diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1cdd70a..27539fd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Or install it yourself as:
 ## Usage
 
 ```ruby
-Openalias.addresses('btc@michaelbumann.com')
+Openalias.addresses('btc@michaelbumann.com') # or Openalias.lookup('btc@michaelbumann.com')
 => [#<Openalias::CryptoAddress cryptocurrency="btc", address="3MGfEx4iaVEAy8nD4rWdocgrPo8aCR4Zfa", recipient_name="bumi">]
 
 Openalias.addresses('donate.getmonero.org')
diff --git a/lib/openalias.rb b/lib/openalias.rb
index 1d57b7d..baba3dd 100644
--- a/lib/openalias.rb
+++ b/lib/openalias.rb
@@ -19,4 +19,7 @@ class Openalias
     cargo_project_path: toplevel_dir,
     ruby_project_path: toplevel_dir)
 
+  def self.lookup(address)
+    self.addresses(address)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/openalias_spec.rb b/spec/openalias_spec.rb
index c005ee9..519c9e9 100644
--- a/spec/openalias_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/openalias_spec.rb
@@ -5,11 +5,15 @@ RSpec.describe Openalias do
     expect(Openalias::VERSION).not_to be nil
   end
 
+  it "provides #lookup as an alias for #addresses" do
+    expect(Openalias).to respond_to(:lookup)
+  end
+
   it "provides ? methods to check for the currency" do
     expect(Openalias.addresses('donate.getmonero.org').find { |c| c.cryptocurrency.downcase == 'xmr' }.xmr?).to eql(true)
     expect(Openalias.addresses('donate.getmonero.org').find { |c| c.cryptocurrency.downcase == 'xmr' }.btc?).to eql(false)
     expect(Openalias.addresses('donate.getmonero.org').find(&:xmr?).xmr?).to eql(true)
-    expect(Openalias.addresses('donate.getmonero.org').find(&:xmr?).xmr).to eql(true)
+    expect(Openalias.addresses('donate.getmonero.org').find(&:xmr?).btc?).to eql(false)
   end
 
   it "provides accessors for the data" do