LearnHNS Market

How it works

A Shakedex-powered market for Handshake names

LearnHNS Market is a public place to discover Handshake names for sale. The important difference is that the name trade is built around Shakedex proofs and wallet-signed transactions, not a marketplace account holding the seller's names or the buyer's funds.

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1. Seller

Locks the name for sale

The seller uses Bob LearnHNS or compatible Shakedex tooling to move the name into a Shakedex sale state and create a signed proof for the price they want.

2. Market

Lists the proof

LearnHNS Market validates and displays that proof so buyers can inspect the name, price, expiration window, and sale status before opening their wallet.

3. Buyer

Fills with a wallet

The buyer completes the purchase in Bob LearnHNS or another compatible wallet. The wallet builds and broadcasts the transaction; the market never asks for a seed phrase.

What belongs here versus Shakedex

LearnHNS Market

  • Human-friendly listing pages for reviewers, buyers, and sellers.
  • Public discovery for active, pending, and sold names.
  • Bob LearnHNS wallet links, marketplace status, and buyer guidance.
  • Hosted channel APIs that compatible wallets can read.

Shakedex

  • The protocol and proof model behind the sale flow.
  • Reference concepts for channels, proofs, and decentralized name swaps.
  • The right place for deeper technical background and independent market operators.
  • Visit shakedex.org for the broader Shakedex project.

In plain English: LearnHNS Market is one Shakedex channel with a friendlier storefront. Shakedex is the underlying decentralized exchange design that other channels can also use.

How this compares to old Namebase

Many Handshake users first bought and sold names through Namebase. That experience was familiar because it felt like a normal centralized marketplace: log in, list a name, buy a name, and let the platform coordinate the rest.

Question
Old centralized marketplace model
LearnHNS Market model
Who holds the name?
The platform experience often felt account-centered and custodial.
The seller prepares a Shakedex proof; settlement happens through Handshake transactions.
Who approves the buy?
The buyer used the marketplace account flow.
The buyer's wallet signs and broadcasts the purchase.
What does the market provide?
A centralized listing, account, custody, and settlement experience.
Discovery, proof validation, wallet links, status, and optional helper data for light wallets.
What changes for users?
Simpler mental model, more reliance on the platform.
More wallet involvement, less platform custody. The interface is being polished to make that feel normal.

For buyers

  1. Browse active or pending names on LearnHNS Market.
  2. Open a listing and check the price, status, expiration, and proof details.
  3. Use Bob LearnHNS or a compatible wallet to fill the proof.
  4. Wait for the normal Handshake transfer period before final ownership is complete.

LearnHNS Market can help wallets with listing data, but the wallet owner still approves the transaction.

For sellers

  1. Create a Shakedex listing from a name you control.
  2. Submit the proof to LearnHNS Market when it is ready.
  3. Keep your local proof and wallet records backed up.
  4. After a buyer fills the listing, track the sale and transfer status on the market.

Seller tooling is moving toward Bob LearnHNS so normal users do not need command-line steps.

The trust model, simply

What the market should do

  • Show public listing information clearly.
  • Validate proofs before listing them.
  • Expose status and helper APIs for compatible wallets.
  • Link users into wallet-confirmed purchase flows.

What the market should never need

  • Your seed phrase or private keys.
  • Custody of buyer funds.
  • A password for your wallet.
  • Blind trust that a listing is valid without wallet verification.
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