Emerging Technologies

Blockchain Domain

Domain name stored on a public blockchain, owned as an NFT and censorship-resistant.

ENS (Ethereum Name Service)

Open naming system on Ethereum mapping .eth names to wallets and Web3 resources.

Unstoppable Domains

Blockchain domain provider offering .crypto and .wallet names with no renewal fees.

Handshake Protocol

Decentralized naming protocol replacing the DNS root zone with a blockchain auction system.

Web3 Domain

Decentralized domain name on blockchain infrastructure, independent of ICANN governance.

Decentralized DNS

Naming system distributing DNS authority across a peer-to-peer network rather than central servers.

NFT Domain

Domain name represented as an NFT on a blockchain, with permanent trustless ownership.

IPFS Domain Integration

Linking a domain name to content hosted on the decentralized IPFS network via a content hash.

AI Domain Tools

Machine learning applications for domain name generation, valuation, and market analysis.

Domain Registrar API

Programmatic interface enabling code-driven domain registration, DNS management, and transfers.

Domain Automation

Programmatic management of domain registration, DNS records, and lifecycle events via code.

DoH Browser Implementation

Native DNS-over-HTTPS support built into browsers, routing queries through encrypted resolvers independently of the OS.

Encrypted Client Hello (ECH / ESNI)

TLS extension encrypting the server name field to prevent observers from seeing which domain is being visited.

Multipath DNS (mDNS)

Local-network DNS protocol using multicast so devices discover each other without a central server.

DNS Privacy

Technologies and practices protecting DNS queries from surveillance and interception.

Alternative DNS Roots

DNS namespace systems operating outside ICANN's root zone, offering unofficial TLDs.

OpenNIC

Volunteer-run alternative DNS root offering community-governed non-ICANN TLDs like .geek and .free.

NFT Domain Marketplace

Peer-to-peer marketplace for buying and selling blockchain domain NFTs using cryptocurrency.

Smart Contract Domain

Domain name whose registration and resolution logic is governed by an on-chain smart contract.

Zero-Knowledge DNS

Application of zero-knowledge proofs to DNS for privacy-preserving record verification and denial of existence.