Governance Actions

Securing Generic Top-Level Domains for the Cardano Ecosystem

Info action: A poll. It records opinion on chain and changes nothing.

Status

Expired: Voting closed without the action reaching the support it needed.

Proposed

22 Oct 2025, in epoch 590

Action ID

gov_action15dh2lt4qskmhl97vat8s0l552ruvddrlasa0jndg7lg43g0uju3qq78hvja

Votes

• DReps: 73.8% yes, 169 Yes · 24 No · 11 Abstain.
• Stake pools: 3.4% yes, 15 Yes · 0 No · 0 Abstain.
• Constitutional Committee: 100% yes.

Abstract

The Cardano Foundation is seeking community support to apply for the registration of the .ada and .cardano gTLDs with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) during the next application window in Q1 2026. This initiative will only use the Foundation’s own financial resources and aims to secure a competitive digital presence for Cardano, unlock innovations and strategically position Cardano as a digital infrastructure.