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Web 3 disruption and the domain name system: understanding the trends of blockchain domain names and the policy implications

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Pages 142-164 | Received 15 Mar 2023, Accepted 16 Nov 2023, Published online: 16 Jan 2024

Figures & data

Figure 1. DAP.LIVE blockchain domain name data dashboard 3 May 2023.

Figure 1. DAP.LIVE blockchain domain name data dashboard 3 May 2023.

Figure 2. DAP.LIVE drill down of data 3 May 2023.

Figure 2. DAP.LIVE drill down of data 3 May 2023.

Figure 3. Blockchain domain data from UNS and wallet addresses.

Figure 3. Blockchain domain data from UNS and wallet addresses.

Table 1. Interviewees.

Figure 4. Most popular record type for blockchain domain names.

Figure 4. Most popular record type for blockchain domain names.

Figure 5. Minting the Unstoppable domain name on the Polygon network.

Figure 5. Minting the Unstoppable domain name on the Polygon network.

Figure 6. Screenshot of votes from the ENS governance members on their Snapshot Portal (ENS Citation2023).

Figure 6. Screenshot of votes from the ENS governance members on their Snapshot Portal (ENS Citation2023).

Figure 7. Governance proposals on ENS (ENS Citation2022).

Figure 7. Governance proposals on ENS (ENS Citation2022).

Figure 8. Connecting Unstoppable domain name to a cryptocurrency wallet.

Figure 8. Connecting Unstoppable domain name to a cryptocurrency wallet.

Figure 9. The Oxford Information Labs team create content on the blockchain IPFS using Unstoppable blockchain domain name.

Figure 9. The Oxford Information Labs team create content on the blockchain IPFS using Unstoppable blockchain domain name.

Figure 10. Ukraine government post cryptocurrency addresses on X (formally Twitter).

Figure 10. Ukraine government post cryptocurrency addresses on X (formally Twitter).

Figure 11. ISIS sympathiser creating an NFT on the blockchain as part of propaganda efforts in resisting censorship.

Figure 11. ISIS sympathiser creating an NFT on the blockchain as part of propaganda efforts in resisting censorship.