---
id: "blockchain-tld-collision"
kind: "glossary-term"
title: "blockchain TLD collision"
language: "en"
category: "Alternative naming systems"
updated: "2026-10-04T14:01:23Z"
canonical: "https://tldlog.com/glossary/blockchain-tld-collision/"
translations:
  es: "https://tldlog.com/es/glosario/colision-tld-blockchain/"
  de: "https://tldlog.com/de/glossar/blockchain-tld-kollision/"
  fr: "https://tldlog.com/fr/glossaire/collision-tld-blockchain/"
  it: "https://tldlog.com/it/glossario/collisione-tld-blockchain/"
  pt-BR: "https://tldlog.com/pt/glossario/colisao-tld-blockchain/"
  ru: "https://tldlog.com/ru/glossariy/kolliziya-blokcheyn-tld/"
  zh-Hans: "https://tldlog.com/zh/cihui/qukuailian-dingjiyu-chongtu/"
---

# blockchain TLD collision

The clash that arises when the same ending exists in a blockchain naming system and is also applied for as a real TLD. One name could then lead to different places depending on the software used. ICANN advisers raised this risk for the 2026 Round of new gTLDs.

## related terms

- [name collision](https://tldlog.com/glossary/name-collision/)
- [blockchain domain](https://tldlog.com/glossary/blockchain-domain/)
- [2026 Round](https://tldlog.com/glossary/new-gtld-program-2026-round/)
- [SSAC](https://tldlog.com/glossary/ssac/)
- [OCTO-034](https://tldlog.com/glossary/octo-034/)