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@ishmilly I doubled down😭

Most people who doubled down on web3 domains missed the ai domain boom. SMH Tricked themselves out of position! SMH

@ntropiq @domainsea Thanks for this!

we listened to your feedback - yesterday we added "applying to ICANN" as a quickfilter to surface select web3 TLDs in search. also, your TLD search filters are now saved so the next time you open search you will see the same TLDs. so web3-interested users will still get a web3-centric experience

New UD bulk search filter: “Applying to be a DNS TLD” #udfam #icann #domains #dns #invest

@INVEST0RS ENS scams their investors every month. Specifically the people who held 3-4 character domains for years, who paid thousands for those names, and got taken away the moment they stopped paying rent. No thank you card, no nothing. 🤣

ZachXBT himself even publicly warned and advised people to stay away from UD.

@DomainDegen @unstoppableweb @andrewrosener Good take. Im on the same boat.

I'm not sure if I have said this before explicitly. But for what it's worth from a UD whale since 2021, here are my two cents on @unstoppableweb Let me start with agreeing with a comment Andrew @andrewrosener made recently that smart people change their minds in the face of better data. He was referring to Matt's @mattgould business decision to pivot from web3 to DNS domains. The decision came two years ago (roughly) at a time when it was clear that no organic retail adoption had been achieved by the industry so far. To be clear to date it is still completely open how identity and wallet naming will find a market fit capable of scaling beyond niche. I am not negating potential, I am just saying we are many years away from mainstream utility. Most importantly, the one thing that has transpired in business circles (not so much among ideologues) is that web3 domains will never compete with DNS in terms of websites. Not even AI will change that because humans will stay in the loop (in this case ICANN). So I deeply respect Matt's decision to reorganize UD around DNS to become an accredited ICANN registrar at a time when many competitors just quit. For us investors it means instead of having no prospect of any ROI from web3 domains suddenly there is a tangible business opportunity if UD secures its TLDs in the ICANN auctions. Win win. Of course only if the holders of web3 twins are granted the right of first refusal, free of charge! I do understand the recent complaints around the changes made on UD’s website concerning web3 visibility. Alas, there was no prior communication which lead to people believing that Matt was abandoning web3. Despite UD’s business focus on web2 we are still in a transition period until after the ICANN auctions. So for the next 2 years (or so) there will be a lot of speculative trading of TLDs with DNS potential as the $50k trade of id.agent and the declined $50k bid on ai.agent prominently prove. So keeping web3 management live is important imo. So there you have it, that’s my take on „The Pivot“. I’m exited for the future of DNS and if Matt can pivot so can I. Onwards!

Looks great. Thanks for implementing this!👍

So many random people are misreading Matt's message on purpose. I still believe in UD. The website is great. Your domains are still there and they can be found.

@Walodja1987 ask google

@RickdotX What does that even mean to have "web2+web3 capabilities"?

This strategy has been known for a while. Matt mentioned pivoting to DNS on a few interviews. The TLDs that pass the ICANN application will have web2+web3 capabilities.

@cryptoyani_nft .x is awesome. It will do just fine as a premium web3 domain extension

@RickdotX .x is doomed

@OnchainDomainer @mattgould Agree

@mattgould If you brought .crypto .wallet .nft .bitcoin It means that when UD goes full DNS, & if they secure these TLDs, then you’re in the game.

DNS domains now compose 90%+ of our business, and as we move to get several of our TLDs also listed in ICANN over the next few years our focus will continue to grow on the DNS and traditional internet market. We expect that 2-3 years from now DNS and the traditional web will be 99%+ of our business. For this reason you'll see updates on our site to reflect our new focus on traditional web2 domains. This is intentional. Web3 only domains were part of the crypto craze in 2021 but did not cross the chasm into mainstream usage. And for a while now we have believed they will remain a niche market now and into the future. They were a great place to start our journey into domains, but going forward our focus will be even more on the traditional market as it's the market that has crossed the chasm and is seeing mainstream usage.

@domaindepth @unstoppableweb

@RickdotX @unstoppableweb Are you ready 📢.The agi is coming

In this gTLD round 2026, applicants must now select an ICANN-approved backend Registry Service Provider (RSP). This RSP status will allow UD @unstoppableweb to operate the technical backend for new TLDs (like .agi, .nft, .agent) for themselves and their clients. 🚀🚀🚀

@RickdotX @unstoppableweb Will @ensdomains use @unstoppableweb as their RSP for .ens? 😁

@ChessurNFT @unstoppableweb Yes they can!

Great news! Unstoppable Domains @unstoppableweb is officially listed as an evaluated Registry Service Provider for ICANN’s upcoming 2026 generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) application round. 👀 domainnamewire.com/2026/02/02/ica….

@ValidatorEth If any of those gTLD you are criticizing gets the ICANN approval, the domains will resolve in all browsers. Meanwhile your .eth will resolve in web3 browsers only (small market share). Therefore those extensions could easily become superior to .eth

Worth reiterating the main point. ENS is core infrastructure that extends the global namespace and already works across wallets, dApps, exchanges, browsers, and DNS. The tracks are already laid. The stations are already operating. Come build on ENS. 🤝

@ChessurNFT @enstroll It was a Freudian slip 😂 but great domains! 👍

Some of my premium AI companion domains: #UDfam

@INVEST0RS Lol. Keep paying that rent while the ENS leadership calls you squatters. I predict ENS can raise the fees any time. They already screwed over the people with 3-4 characters with huge fees.

@RickdotX And your .agent .wallet .crypto will be revoked the moment you don't pay the rent if they get any of those gTLDs. You guys get mad really easily when I try and have a logical conversation. 🤭

I'm calling it now. Unstoppable Domains will not secure these gTLDs in the upcoming ICANN gTLD round. .crypto .wallet .agent