Does .chrysanthemam portend the end of type-in domain names, or is it just an incredibly dumb gTLD idea? Chinese portfolio applicant Journey To The West Corporation announced earlier in the week that it has applied for .chrysanthemim, one of 323
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LFG boss on why Telegram gTLD fight might not be all bad news
By Kevin Murphy
It’s currently the highest-profile fight of the 2026 new gTLD round, but the CEO of one applicant has a positive spin on having to go up against one or two deep-pocketed social media giants. The announcement by Telegram boss Pavel…
Harper replaces Deutsch on ICANN board
By Kevin Murphy
ICANN’s Nominating Committee has revealed its picks for ICANN’s board of directors and it looks like they will be considerably less controversial than last year’s round. Sarah Deutsch is leaving the board at the end of October’s annual general meeting…
Let’s just get this out of the way: yes there will be a .fart fight
By Kevin Murphy
clownpenis.fart will very probably be a real domain name one day, but there will be a .fart fight over it. Two applicants — Link Freedom Group and Endpoint Domains — have confirmed that they have applied for the new gTLD…
New gTLDs: what we do and don’t know about the 2026 round
By Kevin Murphy
We don’t know how many new gTLD applications were submitted during the just-closed 2026 application window, but we do know the floor. ICANN said late Friday that it had received more than 1,600 — that’s down by roughly 300 on…
Government moves to nationalize .me
By Kevin Murphy
The government of Montenegro says it has set the ball rolling on the creation of a state-owned entity that will eventually manage its local ccTLD, .me. The ccTLD, which enjoys over a million of registrations largely due to its friendliness…
Now you can plant “for sale” signs directly into your domains
By Kevin Murphy
In what could prove to be a game-changer for the domain industry aftermarket, domain investors can now place “for sale” signs directly into their DNS records, potentially bypassing middlemen such as brokers. The Internet Engineering Task Force has published an…
Bali to apply for .bali, and the dot is delightful
By Kevin Murphy
The regional government of the Indonesian province of Bali is to formally announce an application for the .bali top-level domain at ICANN 87 in October, according to a local report. Governor Wayan Koster said the local government is supporting a…
ICANN board seat up for grabs
By Kevin Murphy
ICANN’s Country Code Names Supporting Organization has put out a call for nominations for candidates to potentially replace one of its current directors on the ICANN board next year. It’s the seat currently held by Byron Holland of .ca registry…
As .web goes live, “.website” changes hands
By Kevin Murphy
Identity Digital’s 2026 acquisition spree has continued, with the registry taking over a gTLD that means “.website” but has remarkably few registrations even a decade after launch. ICANN records show Jolly Host, an Identity Digital subsidiary, is now the contracted…