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title: "D3 launches Frontier membership for early access to future new gTLD domains"
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date: "2026-10-06T14:32:33Z"
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  date: "2026-09-28T12:12:24Z"
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# D3 launches Frontier membership for early access to future new gTLD domains

D3, a core contributor to Doma Protocol, unveiled a new program called Frontier at Korean Blockchain Week in Seoul, aiming to give members priority access to desirable names in upcoming top-level domains. The launch follows ICANN's 2026 new gTLD application round, which drew more than 1,600 applications before closing last month, with new extensions expected to go live in late 2027 or early 2028. Frontier lets members earn points through activity with partnered blockchain vault providers and then assign those points to specific domain names to secure a place in line ahead of general availability, without needing a registry relationship or broker. CEO Fred Hsu said the first vault runs on the Solana blockchain, with further vaults planned on Hyperliquid and Base.

## in plain words

A company called D3 has started a new service named Frontier that lets people reserve a spot to buy desirable web addresses before new domain extensions, like a future version of .com, officially launch. Members earn points using blockchain accounts and can use those points to jump the queue for specific names once ICANN's new extensions go live around 2027 or 2028.

Source: [dnjournal.com](https://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2026/posts/0928.htm)