Securing Generic Top-Level Domains for the Cardano Ecosystem
199 DReps voted · 79 with a rationale · 6 changed their vote
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- Yes300.6K ₳No rationale
- No298.9K ₳Rationale
Summery
The Cardano Foundation wants the community to commit to supporting their effort to acquire the rights to the
.adaand.cardanodomain names. They say nothing about sharing revenue from the sale of such domains with the treasury.Conclusion
It would be inappropriate to grant the Cardano Foundation more control over the ecosystem. These domain names would serve as appeals to authority. If they were under the control of the Foundation, it would give them influence over who is perceived as credible and who is not. I am voting against this.
- No270.1K ₳Rationale
After a comprehensive review of the proposal 'Securing Generic Top-Level Domains for the Cardano Ecosystem', It is my determination that, at this time and under current conditions, it would be an inefficient use of resources to follow this course of action and have submitted a vote of NO.
This initiative requires a substantial, multi‑year financial and operational commitment (roughly 1.2–1.6M ADA equivalent in one‑off setup and ~200k–600k ADA per year in ongoing costs at 0.50 USD/ADA), yet the expected near‑term ecosystem demand for .ada and .cardano domains appears low and largely confined to existing participants already well‑served by current domains.
Operating ICANN gTLDs introduces a new governance and DNS abuse‑mitigation surface, requiring continuous policy work, dispute‑resolution, identity and name‑allocation rules, and proactive anti‑phishing and impersonation controls under evolving ICANN obligations, at the same time that Cardano still lacks sufficient funding and focus for core infrastructure, user growth, and L2/application adoption.
The stated goals—stronger digital presence and Web2/Web3 bridging—can be advanced more efficiently through defensive registration and brand‑protection on existing TLDs, targeted DNS‑abuse monitoring, and investment in Cardano‑native or partner Web3 naming systems (including integrations with providers that already support ADA) rather than by owning and operating two high‑cost, high‑risk ICANN gTLDs.
For these reasons, and given more urgent ecosystem priorities and clearer ROI opportunities, this proposal does not justify community endorsement at this time.
- Yes260.2K ₳Rationale
A smart move to strengthen Cardano’s digital identity and Web2↔Web3 presence.
- Abstain245.5K ₳No rationale
- Yes238.8K ₳Rationale
I support this proposal because securing the .ada and .cardano gTLDs represents a strategic opportunity to strengthen Cardano’s digital identity and bridge Web2 and Web3. It’s especially encouraging that the Cardano Foundation is funding this initiative entirely from its own resources, minimizing financial risk to the community. The commitment to transparency and community guidance through an advisory group further reinforces trust in the proposal’s long-term value.
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- Yes108.3K ₳Rationale
I am voting in favor of this info action. I appreciate the fact that the Cardano foundation has decided to consult with the community before making this decision. I have reservations about the impact of this action but one thing I am sure of is that the blockchain space has a serious image problem with regular people. Having our own domain names is a small but positive step to improve the image of our particular corner of the space and I think it would be worth doing.
- Yes105.8K ₳No rationale
- Abstain103.1K ₳No rationale
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- Yes65.7K ₳Rationale
There is a noticeable lack of visibility for Cardano across multiple fronts. While this proposal may not have an immediate high impact, securing top-level domains would strengthen Cardano’s long-term presence and recognition. In fact, such an initiative should have been undertaken years ago.
- Yes58.6K ₳No rationale
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YES!
Really nice initiative.
- Yes49.6K ₳Rationale
I agree with this proposal as long as the Cardano foundation does not limit or silo use of the (.) ADA to its own personal sites to hinder use.
- Yes48.6K ₳Rationale
.ADA and . CARDANO should belong to Cardano ecosystem. I support
- Yes46.5K ₳Rationale
this is interesting idea and should consider to lock up domain ahead of the bright future of cardano
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- Yes26.7K ₳Rationale
Sure, they can go ahead and try.
- Abstain15.2K ₳No rationale
- Yes10.6K ₳Rationale
I like this proposal, so I vote yes.
- Abstain8.1K ₳No rationale
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- YesRevoted6.7K ₳History
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This is Awesome!
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