.base

Coinbase Technologies, Inc. is applying for and, if successful, will operate the .base gTLD as a stable, secure, and authoritative DNS namespace associated with the Base protocol, network, and ecosystem. Base is an open-source optimistic rollup and Ethereum Layer 2 network incubated by Coinbase and used for onchain applications, payments, digital-asset services, wallets, developer tools, and other Internet-based activity. “Base” is used in this application as the distinctive name of that specific protocol, network, and ecosystem, not as a term describing a general class of goods, services, groups, organizations, or things. Coinbase owns the BASE trademark registrations identified in this application, and its Affiliates use the mark under license. The mission and purpose of .base is to provide trusted and memorable Internet identities for official websites, applications, developer resources, products, services, communications, and other lawful online activities of Coinbase Technologies, Inc. and its Affiliates. The namespace will help Internet users identify and navigate to authoritative Base-related resources through the globally coordinated Domain Name System. All domain-name registrations in .base will be registered to and maintained by Coinbase Technologies, Inc. for the exclusive use of Coinbase Technologies, Inc. or its Affiliates. Registrations will not be sold, distributed, or transferred for the control or use of unaffiliated third parties. Intended users are members of the Internet public seeking to identify, discover, navigate to, or interact with authoritative Base-related resources, including developers, businesses, institutions, creators, consumers, and ecosystem participants. They may access and use resources in .base but will not be eligible registrants. This allocation model serves a substantive purpose. Digital-asset and payment services are frequent targets of impersonation and phishing, and deception involving those services can cause direct financial loss. Restricting every .base registration and usage to Coinbase Technologies, Inc. or its Affiliates prevents unaffiliated parties from registering names in the TLD and materially reduces the risk of registrant-based impersonation, rather than relying solely on detection and takedown after harm occurs. To achieve this mission and purpose, Coinbase Technologies, Inc. intends to work with its registry service provider and other service providers to support reliable registry operations, controlled domain-name allocation, DNS security, rights protection, data escrow, continuity, and DNS-abuse prevention and response. The applicant will establish internal registration, security, acceptable-use, and domain-management procedures appropriate for an authoritative corporate and technology namespace. This purpose is sustainable because .base supports an established protocol, network, and active technology ecosystem and is intended to form part of Coinbase’s long-term Internet, product, developer, and security infrastructure. Its operation will be supported by Coinbase Technologies, Inc. and its corporate group and will not depend on third-party registration volume, public domain sales, or short-term market demand.

The mission of .BASE is to provide a namespace associated with the applied-for string. The .BASE gTLD is intended to serve a broad range of registrants and users, including individuals, businesses, organizations, communities, projects, and other entities that identify with, relate to, or wish to be associated with the concept represented by the applied-for string. The purpose of .BASE is to enable registrants to establish online identities using domain names that correspond to this concept. To achieve this purpose, Paws Button, LLC will make .BASE available for registration through registrars and other appropriate distribution channels; maintain a secure, stable, and reliable registry infrastructure; implement registration and operational policies that support the availability, security, and integrity of the namespace; and provide ongoing administration of the gTLD to enable registrants to register and use domain names within the namespace. The purpose of .BASE is sustainable over time because the applied-for string is broadly recognized and has broad applicability across a wide range of contexts. As society, technology, and methods of communication evolve, organizations and individuals will continue to establish online identities associated with the applied-for string.

1. Mission and purpose. This gTLD will be operated as an open, unrestricted generic top-level domain. Its purpose is to expand naming choice in the DNS by making this term available at the top level for any lawful use chosen by the registrant. Registrations will be available to all registrants on a first-come, first-served basis through ICANN-accredited registrars, subject only to the Registry Agreement, ICANN Consensus Policies, and applicable law. The applicant will not operate this gTLD on an exclusive basis. 2. Intended registrants and users. Intended registrants are individuals, businesses, and other organizations worldwide seeking a short, meaningful domain name. There are no eligibility or name selection restrictions beyond those required by the Registry Agreement, ICANN Consensus Policies, and applicable law. Intended users are internet users worldwide who access domain names registered in this gTLD. 3. Related activities. The applicant is an established registry operator under contract with ICANN for 35 gTLDs, including .xyz. It has in place a qualified Registry Service Provider, distribution agreements with ICANN-accredited registrars across multiple regions, and all required rights protection mechanisms and DNS abuse mitigation practices. For this gTLD the applicant will onboard the TLD to its existing registry platform, conduct a Sunrise Period and Trademark Claims Period, launch General Availability through its registrar channel, and maintain ongoing registrar enablement, abuse monitoring, and compliance reporting. 4. Sustainability. Operation is funded by recurring registration and renewal revenue and does not depend on any single registrant, sector, or campaign. This gTLD will run on the applicant's existing shared registry infrastructure, so incremental operating cost is low and no minimum registration volume is required for viability. The applicant has operated gTLDs continuously since 2014.