diff --git a/native/.gitignore b/native/.gitignore
--- a/native/.gitignore
+++ b/native/.gitignore
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 codegen/dist
 
 facts/network.json
+facts/alchemy.json
 
 # Expo
 .expo
diff --git a/native/package.json b/native/package.json
--- a/native/package.json
+++ b/native/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@commapp/android-lifecycle": "0.0.1",
     "@commapp/sqlcipher-amalgamation": "^4.4.3-a",
+    "@ethersproject/shims": "^5.7.0",
     "@expo/react-native-action-sheet": "^3.14.0",
     "@expo/vector-icons": "^13.0.0",
     "@gorhom/bottom-sheet": "^4.4.5",
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@
     "@react-navigation/native": "^6.0.13",
     "@react-navigation/stack": "^6.3.2",
     "base-64": "^0.1.0",
+    "ethers": "^5.7.2",
     "expo": "47.0.8",
     "expo-dev-client": "~2.0.1",
     "expo-font": "~11.0.1",
diff --git a/native/root.react.js b/native/root.react.js
--- a/native/root.react.js
+++ b/native/root.react.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
 import { PersistGate as ReduxPersistGate } from 'redux-persist/integration/react';
 
+import { ENSCacheProvider } from 'lib/components/ens-cache-provider.react';
 import { actionLogger } from 'lib/utils/action-logger';
 
 import ChatContextProvider from './chat/chat-context-provider.react';
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 import { useLoadCommFonts } from './themes/fonts';
 import { DarkTheme, LightTheme } from './themes/navigation';
 import ThemeHandler from './themes/theme-handler.react';
+import { provider } from './utils/ethers-utils';
 
 if (Platform.OS === 'android') {
   UIManager.setLayoutAnimationEnabledExperimental &&
@@ -248,23 +250,25 @@
             <InputStateContainer>
               <SafeAreaProvider initialMetrics={initialWindowMetrics}>
                 <ActionSheetProvider>
-                  <MarkdownContextProvider>
-                    <ChatContextProvider>
-                      <SQLiteDataHandler />
-                      <ConnectedStatusBar />
-                      <ReduxPersistGate persistor={getPersistor()}>
-                        {gated}
-                      </ReduxPersistGate>
-                      <PersistedStateGate>
-                        <Socket
-                          detectUnsupervisedBackgroundRef={
-                            detectUnsupervisedBackgroundRef
-                          }
-                        />
-                      </PersistedStateGate>
-                      {navigation}
-                    </ChatContextProvider>
-                  </MarkdownContextProvider>
+                  <ENSCacheProvider provider={provider}>
+                    <MarkdownContextProvider>
+                      <ChatContextProvider>
+                        <SQLiteDataHandler />
+                        <ConnectedStatusBar />
+                        <ReduxPersistGate persistor={getPersistor()}>
+                          {gated}
+                        </ReduxPersistGate>
+                        <PersistedStateGate>
+                          <Socket
+                            detectUnsupervisedBackgroundRef={
+                              detectUnsupervisedBackgroundRef
+                            }
+                          />
+                        </PersistedStateGate>
+                        {navigation}
+                      </ChatContextProvider>
+                    </MarkdownContextProvider>
+                  </ENSCacheProvider>
                 </ActionSheetProvider>
               </SafeAreaProvider>
             </InputStateContainer>
diff --git a/native/utils/ethers-utils.js b/native/utils/ethers-utils.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/native/utils/ethers-utils.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// @flow
+
+import '@ethersproject/shims';
+
+import { ethers } from 'ethers';
+
+import type { EthersProvider } from 'lib/utils/ens-cache';
+
+let alchemyKey;
+try {
+  // $FlowExpectedError: file might not exist
+  const { key } = require('../facts/alchemy.json');
+  alchemyKey = key;
+} catch {}
+
+const provider: EthersProvider = new ethers.providers.AlchemyProvider(
+  'mainnet',
+  alchemyKey,
+);
+
+export { provider };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2337,6 +2337,11 @@
     "@ethersproject/logger" "^5.7.0"
     hash.js "1.1.7"
 
+"@ethersproject/shims@^5.7.0":
+  version "5.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ethersproject/shims/-/shims-5.7.0.tgz#ee32e543418595774029c5ea6123ea8995e7e154"
+  integrity sha512-WeDptc6oAprov5CCN2LJ/6/+dC9gTonnkdAtLepm/7P5Z+3PRxS5NpfVWmOMs1yE4Vitl2cU8bOPWC0GvGSbVg==
+
 "@ethersproject/signing-key@5.7.0", "@ethersproject/signing-key@^5.7.0":
   version "5.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@ethersproject/signing-key/-/signing-key-5.7.0.tgz#06b2df39411b00bc57c7c09b01d1e41cf1b16ab3"
@@ -18923,7 +18928,6 @@
 
 react-native-flipper@^0.164.0, "react-native-flipper@https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@favware/skip-dependency/-/skip-dependency-1.1.1.tgz":
   version "1.1.1"
-  uid f8cae15d883ffc0abc663b5eaaa711fcc64bb5c2
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@favware/skip-dependency/-/skip-dependency-1.1.1.tgz#f8cae15d883ffc0abc663b5eaaa711fcc64bb5c2"
 
 react-native-floating-action@^1.22.0: