Did DFINITY submit an application for .icp in the 2026 ICANN new-gTLD round?

@bjoern, did DFINITY remember to submit an application?

The New gTLD Program | New gTLD Program

The submission deadline ended on the 12th of August (last month).

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We need some answer to this question, please respond @bjoern

We probably wouldn’t get an answer either way, at risk of any answer potentially jeopardising the application/reviewal process. I’ve read through the program some more since posting my question and it looks like the results are due soon anyway, so we’ll find out what the outcome is shortly in any case. I’m hopeful. Let’s sit tight.

Very soon actually. ( and then some more characters )

ICANN’s Reveal Day for the new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) applications is scheduled for 7 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC

Nothing about icp.
Sui, near and other had applied

https://icannwiki.org/.sui

https://icannwiki.org/.near

https://icannwiki.org/TLD_Hub?from=.i

i hope i’m wrong :anxious_face_with_sweat:

Those examples don’t really prove much yet. .near and .sui showing up on ICANNWiki just means someone publicly disclosed applications for those strings - it doesn’t mean NEAR did. Just look into Link Freedom Group (the ‘.near’ applicant, and you’ll see exactly what I mean).

There are companies that apply for large portfolios of TLDs as a business strategy, so some of these could simply be domain/registry speculation rather than “official” protocol applications.

Until ICANN publishes the full applicant list on 7 October, the absence of .icp isn’t meaningful either. We just don’t know yet

Yupppii !!! We will have .icp

https://newgtldprogram-aps.icann.org/applications