🟡 The Grand start after 14 years of awaiting ICANN Opens Application Window for New Generic Top-Level Domains – The application window officially opened on April 30th., 2026, and is scheduled to remain open until August 12th., 2026. 🔗https://www.icann.org/...
🟡ICANN accelerates preparation for the 2026 gTLD round ICANN continues to operationalize the next application round, including progress on Registry Service Providers (RSPs) and system readiness ahead of ICANN85. 🔗 https://www.icann.org/ 🟡Verisign reports a plateau in...
Based on an expert survey of 16 TLDs (14 ccTLD, 2 geoTLD) across Africa, Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, the study evaluates governance models, accessibility policies, pricing strategies, marketing practices, and revenue structures. The study started at the...
🟡Geopolitics and domains In January 2026, reports emerged that a Russian developer had recovered the domains seized by the registrar Namecheap. The domain owner has sent an application to ICANN to open a case with the initiation of Namecheap verification. He filed the...
🟡 ICANN – Notice of breach! The growth of registrations due to domain names used for illegal purposes is also illegal. ICANN requests that MainReg cure the breach by 28 January 2026, by taking the following actions: a detailed explanation of each step that was...
