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I'm planning to bring new Top Level Domain for bitcoin into the net.Which TLD would you opt for? Please select a choice.Based upon the vote,I would select the most preferable option.Also kindly write what do you think about the idea?

I prefer dot.btc because it's simple. I think bitcoin TLD isn't a good idea because many governments banned bitcoin, so any of TLD about bitcoin will be added to block list :(. But I hope you can bring that one for any site about bitcoin. Good Luck with your plan ;)

My choice is .btc, though, I'm curious for the reason as to why you'd like to create a new TLD regarding Bitcoin.

off course .btc. just like .social, .tv, .media. These TLD are more specific for the content.

I have handful of reasons :
1.Creating a new TLD gives a name standard for all websites whose services is related to bitcoin or the blockchain.
2.The .COM boom has impacted many domains bought only with the purpose of trading them at a higher price later.This raises the initial cost of purchasing a suitable commercial domain.
3.New TLD creates more awareness among the internet users around the globe.

a very good idea to boost the popularity of bitcoin. I
prefer dot BTC because of a short domain effect on a site
seo

Looking at your previous posts, I don't believe you understand the concept of creating a new tld. It's a 185k$+ ordeal.

https://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/global-support/faqs/faqs-en

See section 2.2, 4th paragraph.

If you have a fat wallet, let me know.

.btc would far me more ergonomical for the mass, to say on topic.

.bitcoin would be a better option.
Those who are unfamiliar with bitcoins won't understand what .btc means
And it would be a lot easier to say .bitcoin than .btc   :D

I would opt for dot.bitcoin. The main reason is because of the name itself. It's about selling and marketing the brand. Length is not an obstacle and furthermore I'm sure bitcoin tops btc as the main search keyword in search engine so that is another point to convince me. People who are new to crypto would probably type bitcoin rather than its abbreviated format. That's purely my assumption.

What do you mean by "I am planning to bring new Top Level Domain. ." How can you as an individual bring new TLD? Only a ICANN registered regitry can apply for new GTLDS and once ICANN accept their application can the be allowed to sell that domain

I don't yet know how to introduce something to the ICANN. I wish I could because I have a couple ideas sometimes that come to me. I sometimes want to set up the TLDs and get them out there. I dunno if there is any profit to making them, but I would be pleased to see my TLDs used.

You just need to throw $185,000 at ICANN (http://serverfault.com/questions/243316/can-i-create-a-top-level-tld-michael-for-instance)

dot.btc, cool and simple  :)

Its kind of difficult to guess what could be the best domain without even knowing what type of business the domain will go for.

However, since it is a bicoin related site I guess the best option should be dot.bitcoin.

.BTC is better.

It might not be easy to decipher, but it is easy to type and use. Just like it could been .commercial, but .com is easier to spell.

After we implement .btc TLD we can drop the shitty .io and all businesses can be .btc, so that we can know how many bitcoin related sites there will be :D

Voted .BTC

.btc seems good, short and simple
people don't want to write big url when visiting the web, 3 chars is good for a domain name

i voted for the .btc extension as it sounds good and we know what it means. short domains do get much more interest from people.

Wouldn't it be better if we have both?if it has to be one,I would go for dot.btc for it is short and sounds better for TLD for example if we use it for this forum,bitcointalk.btc sounds more nice then bitcointalk.bitcoin

I choose .btc too. 3 letter domains are more the norm (although there are also longer ones)

So this is now one of my life goals to have .frk :)

You got the extra $185k for both of them?

I voted for .btc for similar reasons to those previously, though that might be just because I dislike the new long gTLDs..

I would prefer dot.bits  :P

i like the idea of adding a top level Domain name for bitcoin it would make it standard .
anyways i voted for .btc because it is shorter and easier to type. and the three letter makes it look better as an address in comparison with the long .bitcoin that would just look unusual !

I have added a 3rd option for u and others who think that either of them is not suitable :)

I would prefer .btc, it's much shorter and looks like a normal tld, I don't like the longer ones.

.tv is a coutry code domain, it's the country code for Tuvalu, a small island in the pacific, it's not a domain for television related sites.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu

OP, why are you going to invest so much money into this when it's clearly not profitable? Are you affiliated with a company?

.BTC is the most aesthetically pleasing option by far because it complies with the 3 letter standard. I don't get why a lot of people are using .io specifically, they are so expensive so register even more than .com. I hope .btc doesn't become incredibly expensive for some reason and we see tons of .btc sites in the future.

.coin would be best IMO

That could be misleading, and non related to bitcoin. It could be .crypto, but that is also vague.

.BTC is the best

And then we can know how many bitcoin related sites are there.

Voted for .btc  ;)

I think .bitcoin would be better for SEO. Many search engines include the URL text as part of the search criteria which is why you see so many news sites that instead of making up an ID for each article like news.com/dfj34ifkdj.html  it will be  news.com/child-rescues-monkey-from-evil-panther

Also as others have stated, not everyone knows that BTC means bitcoin.  My vote is definitely for .bitcoin

Bitcoin also sounds good moreover it is more specific

I don't like .coin because it doesn't specify bitcoin. People that don't know about bitcoin wouldn't question .coin as being something normal.

I'm pretty sure OP's application, if serious, for a bitcoin gTLD would be rejected, if it gets this far, it would, probably, stop here:

3.2.1 Grounds for Objection

Legal Rights Objection – The applied-for gTLD string
infringes the existing legal rights of the objector.

Community Objection – There is substantial opposition to
the gTLD application from a significant portion of the
community to which the gTLD string may be explicitly or
implicitly targeted.

Why would that stop someone from requestion a bitcoin related TLD? I don't understand why that rules it out.

Who has the legal rights for 'bitcoin'?

I don't think anybody can claim legal rights for bitcoin. See here: https://bitcoin.org/en/about-us

There really is no point talking about this pipe dream because unless OP has the money to bring the TLD into existence this is just a pipe dream. How did you acquire the money to make such an investment? Do you have a plan to recover losses? (IE selling domain names).

Are you sure?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/10859773/Bitcoin-trademark-up-for-sale-at-580000.html

Oh, of course it was karples that had the trademark. Nevermind then, but it would mean that he would have to oppose the creation of the TLD, which I don't think he would do.

I think the dot.btc is best, nice and short and not to confusing when you allreade have bitcoin in your domainname.

dot.HODL  could be nice too :)

TLDs aren't made for micro-niches. The market has to be large enough for it to be worth the cost of running the registry including the fees that you have to pay ICANN. So we want a TLD for all crypto currencies not just bitcoin. While bitcoin is the most successful today there remains the possibility that some other alt coin will come that will supersede bitcoin in the future. Besides .coin can be used for digital currencies outside the crypto space too.

Personally I like the idea of a bit.coin, btc.coin, news.coin or something.coin. The possibilities for nice domain names are greater IMO.

If you put it like that, i have to agree. We cannot know what the future of bitcoin might hold, a .coin for now would be perfect.

Later if bitcoin would really become global, then a .btc could come too!

I voted for .btc
Using .btc is very straight forward and 3 letters is better than the whole name itself
I hope this will be available soon and might update my domain to .btc instead of .com

Regarding the Legal Rights Objection : .xxx domain has been introduced in the www even though pornography is illegal in many countries of the world. I don't think bitcoin has been mass opposed by world's governments.There exist certain regulations in some countries and banned in a very few countries.But in most of them the status of bitcoin is yet unknown.

It is not necessary that .xxx is used to host pornographic websites only