Web3 gTLD Consulting
Consulting from the team that built .locker's DNS-Web3 bridge
In early 2024, Orange Domains built a native DNS-Web3 bridge from the ground up for .locker, an ICANN-accredited gTLD. Behind it is a full smart-contract stack authored on two different chains, hardened through formal security audit, deployed and publicly verified on Ethereum and Bitcoin, and operated daily as production registry infrastructure.
That work is why Orange Domains' General Manager, Don Ruiz, was appointed by ICANN's President and CEO to the Technical Study Group on Integration of the Global DNS gTLDs and Alternative Naming Systems — an eight-person group alongside senior technologists from Verisign, ENS Domains, Identity Digital, Unstoppable Domains, Public Interest Registry, deSEC, and ICANN's Security and Stability Advisory Committee. The TSG's report will recommend best practices for DNS-Web3 integrations, providing a valuable framework for Web3 gTLD longevity and security.
As a new wave of Web3 gTLDs prepares to enter the root, Orange Domains is ready to extend our expertise to operators who need to get the DNS-Web3 bridge right the first time.
Web3 gTLD applicants will start designing bridges before the Technical Study Group's recommendations on integrating DNS with alternate roots are finalized. The wrong architecture can put your gTLD delegation and target launch date at risk.
There is no rulebook for combining DNS knowledge with Web3 protocol. A responsible bridge touches nearly every layer of registry operations: proving cross-system control, reconciling wallet addresses with registrant identity, defining what "the same name" means across DNS and alternate roots, keeping smart contracts compliant with registry policy, resolving lifecycle mismatches, and handling names with prior onchain history.
Each has its own pitfalls, assumptions, and regulations to navigate. Guessing wrong on architecture means rebuilding after the fact — a costly, slow position to be in for launching a new gTLD.
Every gTLD operator knows registrar agreements, zone files, and ICANN policy. Every Web3 native knows protocols, gas fees, and the chain landscape. Almost no one has had to combine them — because until this round, no gTLD needed to.
That's the gap consulting with Orange Domains closes.
Looking for more information about ICANN and the Web3 gTLD landscape? We can help. Drop Don Ruiz a line at don@orangedomains.com.
Orange Domains can guide you through your initial application, post-delegation build, and operations.
Orange Domains has first-hand experience in designing, launching, and managing an ICANN-accredited Web3 gTLD.
Whether you're submitting an application or preparing to build post-delegation, we'll put together a plan shaped around your gTLD, your stage, and your timeline.
