.exchange

Overview

• .exchange is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) introduced through ICANN's New gTLD Program.
• It was proposed and defined as a means of providing greater expression on the Internet and is positioned as an open TLD with commercial/commerce-related intent.

History

• Applicant / Registry Operator: Donuts (Spring Falls, LLC) is identified as the applicant and Registry Operator for .exchange.
• Application revealed: the string was applied for during ICANN's New gTLD Program application period (application referenced on 13 June 2012).
• Contract signed: Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN on 6 March 2014.
• Delegation: .exchange was delegated to the DNS Root Zone on 23 April 2014, completing its successful application and delegation.

Usage and Audience

• Intended use: described as providing "greater expression" and positioned as an open, commerce-oriented TLD (categorized under Commerce in the source material).
• Target audience: entities and registrants seeking an exchange- or commerce-relevant namespace; registration approach is intended to be open rather than restricted.

Registration Rules

• Registration policy intent: the application describes .exchange as an open TLD without pre-registration policies.
• Pre-registration verification: the registry indicated it would not use pre-registration verification, stating such checks could deny domain access to legitimate registrants.
• Compliance and abuse control: the operator planned to adhere to ICANN registration policies and to implement remediation, takedown policies, and "extensive user and rights protections" to control abuse.
• Other technical or policy details such as allowed characters, minimum/maximum registration periods, or specific eligibility restrictions are not provided in the source material.

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domain:       EXCHANGE

organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address:      c/o Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldadmin@identity.digital

contact:      technical
name:         Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address:      10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address:      Bellevue WA 98004
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.425.298.2200
fax-no:       +1.425.671.0020
e-mail:       tldtech@identity.digital

nserver:      V0N0.NIC.EXCHANGE 2a01:8840:1e:0:0:0:0:14 65.22.28.14
nserver:      V0N1.NIC.EXCHANGE 2a01:8840:1f:0:0:0:0:14 65.22.29.14
nserver:      V0N2.NIC.EXCHANGE 2a01:8840:20:0:0:0:0:14 65.22.30.14
nserver:      V0N3.NIC.EXCHANGE 161.232.14.14 2a01:8840:f8:0:0:0:0:14
nserver:      V2N0.NIC.EXCHANGE 2a01:8840:21:0:0:0:0:14 65.22.31.14
nserver:      V2N1.NIC.EXCHANGE 161.232.15.14 2a01:8840:f9:0:0:0:0:14
ds-rdata:     46084 8 2 7af19d7f0da9372dc3ce58871f2a06efebdb7d44248ef60a7b0ca5a595192b4c

whois:        whois.nic.exchange

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/

created:      2014-04-17
changed:      2023-09-12
source:       IANA