Shiba Inu partners with D3 for “.shib” Top Level Domain

Shiba Inu partners with D3 for “.shib” Top Level Domain

By Benson Toti - min read
Updated 10 October 2024
  • Shiba Inu and Viction are partnering with D3 Global to bring real domain names to SHIB and VIC holders.
  • The .shib and .vic domain names could open up the Shiba Inu and Viction ecosystems to global users.
  • The firms aim to apply and obtain the TLDs during ICANN’s next window.

Shiba Inu (SHIB) and Viction (VIC) communities could soon have access to .shib and .vic internet domain, thanks to the blockchain platforms’ partnership with domain name firm D3 Global.

The application for the domain names could see Shiba Inu and Viction expand their ecosystems, bringing more people across the globe to SHIB and VIC.

.shib and .vic domains big move for Shiba Inu and Viction

D3 officially announced the exclusive partnerships with Shiba Inu and Viction via a press release shared with CoinJournal. According to the D3, the firms are teaming up to apply and secure the Top-Level Domains (TLDs) through ICANN during its next application window.

As cryptocurrency platforms and providers seek further interoperability for Web2 and Web3, the need for compatible internet domains is growing. Integration means naming systems that can work across websites, email, and mobile devices.

D3’s alliance will see the crypto platforms tap into its patent-pending platform to access the benefits of “real Web3 domains.”

Commenting on the partnership and what it means for Web3, D3 CEO Fred Hsu, said: “Our vision is to make Web3 more accessible, transparent, scalable and secure by building futureproof, interoperable digital identities with DNS at the foundation.

Shiba Inu announced its Shib Name Service (SNS) in late October bringing human-readable addresses to Shibarium.  Its partnership with D3 will see SNS transition to the internet domain provider’s platform, making names .shib available to internet users across the world.

 “Our partnership with D3 allows us to scale outside of the existing #ShibArmy and give over 5 billion Internet users direct access to the SHIB ecosystem,” Shytoshi Kusama, Lead Developer of Shiba Inu, said in a statement.

Bringing real domains to SHIB is a big deal, expanding our vision for digital identities within our decentralized ecosystem, while driving long-term revenue generation within the ecosystem,” Kusama added.

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