Slugs is the first URL shortener purpose-built for an onchain world.The protocol is supported by a smart contract deployed on Optimism Mainnet, and a frontend which acts as an interface to the protocol and as a resolver to redirect requests to the right URL.The Slugs protocol is a public good URL shortener with a series of unique properties which can only exist under an onchain paradigm: immutable aliases, censorship-resistant registrations, permanent ownership, tokenization of aliases allowing trade-ability, and referrer fees enshrined into the protocol.
Slugs is a new crypto primitive for minting NFTs with offchain utility at no cost, with a commonly understood use case outside of crypto (Bit.ly but onchain).In order to make crypto more accessible and onboard the next 1 billion users, I believe we need to create more protocols that solve relatable problems with better UX and at a lower cost. My contribution is an attempt at a tiny step in that direction.The project is launching this week so I am not including any traction numbers. Instead, a link to a Dune dashboard is included. Check it out to see its most up to date impact data.
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