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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>2026-09-22T18:08:00+00:00</dc:date>

  
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      <title><![CDATA[.si Registrations Surge After US Shift to &#8216;Super Intelligence&#8217;]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/dot&#45;si&#45;domain&#45;registrations&#45;surge&#45;after&#45;us&#45;shift&#45;to&#45;super&#45;intelligence</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Slovenia's .si domain registrations surged after President Donald Trump promoted "Super Intelligence," with September registrations reaching 46,066 as investors sought names matching the new SI abbreviation.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-10-01T09:20:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Namespace You Plan - and the One That Takes Shape]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;namespace&#45;you&#45;plan&#45;a&#45;and&#45;the&#45;one&#45;that&#45;takes&#45;shape</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Structural analysis of four established gTLD namespaces suggests registration totals alone offer an incomplete picture. Tracking composition alongside operational data could help new registry operators investigate whether their namespaces are developing as intended.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-25T17:38:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[ICANN Commenters Urge Limits on Proposed Domain Abuse Checks]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/icann&#45;commenters&#45;urge&#45;limits&#45;on&#45;proposed&#45;domain&#45;abuse&#45;checks</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ICANN commenters broadly support proposed registrar checks of domains associated with known DNS abuse but urge evidentiary safeguards to prevent weak associations from triggering action against legitimate domains.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-22T09:03:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[ICANN Comment Period Closes on Linking gTLDs With Alternative Naming Systems]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/icann&#45;comment&#45;period&#45;closes&#45;on&#45;linking&#45;gtlds&#45;with&#45;alternative&#45;naming&#45;systems</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ICANN is closing consultation on technical rules for linking gTLDs with matching alternative naming systems, as commenters debate controller requirements, security safeguards, policy boundaries and protections for existing registrations.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-21T08:29:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[How CZDS Zone Data Helps Detect Domain Abuse]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/how&#45;czds&#45;zone&#45;data&#45;helps&#45;detect&#45;domain&#45;abuse</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Daily CZDS zone data can help brand owners and investigators detect suspicious domain registrations earlier, trace related infrastructure, monitor expired names, and shift enforcement from reactive disputes toward faster, evidence-based intervention.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-16T08:46:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Two Years After His Arrest, Pavel Durov Wants to Run His Own Registry]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/two&#45;years&#45;after&#45;his&#45;arrest&#45;pavel&#45;durov&#45;wants&#45;to&#45;run&#45;his&#45;own&#45;registry</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Telegram says it has applied for .gram, potentially giving a billion users DNS addresses while putting its governance, abuse controls, legal exposure and infrastructure under scrutiny as ICANN prepares to reveal applications.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-15T10:04:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[auDA Moves to Tighten .com.au and .net.au Eligibility: What the Coming Changes Mean for Registrants]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/auda&#45;moves&#45;to&#45;tighten&#45;domain&#45;name&#45;eligibility</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[auDA has approved in principle tighter .com.au and .net.au eligibility rules that would limit registrations to domains matching a registrant's business name or Australian trademark, with implementation details and timing still pending.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-15T08:48:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Applying for a TLD Was Just the Beginning - Now Comes the Real Challenge]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/applying&#45;for&#45;a&#45;tld&#45;was&#45;just&#45;the&#45;beginning&#45;now&#45;comes&#45;the&#45;real&#45;challenge</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[New TLD applicants now face the harder task of turning delegation into adoption, requiring clear positioning, registrar partnerships, pricing, marketing and sustained community engagement informed by lessons from the previous application round.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-11T08:37:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[15th Registration Operations Workshop, September 29, 2026, 13:00 - 17:00 UTC]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/15th_registration_operations_workshop_september_29_2026</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 15th Registration Operations Workshop convenes domain name and DNS professionals September 29 for technical sessions on mTLS, RPKI, DNS resilience, delegations, DNSSEC, registrar concentration, dispute proceedings and alternative naming systems.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-07T07:59:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Thirty-Five Years Later, Moscow Comes Looking for the Soviet Union&#8217;s Domain]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/thirty&#45;five&#45;years&#45;later&#45;moscow&#45;comes&#45;looking&#45;for&#45;the&#45;soviet&#45;unions&#45;domain</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Russia is imposing state identity verification on .su, the Soviet Union's surviving domain, as researchers uncover criminal infrastructure across the namespace and ICANN pursues a retirement process that could eventually remove it from the global root.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-09-01T08:35:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[ICANN’s New Data Sharpens the Picture of DNS-abuse Enforcement]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/icann&#45;updates&#45;dns&#45;abuse&#45;enforcement&#45;data</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[ICANN's updated DNS-abuse data distinguishes allegations from actionable complaints and malicious registrations from compromised domains, offering a clearer test of whether tougher contractual requirements are strengthening enforcement or simply generating a larger volume of reports.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-08-28T09:41:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[ICANN to Shut Down Open Data Platform and API September 1]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/icann&#45;to&#45;shut&#45;down&#45;open&#45;data&#45;platform&#45;and&#45;api&#45;september&#45;1</link>
      <guid isPermaLink="true">https://circleid.com/posts/icann&#45;to&#45;shut&#45;down&#45;open&#45;data&#45;platform&#45;and&#45;api&#45;september&#45;1</guid>

      <description><![CDATA[ICANN will retire its Open Data Platform and API on September 1, shifting datasets to downloadable CSV files and forcing researchers, registries and domain-industry organizations to update automated workflows that rely on programmatic data access.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-08-28T09:19:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Radix Announces Radix Deux: 46 Primary Applications in ICANN&#8217;s Next gTLD Round]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/radix&#45;announces&#45;radix&#45;deux&#45;46&#45;primary&#45;applications&#45;in&#45;icanns&#45;next&#45;gtld&#45;round</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Radix is making its biggest strategic bet yet, filing 46 primary applications for ICANN's next gTLD round after whittling 3.2m possibilities into a portfolio spanning AI, technology, health, finance, business, creators and culture.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-08-27T10:12:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Last gTLD Round Taught Us the Wrong Lessons]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/the&#45;last&#45;gtld&#45;round&#45;taught&#45;us&#45;the&#45;wrong&#45;lessons</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Fourteen years after ICANN's last gTLD expansion, registration figures offer an incomplete verdict. The next round will test whether applicants can build namespaces with enduring relevance, rather than merely generating impressive launch volumes and revenues.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-08-26T12:40:00-07:00</dc:date>
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      <title><![CDATA[Beyond Protocol and Policy: Why Project Jake is Reshaping the Architecture of Internet Trust]]></title>
      <link>https://circleid.com/posts/beyond&#45;protocol&#45;and&#45;policy&#45;why&#45;project&#45;jake&#45;is&#45;reshaping&#45;the&#45;architecture&#45;of&#45;internet&#45;trust</link>
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      <description><![CDATA[Project Jake aims to bridge the divide between internet protocols and policy, offering registries, law enforcement and rights holders a decentralised framework for accessing domain-registration data securely while navigating privacy laws and institutional gridlock.]]></description>
      <dc:date>2026-08-24T10:49:00-07:00</dc:date>
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