Radix Announces 46 New TLD Applications

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Radix is one of the leading operators of alternative TLDs. In fact, the company bills itself as the “world’s largest portfolio registry for new domains.” It’s no surprise that the company has applied for 46 new TLDs in ICANN’s second round of applications.

The company announced its applications in a press release on its website this morning, which they billed as Radix Deux. Notably, the company noted it intends to build and operate each TLD it applied for if it wins the bid/contract.

Some of the TLDs that I think will be most popular include:

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Verisign: .Web Domain Names Coming This Year

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It’s been quite a long time since we’ve heard anything about .web domain names. Nearly 10 years ago, Verisign, via a company call Nu Dot Co, won the auction for the .web extension, as noted by the BBC. For quite some time, there were legal battles related to the auction. Wikipedia has a page with some background about .web.

It appears that .web domain names will finally be coming to market this year, according to a press release from Verisign that was published last night. The two most notable sentences in the press release were:

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Alternative TLDs Have Caught On

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Earlier this week, I was at my local Whole Foods for lunch and to do an Amazon return. While walking in and out of Whole Foods, three local business logos / domain names caught my attention. They were all using domain name extensions that were introduced by ICANN during the first round of new gTLDs.

In the same small parking lot in Wellesley, Massachusetts, I saw a .Cool domain name, a .Homes domain name, and a .Solutions domain name. I’ve seen two of the three domain names before. The three letter .Homes url was a new one for me. I don’t think I have ever seen this many new domain extensions used by small businesses in the same place at the same time. If I have, it wasn’t with local businesses.

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Super.xyz Sold via Atom for $287,607

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According to a post on X from Atom.com, Super.xyz sold for $287,607, becoming the largest publicly reported .XYZ domain name sale of all time. The domain name was sold by domain investor Logan Flatt, and it transacted via Atom on September 1, 2025:

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My Portfolio is Now 7.5% Non .com with a 10% Goal

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For years, I would almost never touch non .com domain names. Reflecting changes I have noticed across the aftermarket, my viewpoint has been evolving. My portfolio now consists of approximately 7.5% non .com domain names. My goal is to increase that to 10% by the end of this year.

I believe the top 3 extensions I own beyond .com are:

  • .CO
  • .XYZ
  • .VC

I am primarily an opportunistic buyer for domain names in alternative extensions. I don’t go out seeking to privately buy non-.com domain names like I do with .com, but I will bid on good opportunities I see in expiry auctions. I believe I have only spent low four figures on one non .com domain name. Everything else has been below $1,000 and mostly below $500. I am strictly a vulture non .com buyer, so there’s no need to pitch me your domain names.

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Green.Earth Sets .Earth Sales Record

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I’ve known Phil Harris for many years. He was one of the first people I know who invested heavily in the new gTLD domain names. Phil still owns a portfolio of about 2,000 one word and one letter domain names in these alternative extensions, and he told me he is approaching seven figures in sales over the years.

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