Applicants have until mid-August to apply. The wait is over. Fourteen years after the last round closed, ICANN has opened a brief window to apply for new top level domains. The deadline is August 12.

For the first time since 2012, ICANN—the body that governs internet naming—is opening applications for “dotBrand” generic top ...

ICANN has officially opened the application window for its latest gTLD program, allowing businesses and organizations to ...

Record annual revenues of $65,468,311 for year end 2025 as compared to $55,233,043 in 2024, an increase of 18.5%. The ...

In 2012, ICANN allowed applications for new gTLDs to allow for domains that used non-Latin scripts, and for custom or vanity ...

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the nonprofit organization that coordinates the Internet's ...

CSC Urges Enterprises Evaluate Applying for .BRAND Domains to Navigate AI-Driven Domain Threats and OpportunitiesUpcoming gTLD registration period offers rare opportunity to gain exclusive control ...

The group will examine the risks of creating matching domains within web3 namespaces. ICANN is forming a technical study group to look into integrations between “real” DNS top level domains and the ...

A .digital domain is brandable, globally relevant and ideal for entrepreneurs, creators and digital-first businesses.

In a world where trust, exclusivity and authenticity define luxury, brands are facing a structural shift in how digital trust ...

Is VRSN a good stock to buy? We came across a bullish thesis on VeriSign, Inc. on The Finance Corner’s Substack by Kostadin Ristovski, ACCA. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on ...