ICANN receives 1,615 applications for new top-level domains; 13 bidders vie for .agent
- —1,615 applications filed for new gTLDs
- —13 bidders, including OpenAI, Meta and Google, seek .agent
- —OpenAI applied for 15 domains, including .gpt and .chatgpt
- —Anthropic requested .claude; .btc and .bnb also drew multiple applicants
Why it matters: The contest over .btc and .bnb signals that crypto firms are pushing for their own naming infrastructure on the internet.
Source: PANews