Hi all,
I tried to find some funny-looking Bitcoin related domain I can use to test very small project. Everything was reserved so I went for bitcoin.plumbing.
Then I found TLD.NAME offers registrations of TLD domains. I typed "bitcoin" into check field expecting some info about state of this domain. I was really surprised when I saw that .bitcoin domain is not registered. I was little wasted so I didn't bother to do much research and just filled the form, paid registration fee by credit card and get this confirmation email: (invoice info removed)
Thank you for registering TLD: .BITCOIN.
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Your TLD Request:
pTLD: .BITCOIN
TLD-Server 1: tld1.public-root.net
TLD-Server 2: tld2.public-root.net
Motivation:
I'm supporter of Bitcoin network and I've just tried to find a domain for my Bitcoin related activities. Unfortunately it seems that all pre-orders for good bitcoin domains are already taken. Just by coincidence I noticed that TLD for Bitcoin in available to register at your site for 1000 USD. If it is really true and domain speculators forget to register it, I would like to buy it myself and save it for Bitcoin community before somebody hostile to Bitcoin will take it. I plan to resell domains for BTC exclusively just to people who have trust of Bitcoin community. I will consult it with Bitcoin Foundation and trusted individuals like Andreas Antonopoulos.
Remarks:
I have no prior agreement with any Bitcoin related business about this domain. I'm not even member of Bitcoin foundation. I'm not regular domain speculator but as active private investor I see this as long term investment. I probably accidentaly sent this form under TLD zoidberg which I opened in next tab, please ignore it :-)
Did I just registered this domain or did something incredibly stupid?
If INAIC Council approves it then we should start to think what to do with it. I would like to avoid selling .bitcoin domains for highest bid because it will end up messy like any other domain. I think it should be implemented in decentralized way using blockchain. Or should namecoin be used?
Any ideas are welcomed. If it gets approved I would need help from people specializing in DNS services. I'm SmartCard and crypto oriented developer and I think I will GOX it if try to implement it myself. Also I have almost no free time to handle such big project.
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