Shiba Inu Partners with D3 to Offer SHIB Holders a '.shib' Internet Domain

TL;DR

• Shiba Inu developers have partnered with D3 to introduce a “.shib” domain to SHIB holders.

• This is part of the team’s push toward identity-focused projects.

SHIB Holders will Soon Get ‘.shib’ domain names

Shiba Inu developers have partnered with internet domain player D3 to introduce a “.shib” internet and top-level domain to the market. This is part of their efforts to promote identity-focused projects.

While speaking to CoinDesk, representatives of the Shiba Inu network said they are currently working with D3 on the application for the .shib top-level domain. The team intends to apply through ICANN, a global database for internet domains, during the next application window.

ICANN is in charge of passing and vetting internet domain applications, giving the owners the right to sell the domains within a specific suffix. 

Crypto projects have been working to take this to the next level by tying a wallet’s owner to a domain name, which can be used as proof of identity on blockchain applications. 

If approved, Shiba Inu, with its .shib domain, will become one of the first Web3 networks with its own DNS namespace. While commenting on this latest development, Shytoshi Kusama, Lead Developer of Shiba Inu, said,

“Our partnership with D3 allows us to scale outside of the existing ShibArmy and give over 5 billion Internet users direct access to the SHIB ecosystem. Bringing real domains to SHIB is a big deal, expanding our vision for digital identities within our decentralized ecosystem while driving long-term revenue generation within the ecosystem.”

The team revealed that Shiba Inu’s current Shib Name Service (SNS) will transition to D3's infrastructure. Shiba Inu released its SNS product last month and it is designed as a means of introducing digital identity verification for all products built on the Shiba Inu blockchain and its Layer-2 network, Shibarium.