponsorship |
| Current Staff Salaries | $5,000 | 10,000 | Ongoing compensation for existing team members |
| New Hires | $10,000 | 15,000 | Developers, community manager |
| Operations | $5,000 | 10,000 | Hosting, RPC, maintenance, legal, audits |
| **Total** | **$35,000** | **60,000 TRUST** | |

_A naming system is only valuable if people know it exists, so marketing is not optional, It is core._

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## **Milestones (Remaining Work)**

### **Phase 1 — Knowledge Graph & Agent Identity Integration (Months 1–6)**

**Development Focus**

- Atoms & triples for each domain

- Domain → owner / resolver / expiration relationships

- Attestations & reputation

- Graph API endpoints

- Sync existing domains

- Real-time event listeners

- Agent identity + agent-to-agent discovery

- MCP context for agents

- Agent verification

- Agent capability resolver records

**Team & Operations**

- Hire part time backend developer for Graph API

- Hire AI/ML integration specialist (part time)

- Server infrastructure scaling for event processing

- Documentation for knowledge graph queries and agent developers

**Marketing**

- Launch “Claim Your .trust Identity” campaign

- Ecosystem partnerships

- Hackathon sponsorship

- Case studies

- Twitter/X and Discord community growth

- Agent developer outreach program

- Educational content on domain identity attestations

**Success Criteria**

- All domains create knowledge graph atoms/triples

- Domain atoms queryable via Intuition Graph API

- Existing domains synced

- 50+ AI agents with `.trust` identities

- \<100ms agent discovery

- Developer SDK for agent registration

- 500+ new domain registrations

- MCP integration documentation published

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### **Phase 2 — Marketplace, Governance & Ecosystem Expansion (Months 7–12)**

**Development Focus**

- Premium domain auctions

- Secondary marketplace

- Enterprise management tools

- DAO multi-sig domains

- Governance system

- dApp integrations

- Analytics dashboard

**Marketing**

- Premium domain auctions

- Enterprise partnership outreach

- Governance launch (if applicable)

- Influencer partnerships and sponsored contents

- Year-in-review report and roadmap

- Community incentive programs

**Success Criteria**

- Marketplace with 100+ listed domains

- 10+ enterprise/DAO users

- Governance proposal system live (if applicable)

- 5,000+ registered domains

- Integrations with 5+ major dApps

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## **Success Criteria Summary**

| Phase | Timeline | Key Metrics |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Phase 1 | Months 1–6 | Knowledge Graph, 50+ agents, MCP integration, 500+ domains |
| Phase 2 | Months 7–12 | Marketplace live, 5,000+ domains, 5+ dApp integrations |

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## **Stretch Goals**

- ENS-style avatars & profile integration

- Decentralized domain dispute resolution

- DAO-controlled premium name release

## **Key Dependencies**

- Intuition Knowledge Graph API availability
- MCP protocol specifications
- App store approval processes
- Third-party security audit timelines

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## **Risks & Mitigation**

| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smart contract bugs | Low | High | Audits, bug bounties |
| Low adoption | Medium | Medium | Marketing & partnerships |
| Regulatory issues | Low | Medium | Legal review |
| Technical Integration delays | Medium | Low | Buffer timelines, modular architecture |

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## **How this work compounds value for the network**

- Drives TRUST token utility and demand

- Every domain registration locks TRUST tokens (burned or held)

- Increases knowledge graph density with identity atoms

- Provides identity infrastructure for all Intuition applications

- Creates recurring revenue through renewals

- Enables human-readable agent discovery and communication

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# 5. Intuition Ecosystem Alignment

## **Why Intuition**

TNS is built exclusively for Intuition mainnet, leveraging $TRUST as the native payment currency and integrating with the knowledge graph for rich identity attestations. The `.trust` TLD (Top Level Domain) creates strong brand alignment with the Intuition ecosystem, and the naming infrastructure provides essential identity primitives for users, applications, and AI agents.

## **Intuition Primitives Used**

- TRUST Token

- Knowledge Graph

- Registry

- DID identity

- Agent Registry

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## **Why It Must Be On Intuition**

- Native TRUST token usage

- Bridges identity into knowledge graph

- `.trust` TLD is ecosystem-owned

- Critical infrastructure layer

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## **Data Structure Plan**

```auto
Atom: alice.trust
├── (alice.trust, owner, 0x123…)
├── (alice.trust, resolver, 0x456…)
├── (alice.trust, expirationDate, 2025-11-05)
├── (alice.trust, registrationDate, 2024-11-05)
└── (alice.trust, pricingTier, "5+ characters")

```

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## **How we plan to integrate TRUST**

- Domain registration fees paid in $TRUST (30-100 $TRUST/year based on length)
- Renewal payments in $TRUST
- Payment forwarding enables sending $TRUST to domain names
- Future: Premium domain auctions in $TRUST

## **New schemas, patterns or agent types**

- Domain ownership schema with expiration and renewal tracking
- Resolver record schema (address, IPFS, text records)
- Agent identity schema linking AI agents to .trust domains

## **Network Impact**

- New atoms/triples per domain

- Resolver updates increase graph density

- Agent registrations expand identity layer

- Domain transfers update ownership triples

## **Long-term contribution to the ecosystem (12-24 months)**

- Universal identity layer for all Intuition applications
- Agent-to-agent discovery and communication infrastructure
- Premium domain marketplace generating $TRUST volume
- Integration with DIDs for verifiable credentials

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# 6. Sustainability & Long-Term Vision

## **6–24 Month Roadmap**

**6 Months**

- 500+ registered domains

- Knowledge graph integration

- Agent identities

**12 Months**

- 5,000+ domains

- Marketplace

- Enterprise tools

**24 Months**

- Industry-standard naming service for Intuition

- Ecosystem-wide integrations

- Governance token (if applicable)

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## **Post-Grant Sustainability**

- Domain registration fees

- Renewal fees

- Premium auctions

- Enterprise services

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## **Business Model**

- Registration fees: 30–100 TRUST/year

- Renewal fees: Same as registration

- Premium auction: Market-rate pricing for valuable names

- Enterprise management

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## **Go-To-Market Strategy**

- dApp integrations

- Ecosystem partnerships

- Community campaigns

- Agent developer outreach

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## **Competition**

- ENS (Ethereum) - Established but not Intuition-native

- Unstoppable Domains - Multi-chain but no Intuition support

- **TNS is the only native naming service built specifically for Intuition**

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# 7. Additional Materials

**Live Demo:** [https://tns.intuition.box](https://tns.intuition.box/)  
**GitHub:** [Samoris/TNS](https://github.com/Samoris/TNS)

**Block Explorer Links:**

- Registry: [0x7C365AF9034b00dadc616dE7f38221C678D423Fa](https://explorer.intuition.systems/address/0x7C365AF9034b00dadc616dE7f38221C678D423Fa)

- Resolver: [0x490a0B0EAD6B1da1C7810ACBc9574D7429880F06](https://explorer.intuition.systems/address/0x490a0B0EAD6B1da1C7810ACBc9574D7429880F06)

- Payment Forwarder: [0x640E4fD39A2f7f65BBB344988eFF7470A98E2547](https://explorer.intuition.systems/address/0x640E4fD39A2f7f65BBB344988eFF7470A98E2547)

**Contact:**  
Email: **Samoris99@gmail.com**  
Wallet: 0xf1016a7fe89eb9d244c3bfb270071b24619e36c6

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# 8. Applicant Attestation

I confirm that all information submitted is accurate and that I intend to deliver the listed milestones.

**Name:** Oriola Samson  
**Wallet Address:** 0xf1016a7fe89eb9d244c3bfb270071b24619e36c6  
**Date:** 3/12/2025

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