.chain

Cryptoon the record since Aug 15, 2026
AI score
52/ 100

A viable TLD, with real trade-offs for crypto and web3 teams — blockchain protocols, infrastructure providers, wallets, explorers, and DeFi projects wanting a sector-signaling primary domain; secondarily, domain investors speculating on crypto-brand keywords.

AI score 52 of 100. .com scores 96, .ai scores 84.
assessed by claude-fable-5 · Aug 15, 2026
who it’s for

crypto and web3 teams — blockchain protocols, infrastructure providers, wallets, explorers, and DeFi projects wanting a sector-signaling primary domain; secondarily, domain investors speculating on crypto-brand keywords.

CryptotechInfrastructureBrand
applicants
1 on file
Link Freedom GroupAnnounced
Aug 13, 2026

In LFG's published list of 300+ strings submitted before the ICANN window closed on 2026-08-12. Their catalog tagline: “Trust built into every block.”

history
  1. Link Freedom Group · first recordedAug 15, 2026
    Link Freedom Group
news & sources
AnnouncementLFG namespace: published list of submitted gTLD applications
Aug 13, 2026
.chain · Crypto & Web3 · “Trust built into every block.”
Link Freedom Group
about Link Freedom Group
AnnouncementLink Freedom Group Announces Unprecedented Investment in ICANN Top-Level Domain Applications
Aug 13, 2026
LFG voluntarily published its full list of submissions ahead of ICANN’s official Reveal Day.
PR Newswire (Link Freedom Group)
about Link Freedom Group
NewsLFG! New top level domain applicant reveals hundreds of strings
Aug 13, 2026
Top level domain registry Link Freedom Group (LFG) has disclosed more than 300 strings submitted as part of the ICANN new top level domain name program.
Domain Name Wire (Andrew Allemann)
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