Domain Reviews
VeriSign's .web entered the DNS root zone in July 2026 after a long delay. Current status shows no general availability, with sunrise set for mid-December.
Domains
Unstoppable Domains gained ICANN accreditation in 2024 and now emphasizes traditional DNS domains with tokenization options through its marketplace.
Domains
EnCirca became the first ICANN registrar to integrate Doma Protocol for domain tokenization in 2025, turning standard DNS names into ERC-721 tokens while keeping full registry functions intact.
Domains
Verisign's .web gTLD enters the root zone in 2026 with a trademark sunrise in December and limited registration period in early 2027.
Domains
Identity Digital submitted 216 applications in the 2026 ICANN round, targeting categories from AI to finance and facing heavy contention on strings like .agent.
Domain Registrars
AIT launched its domain registration platform in mid-October 2026. The service targets new registrations for businesses and organizations across more than 275 TLDs.
Domain Marketplace
Future.Domains launched in October 2026 as a marketplace for expressing interest and reserving names in upcoming new gTLDs from the ICANN round.
Domain Reviews
.new domains from Google Registry enforce strict action-based use with high pricing starting around $400 and mandatory HTTPS for all registrations.
Domain Registrars
AIT launched a dedicated domain registration platform in October 2026 supporting over 275 TLDs with standard ICANN ownership processes and listed registration fees.
Domain Registrar
Namecheap manages 17 to 24 million domains and offers free WHOIS privacy, but renewal prices often rise sharply after the first year.
Domain Names
Identity Digital submitted 216 new gTLD applications in the 2026 ICANN round. This review examines the scale, categories, and steps ahead.
AI Models
Kimi K3.1 Pro launched October 23, 2026, as a 2.8T MoE model with a 1M context window and strong agentic coding performance.
