me: "hi, yes, i'd like to create an ENS subdomain please"
ENS: "great, that'll be $69"
me: "...... it's usually like $7"
ENS: "yeah, well today the tubes are full of frogs and toads so it's extra. sorry, maybe come back later"

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This is called the "censorship resistance tax". Don't want to pay it, just register your name on cb.id. 😬

cb.id confuses me. i have CBW downloaded. why is it telling me this? have i already claimed my free profile? what IS cb.id vs ENS? i already have an ENS. do i need both? should i have both?

*closes tab*

think of cb.id-type things  as an extension of ENS. You don't need both. "censorship resistance tax" is actually a good summary. 

cb.id = free but ultimately controlled by coinbase (not necessarily bad, just worth noting) 

.eth = onchain, no admin, which means gas to change things

both work. options are good!

I like baking /goodbread and building apps on web3 protocols. DevRel @ ENS Labs

1 - yes you can

2 - in the cb wallet mobile app its the first thing on the settings page but not sure about extension, will defer to @rish :)

hmmm okay neat. im confused if im allowed to have both and resolve to same address

and beyond that confused where i even see cb.id settings to claim profile

caveat on "both work" being *in most places

working on getting wider support for offchain names