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  <title><![CDATA[CircleID]]></title>
  <link>https://circleid.com/topics/registry_services</link>
  <description>CircleID - Registry Services</description>
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  <dc:rights>Copyright 2026, unless where otherwise noted.</dc:rights>
  <dc:date>2026-04-30T19:14:00+00:00</dc:date>

  
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      <title><![CDATA[Afnic Reports Record Year for .fr Domain Names in 2025]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/afnic&#45;reports&#45;record&#45;year&#45;for&#45;.fr&#45;domain&#45;names&#45;in&#45;2025</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Afnic's 2025 review finds .fr registrations at a record 4.3m, with strong new domain creation and steady retention, even as competition from .com and shifting digital trends temper expectations for future growth in 2026 overall.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-13T11:34:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Domain Security Report: Unicorns Show Strong Adoption in Key Domain Security Measures]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/domain&#45;security&#45;report&#45;unicorns&#45;show&#45;strong&#45;adoption&#45;in&#45;key&#45;domain&#45;security&#45;measures</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Unicorn firms lead in DNS-based security adoption, signaling technical maturity, while Global 2000 rely on enterprise registrars. Gaps in redundancy and brand protection expose supply chain risks as cyberattacks intensify across industries globally today.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-13T09:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Trusted Notifier Network (TNN) Core Concept 1: Unfair Cost Transfer and Reversal of Commercial Best]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/trusted&#45;notifier&#45;network&#45;tnn&#45;core&#45;concept&#45;1&#45;unfair&#45;cost&#45;transfer&#45;and&#45;reversal&#45;of&#45;commercial&#45;best</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A flawed abuse-response system shifts costs from perpetrators to intermediaries, overwhelming enforcement. The Trusted Notifier Network seeks to realign incentives, curb low-quality reporting, and restore efficiency by embedding trust, accountability, and cost redistribution.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-04-07T09:18:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Securing Digital Brand Borders in a Fragmented World]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/securing&#45;digital&#45;brand&#45;borders&#45;in&#45;a&#45;fragmented&#45;world</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[GlobalBlock's expansion into China and Germany signals a shift from reactive brand protection to centralized prevention, as firms seek scalable, cost efficient defences against proliferating AI driven domain abuse worldwide amid a fragmented digital landscape.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-03-31T14:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The AI Naming Gap - and Why the Legacy Namespace Won&#8217;t Wait for ICANN to Fill It]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;ai&#45;naming&#45;gap&#45;a&#45;and&#45;why&#45;the&#45;legacy&#45;namespace&#45;wont&#45;wait&#45;for&#45;icann&#45;to&#45;fill&#45;it</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[A surge in AI startups has exposed a domain-name shortage as premium .ai addresses vanish. With ICANN's next round years away, legacy TLDs and repurposed namespaces are racing to capture unmet demand.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-03-23T12:02:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[When Registry Power Detaches From Liability, It Detaches From Reality]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/when&#45;registry&#45;power&#45;detaches&#45;from&#45;liability&#45;it&#45;detaches&#45;from&#45;reality</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[IPv4 scarcity turned regional internet registries from clerks into gatekeepers of a valuable resource. Yet liability caps remain trivial, leaving powerful institutions with little accountability and incentives for conflict and structural breakdown ahead.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-03-16T13:27:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Premium Domains Surge as Renewals Strengthen in H2 2025]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/premium&#45;domains&#45;surge&#45;as&#45;renewals&#45;strengthen&#45;in&#45;h2&#45;2025</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Radix reports a 96% surge in premium domain registrations in H2 2025, with strong renewal rates and rising demand across price tiers signalling that high-value digital assets are becoming core, long-term brand infrastructure.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-03-02T08:54:00-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[You Are Invited to Engage in Project Jake: Shaping the Future of DNS Data Governance]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/you&#45;are&#45;invited&#45;to&#45;engage&#45;in&#45;project&#45;jake&#45;shaping&#45;the&#45;future&#45;of&#45;dns&#45;data&#45;governance</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Project Jake invites global DNS stakeholders to test JADDAR, a privacy-respecting framework for secure access to registration data, aiming to reduce regulatory fragmentation and modernise domain governance through collaborative, policy-aligned engineering solutions.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-02-23T13:14:00-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[When the Registry Itself Is Contested: The Unseen Geopolitical Risk in the 2026 gTLD Round]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/when&#45;the&#45;registry&#45;itself&#45;is&#45;contested&#45;the&#45;unseen&#45;geopolitical&#45;risk&#45;in&#45;the&#45;2026&#45;gtld&#45;round</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the 2026 gTLD round opens, applicants face an overlooked geopolitical hazard: what happens if the registry or RIR underpinning their domain collapses under sanctions or war, leaving contracts stranded and accountability elusive.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-02-20T12:44:00-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[NIS2: Act Now - Practical Solution for Article 28 Successfully Established]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/nis2&#45;act&#45;now&#45;practical&#45;solution&#45;for&#45;article&#45;28&#45;successfully&#45;established</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[With the NIS2 Directive now in effect, a new annex to ICANN contracts offers registries and registrars a practical, flexible path to Article 28 compliance. Early adoption has drawn international praise.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-01-28T09:55:00-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Domain Industry in 2025: Infrastructure Consolidation, Regulatory Milestones, and the AI Pivot]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;domain&#45;industry&#45;business&#45;in&#45;2025</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The domain industry in 2025 saw rapid consolidation, rising regulatory pressure, and a strategic pivot toward AI, trust infrastructure, and tokenization, reshaping domains from static web addresses into dynamic assets for digital identity and commerce.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2025-12-20T08:57:00-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[When Neutrality Isn&#8217;t Neutral: ICANN, Smart Africa, the &#8220;BluePrint&#8221; and &#8220;CAIGA&#8221;]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/when&#45;neutrality&#45;isnt&#45;neutral&#45;icann&#45;smart&#45;africa&#45;the&#45;blueprint&#45;and&#45;caiga</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ICANN's role in Smart Africa's governance blueprint highlights a widening divide between legality and legitimacy. Funding and participation occurred without early community consultation, raising concerns about procedural integrity, RIR independence, and the precedent such interventions may set for global Internet governance.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2025-12-15T12:27:00-08:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[2025 .US Town Hall Registration Open: Explore Industry Trends &amp; Policy Insights]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/2025&#45;.us&#45;town&#45;hall&#45;registration&#45;open&#45;explore&#45;industry&#45;trends&#45;policy&#45;insights</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 2025 .US Virtual Town Hall opens registration for a timely dialogue on domain policy, security, and digital inclusion. Experts and community members will explore how America's online identity is evolving in a shifting landscape.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2025-10-28T09:08:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DNIB Reports 378.5 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q3 2025]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dnib&#45;reports&#45;378.5&#45;million&#45;domain&#45;name&#45;registrations&#45;in&#45;q3&#45;2025</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Domain Name Industry Brief reports 378.5 million total domain name registrations in Q3 2025, marking a 16.2 million increase year over year and offering detailed insights into top TLD, ccTLD, and gTLD trends.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2025-10-24T08:23:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DOTZON Study: Digital Company Brands 2025]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dotzon&#45;study&#45;digital&#45;company&#45;brands&#45;2025</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[DOTZON's 2025 study analyzes over 410 corporate dotBrands to reveal how companies strengthen digital identities through custom top-level domains. Audi retains first place, while newcomers like CRS and rising performers such as Schwarz demonstrate growing strategic use.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2025-10-23T08:33:00-07:00</dc:date>
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