Popular .io TLD may disappear

[ZAINmalik75]

There are numerous site domains ending with .io it will create a problem for everyone but this won't be a big problem in my opinion because the providers can simply move the location to another country or they can provide a grace period to the owners of these sites to book another domain and exchange it with the previous one.

Anyway even if they solve the problem by any means and allow owners to change the TLD then the customers will face a lot of problems too they can't be sure which site is real and which is fake. With time and with proper announcements these confusions can be managed.

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There are numerous site domains ending with .io it will create a problem for everyone but this won't be a big problem in my opinion because the providers can simply move the location to another country or they can provide a grace period to the owners of these sites to book another domain and exchange it with the previous one.

It's not about providers and their location.
btw. for example, what do you suggest for CEX.io? Which domain to move to?
They will probably have to do a complete rebranding.

[yhiaali3]

I think this change will cause a lot of problems and will create some chaos and scammers may take advantage of this to spread phishing sites especially for large exchanges and services that have the .io domain.

For example, there are exchanges Cex.io, Gate.io If a scammer creates sites similar to these exchanges and claims that the domain has been changed and users have to log in, he will steal their data to access their real accounts in these exchanges and may be able to hack them.

[malah]

I think this change will cause a lot of problems and will create some chaos and scammers may take advantage of this to spread phishing sites especially for large exchanges and services that have the .io domain.

For example, there are exchanges Cex.io, Gate.io If a scammer creates sites similar to these exchanges and claims that the domain has been changed and users have to log in, he will steal their data to access their real accounts in these exchanges and may be able to hack them.

Well, Any Change can lead to many problems, including those that can be abused or used by irresponsible participants. These include impersonation of large exchanges by con artists accompanied by the use of.io domains where relevant. For instance, those exchanges mentioned above which have not yet got .com domain, in which the fake site tells users their domain has been changed and mentioned to log in. If users are fooled into it and they key in their login details, the criminals are able to gain access to their real accounts on the exchange, which opens them up to data theft or account hacking.

[ABCbits]

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One thing that I see on this is abuse. Those who are into domain appraisal and domain flipping are going to buy domain name on other extension earlier in order to invite these companies to bid for the name of their domain on other extension.

Domain owners should hurry to acquire the name of the company on another extension before these domain flippers beat them.

Those domain flippers have limited opportunity to make profit though. Big company could sue them using reason such as trademark infringement or cybersquatting if they ask for ridiculous high price. Although smaller company is forced to either pay high price from domain flippers or buying less attractive domain at normal price.

[Celph]

Indian Ocean is owned by UK?
Doesn't make sense to me but ok.

So many projects in crypto using that .io extension. What can they do to prevent from disappearing? I'm sure everything is negotiable when it comes to making money. They can pay or simply fresh start and just find another suitable domain and extension.

Lol.
Well firstly,the indian ocean being owned by the uk isnt really situated at  india itself,i guess thats just a name given.
Also,i'm aware that alot of projects in crypto uses  i.o extension although i'm not really sure if .io might dissapear.
You said something about a form of negotiation using money in order to prevent it from dissapearing..well,are you aware that it is partly owned by the government indirectly,not fully a private entity? I'm not sure the government particularly the uk government would want to accept any form of financial aid in order yo bycott all this implementations.
I guess this is something to think about.

[ZAINmalik75]

It's not about providers and their location.
btw. for example, what do you suggest for CEX.io? Which domain to move to?
They will probably have to do a complete rebranding.

Its not necessary for them to do a rebranding of themselves and to be honest I don't know much about domains but I learned first then replied. CEX is having an airdrop from a long time which is on its seasons 2 right now and the results of the campaigns are yet to given and the reward too.

Why you mainly asked about this exchange there are many sites with the same TLD why only this.

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Its not necessary for them to do a rebranding of themselves and to be honest I don't know much about domains but I learned first then replied. CEX is having an airdrop from a long time which is on its seasons 2 right now and the results of the campaigns are yet to given and the reward too.

Why you mainly asked about this exchange there are many sites with the same TLD why only this.

You should research before making such comments.
cex.io is just one example
btw, cex.io is one of the oldest exchanges, visit https://cex.io
It's a company under this name.
There is no airdrop or any other shitcoin promo method
Yes, they will have a problem protecting their brand name, since the .io extension is an essential part of their brand name... Unlike microsoft.io for which .io is not a decisive factor

[ZAINmalik75]

You should research before making such comments.
cex.io is just one example
btw, cex.io is one of the oldest exchanges, visit https://cex.io
It's a company under this name.
There is no airdrop or any other shitcoin promo method
Yes, they will have a problem protecting their brand name, since the .io extension is an essential part of their brand name... Unlike microsoft.io for which .io is not a decisive factor

I know what cex.io is and that its a centralized exchange although don't know much about its history but they do have a airdrop ongoing from long time on telegram as bot. They are now at season two and the airdrop is confirmed by them as well you can check in their telegram or on their any social media. As far as I know CEX.IO don't have a native token right?

.io TLDs matter because the big difference between .io and .com and any other tld is .io are expensive am I right.

[Zed0X]

I can already imagine emails flying out to millions of pawned addresses containing phishing links. The email would appear like those users need to update something and they need to click something and put confidential information.

[robelneo]

I can already imagine emails flying out to millions of pawned addresses containing phishing links. The email would appear like those users need to update something and they need to click something and put confidential information.

Scammers and hackers are fully aware of the migration that's going to happen on cryptocurrency-related projects that are on .io not only exchanges that include casinos. investment platform.
These platforms should make these aware to their users this early to avoid confusion and to educate them why they are migrating, or they will get the blame for these hacks. Not all users are aware of the situation.

[NotATether]

I am just now hearing about this.

A crypto project using a .io domain will need to buy a new domain, and they have a few options like .com, .net, .info. A domain speculator will try to own them and sell them at a very high price in the future. For example, Gate.io will soon have to be replaced, and someone will try to register Gate.com, Gate.net, Gate.info to sell them back to Gate at hundreds of times the price.

Not really. See this paragraph for why:

The case for .io domains staying:

There’s also a possibility that Mauritius will maintain the domain. Many countries recognize the economic value of ccTLDs. For example, the domain .ai (Anguilla) generates significant revenue due to its association with artificial intelligence. In 2023, .ai domain registrations generated approximately $32 million USD – more than 20 percent of the government's total revenue for the year.

Similarly, Mauritius may choose to retain .io due to its popularity and financial value in the tech world.

A small nation will almost certainly choose to retain the fees associated with .io domain registrations because that tends to make up a lot of their GDP.

I don't think the IANA will just cancel them out like that, given the severity of the situation. It would be like declaring IPv4 addresses as obsolete It would be very expensive for sites to move to a new domain once their registration period is up.

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A small nation will almost certainly choose to retain the fees associated with .io domain registrations because that tends to make up a lot of their GDP.

I don't think the IANA will just cancel them out like that, given the severity of the situation. It would be like declaring IPv4 addresses as obsolete It would be very expensive for sites to move to a new domain once their registration period is up.

Logically, it will be like that because, for a small country, it is extra income without excessive investments. A similar case is with Montenegro and their national .me domain. They were just lucky that their national domain had some meaning in English.
Otherwise, as was said earlier in this topic, it could cause certain problems with online services that are recognizable only with the .io domain.