Frontier is open: unlocking priority access to new, top-level domains

New top-level domains rarely happen. The last time was 2012, before Ethereum shipped, before most of crypto existed at all. The next round is underway, and with Frontier, you don't need to be a domain industry insider to potentially get access to names that are part this upcoming round like .agent, .crypto, .wallet, .sol, .robot, .hype, and more.

A short history of the 2012 landrush

Some of the earliest fortunes on the internet were made by people who simply owned the right address before anyone else understood why it mattered. Long before "domain investor" was a job title, a handful of early movers registered addresses that would go on to change hands for record-setting sums, simply because they got there first.

ICANN formalized that scramble in 2012, opening the first new top-level domain (TLD) round in the internet's history. It produced roughly 1,200 new extensions — .xyz, .app, .shop, and .dev among them — now carrying tens of millions of registrations combined. It took fourteen years for ICANN to open the process again. What's happening now is only the second expansion of the internet's address space, ever. There's no commitment to a third.

The opportunity in being first

In 2012, early access went to a small circle: registry insiders, brokers, a few thousand domain investors. Everyone else waited for general availability and picked through what was left by the time they heard about it.

That's the gap Frontier closes. Instead of requiring a registry relationship, a broker, or accreditation, anyone can take a position before a single new domain exists. Priority isn't based on who you know — it's about how early you're positioned, quantified in points.

How Frontier works

Once TLD strings go public on Reveal Day, you'll be able to put your points behind the ones you're backing - this includes exciting names that have been submitted as part of this application round like .agent, .crypto, .sol, .wallet, .hype, .human, and more. The more points you have backing a string, the more priority you'll have.

First vaults open soon on Solana and Hyperliquid.

1. Deposit. Deposit eligible assets with supported vault providers.

2. Earn. Earn Frontier Points to use towards supported top-level domains.

3. Claim. Commit Frontier Points to establish priority for names from participating registries before General Registration.*

Explore the Frontier: beyond depositing

Becoming a Frontier member isn't just a waiting room. Members will also be able to refer friends and also play a prediction game on which applied-for extensions had the most applicants — a way to stay engaged with the round, sharpen your read on which strings matter, and get familiar with the field before Reveal Day.

For TLD applicants and registries

Frontier isn't only for buyers. If you're applying for a TLD in this round, becoming a Frontier partner gets you:

• A real demand signal. See points allocated and dollars on deposit behind your string, tracked over time — before you spend a dollar on your own launch.
• Confidentiality. Strings are listed under NDA before Reveal Day, with no company name attached, so testing demand carries no PR risk.
• Neutrality by design. Whoever wins delegation inherits the demand behind their string — Frontier doesn't favor any applicant.

In 2012, TLD applicants priced their strings and picked contention fights based on opinion and email waitlists that predicted nothing, because signing up cost nothing. Frontier gives you a number to plan against instead.

Sign up today. Get 10,000 bonus Frontier points

New members who sign up today will earn 10,000 bonus points instantly.
No deposit required to start.

*Read the Frontier Terms