Most contested top level domains: .agent, .lab(s), .bit

Unofficially, these TLDs have the most applicants. Today, ICANN released the full list of 1,616 new top level domain name applications it received this year. The most-contested sting is no surprise: .agent is at the top of the list. But two things are immediately surprising. First, only five companies applied for .crypto. Many had that [...]

By |October 7th, 2026|Uncategorized|

Squarespace gets into the domain registry business

Registrar applies for 15 top level domains. Domain name registrar and web presence platform Squarespace has thrown its hat into the ring for new top level domain names. The company applied for 15 top level domains with ICANN this year: brand chef class firm goods gym hub lab learn member planner pod skill trainer venue [...]

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.Org registry applies for eight top level domain names

Nonprofit looks to add more do-good domains to its portfolio. Public Interest Registry, the nonprofit that runs .org, is expanding its top level domain offerings. The company applied for 14 top level domains in the 2026 round: aid cause (uncontested) donate hope (uncontested) impact mission (uncontested) nonprofit (uncontested) organization It selected backup strings for six [...]

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