Description of Financial Domain Name Projects - New Top-Level Domains for Specialized Financial Name Spaces

Abstract:     
Domains for financial instruments require a governance model specific to the type of financial instrument where the key stakeholders in the market are represented. Thanks to being instrument-specific, they can eliminate the risk of confusion through appropriate oversight and controls, prior to a given name ever being activated. CORE has launched an international stakeholder group to foster research in and application of Financial Names Spaces for the new Top Level Domains soon becoming subject in global discussions around extending the gTLDs administered by ICANN.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 20

Keywords: ICANN, gTLDs, Financial Domains, Namespace, Internet

JEL Classification: G20, G28, G38, F42, Z1

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