Cardano Foundation's .ada bid advances in ICANN's New gTLD Program

GOVERNANCECardano Foundation's .ada bidadvances in ICANN's New gTLDProgram36IMPORTANCECLOSED2NEWS MEDIA2PIECESOct 8, 2026 12:27blockboard.net
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Cardano’s .ada application moved forward in ICANN’s New gTLD process on Reveal Day, after a Cardano governance action passed with roughly 75% support. The application has not reached final approval or delegation, and its next steps remain inside ICANN’s review process.

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The .ada application is listed alongside .sol, .ethereum, .btc, and .bitcoin among Web3 bids in ICANN’s first new gTLD round since 2012.
Cardano Foundation's .ada bid advances in ICANN's New gTLD Program
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Cardano Foundation said on October 8 that its .ada application moved to the next phase of ICANN’s New Generic Top-Level Domain program after appearing among the submissions advancing on Reveal Day.
Cardano Advances .ada Domain in ICANN Process
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The .ada bid followed a governance action that passed with roughly 75% community support, and the Foundation was seeking .ada as a dedicated internet domain for the Cardano ecosystem.
Cardano Advances .ada Domain in ICANN Process
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The application has not yet received final approval or delegation.
Cardano’s .ada Application Advances in ICANN Review

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Before this step, the Foundation was pursuing .ada as a dedicated internet domain for the Cardano ecosystem after a governance action passed with roughly 75% community support. In practice, the position has shifted from a community-backed application to one that has advanced within ICANN’s New gTLD program, while the application still remains unapproved.

What remains open is whether .ada will receive final approval or delegation, and that is not settled in the available coverage. The next confirming step would be an ICANN decision on the application, since the process described here stops at Reveal Day and the ongoing review stage.

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