**BlockTime with Sifchain: *starname joins the chat**

Callie Still

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Sifchain Finance

3 min readApr 25, 2022

Have you ever been looking through your wallet and thought to yourself “Man… I wish I was cool enough to have my own blockchain identity…,” and then cried yourself to sleep because you couldn’t?!

We’ve all been there. Well, until *starname, that is!

What is this magical *starname, you ask? In a nutshell, *starname is your chance to personalize your crypto. Built with the Cosmos-SDK, this custom name service allows you to take ownership of your wallets by not only using one single address for all chains, but also introducing you to an entirely new way to experience the world that is decentralized blockchain.

Two-ish words: IOV TOKEN

Purchasing your very own *starname is as easy as I-O-V (see what we did there?) with Starname’s very own Mainnet native token, IOV ($IOV). IOV is not only the native token, but also represents IOV SAS, the super cool company behind Starname, and the reason you are able to personalize your crypto assets!

Sif and Starname– to the moon and beyond!

So, here’s the good news… even without IOV, you can still get a *starname. How, you ask?! Well, it’s simple– Starname and Sif are working together. You can now get your very own *Sif starname (Check out Starname’s article all about the *sif community badge here)!

We KNOW you want one, so here’s how to get it!:

If you are a Gmail user, you can now register for FREE!

Go to the Starname App and login with your Gmail account→
Follow instructions and claim your *starname: type the name you wish, pick *sif domain from the drop-down list, register it, and boom! There you have it! →
Now, set up your *sif starname and link it to your wallets using the Starname App! Immediately you will be able to share your *sif starname and receive all the crypto.

When you create your *sif name, you get:

A Starname Profile — a simple way you can share the crypto information you would like to share!
A bunch of pre-generated wallets of Cosmos-based projects (your SIFCHAIN wallet is one of those, but if you already have one, worry not, you can easily edit your profile!)
A few $IOV to customize your profile and ensure you’re all set to go.

You got it, now GET it!

Now that you have your very own *sif starname, here’s all the cool stuff you can do:

Keep all cosmos-specific crypto-related digital assets in one central location by storing them within your Starname Profile
Easily receive crypto currencies sent your way by providing others your *sif starname instead of that lengthy non-human-readable wallet address.
Use decentralized blockchains integrated into the Starname platform to transfer value in a way that is not only easy, but also cost effective.

All of this is really great… But what does it have to do with me??

While having a custom name is cool all by itself, and having the ability to keep all of your wallets in one place is like… really cool, having a *sif starname puts you on an entirely different level. By placing a simple *sif in front of your starname, you become a part of a close-knit community, and are able to show pride and praise the community that is behind you! Tell the world about your love for Sifchain today by grabbing a *sif starname while you still can.

Check out all *starname has to offer here:

IOV White Paper
Add your *starname to your Cosmostation Wallet (download the mobile app via AppStore or GooglePlay)
You can also use your *starname on the Starname App, with Sputnik Network, and with Request Network.