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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>2026-07-29T16:28:00+00:00</dc:date>

  
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      <title><![CDATA[DNIB Reports 401.6 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q2 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dnib&#45;reports&#45;401.6&#45;million&#45;domain&#45;name&#45;registrations&#45;in&#45;q2&#45;2026</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The second quarter of 2026 closed with 401.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 29.9 million domain name registrations compared to the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report released Thursday at DNIB.com.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-24T08:05:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Momentum Builds as the New gTLD Application Window Enters Its Final Weeks]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/momentum&#45;builds&#45;as&#45;the&#45;new&#45;gtld&#45;application&#45;window&#45;enters&#45;its&#45;final&#45;weeks</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the New gTLD Program enters its final application stretch, ICANN's progress, stronger security expectations and clearer operational frameworks are giving applicants greater confidence ahead of ICANN87 in Bali and future expansion of domains worldwide.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-24T07:38:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Zone File Analysis Reveals About the Gap Between nTLD Registration Volume and Namespace Reality]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/zone&#45;file&#45;analysis&#45;ntld&#45;registration&#45;volume&#45;and&#45;namespace&#45;reality</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Registration totals reveal size, not composition. Structural analysis of major new gTLDs finds strikingly similar architectures but meaningful differences in operator adoption, speculative holdings, and noise, suggesting namespace health requires more than volume metrics alone.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-19T08:26:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Why Operational Readiness Will Define the Next Generation of TLDs]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/why&#45;operational&#45;readiness&#45;will&#45;define&#45;the&#45;next&#45;generation&#45;of&#45;tlds</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Launching a top-level domain is only the beginning. Hello Registry combines ICANN-approved expertise, flexible infrastructure and long-term operational support to help brands, communities and innovators build and manage secure, future-ready TLDs with confidence for years.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-16T09:19:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What the i2Coalition Article Misses About DNS Abuse]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/what&#45;the&#45;i2coalition&#45;article&#45;misses&#45;about&#45;dns&#45;abuse</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Authors defend research showing malicious domain registrations occur at industrial scale, arguing that blocklist data is reliable and that policymakers must prioritize prevention alongside mitigation to curb cybercriminal exploitation of the domain name market globally.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-15T08:32:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Public Data Is Not Public Infrastructure]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/public&#45;data&#45;is&#45;not&#45;public&#45;infrastructure</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Building infrastructure for public trademark data revealed a familiar lesson from Internet protocols: publishing information is only the beginning. The real challenge is engineering resilient systems that withstand inconsistent formats, unreliable sources, and organisational complexity.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-10T08:39:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[What Running .CA and .NL Taught Us About Building Better Registry Infrastructure]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/what&#45;running&#45;dot&#45;ca&#45;and&#45;dot&#45;nl&#45;taught&#45;us&#45;about&#45;building&#45;better&#45;registry&#45;infrastructure</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Running .CA and .NL has taught Hello Registry that true back-end excellence depends on resilience, adaptability and operational experience, helping registries navigate evolving technical, policy and security demands with confidence and long-term stability.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-07-09T08:56:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Making the Most of the 2026 New gTLD Application Round]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/making&#45;the&#45;most&#45;of&#45;the&#45;2026&#45;new&#45;gtld&#45;application&#45;round</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The ICANN new gTLD application window is now open, giving organizations a limited opportunity to secure and operate their own top-level domain. Learn how Hello Registry can help simplify the application process from start to launch.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-29T13:44:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[.PK ccTLD Governance Issues and Pakistan&#8217;s Digital Future]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dot&#45;pk&#45;cctld&#45;governance&#45;issues&#45;and&#45;pakistan&#45;digital&#45;future</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Pakistan's .pk domain has long been controlled by a private company abroad, raising concerns over digital sovereignty, cybersecurity and accountability. Repeated breaches, offshore infrastructure and weak governance have left a critical national asset exposed and contested.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-23T09:51:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The 2026 New gTLD Round: A Strategic Framework for Risk Management]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;2026&#45;new&#45;gtld&#45;round&#45;a&#45;strategic&#45;framework&#45;for&#45;risk&#45;management</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 2026 new gTLD round is less a domain application than a high-stakes contest for digital territory. Contention, objections, opaque evaluations and information gaps can derail applicants long before launch, demanding rigorous strategic preparation.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-23T09:40:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[CENTR Warns Against Excessive Burdens in EU Cybersecurity Overhaul]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/centr&#45;warns&#45;against&#45;excessive&#45;burdens&#45;in&#45;eu&#45;cybersecurity&#45;overhaul</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Europe's national domain registries support the EU's Cybersecurity Act 2 but warn that supplier restrictions, overlapping compliance rules and broad supply chain definitions could undermine critical internet infrastructure and burden essential service operators.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-15T11:35:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[DOTZON Study: Digital City Brands 2026]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dotzon&#45;study&#45;digital&#45;city&#45;brands&#45;2026</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[DOTZON's Digital City Brands 2026 study crowns .tokyo as the first Asian cityTLD to top the rankings, ending .berlin's four-year reign, while highlighting the growing role of city domains in digital identity, commerce and development.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-10T07:37:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Cybercriminals are Driving Significant Domain Name Market Demand]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/cybercriminals&#45;are&#45;driving&#45;significant&#45;domain&#45;name&#45;market&#45;demand</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Cybercriminals are becoming a major force in the domain-name market, driving an estimated one-fifth of new gTLD registrations in 2025 and exposing how commercial incentives, weak enforcement, and scale continue to fuel online abuse.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-06-08T01:54:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Fake Domains, Real Harm: The Data Behind India&#8217;s DNS Abuse Crisis]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/fake&#45;domains&#45;real&#45;harm&#45;the&#45;data&#45;behind&#45;indias&#45;dns&#45;abuse&#45;crisis</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[New data on DNS abuse reveals most malicious domains remain active beyond 24 hours, while a handful of registrars host the bulk of infrastructure, leaving India's population of first-generation internet users uniquely exposed to fraud.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-05-27T12:00:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[dotBrand Domains as Trust Infrastructure in the Age of AI]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dotbrand&#45;domains&#45;as&#45;trust&#45;infrastructure&#45;in&#45;the&#45;age&#45;of&#45;ai</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[As AI agents automate phishing, impersonation and domain abuse at machine scale, the Brand Registry Group argues that dotBrand domains are evolving from marketing assets into trust infrastructure underpinning cybersecurity, identity and interactions across the internet.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-05-27T11:48:00-07:00</dc:date>
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