Terence Eden on Nostr: npub1cwkpa…jqe8n (For context, I used to do cybersecurity for the UK Government - ...
npub1cwkpa4cdnwhcllr9tzu4d8qujmcpfx8d7jrgvnslzye5k2zdjzqsfjqe8n (npub1cwk…qe8n) (For context, I used to do cybersecurity for the UK Government - specifically domain names).
The costs of running a registry are substantial - so there has been a lot of consolidation. For a small registry like .gov.uk we outsourced all of that to Nominet.
Some TLDs which were ran by small businesses (like .ml) got over-run by spam and weren't able to keep up with the demands of running a safe service.
Almost any small ones will be backed by something much larger.
The costs of running a registry are substantial - so there has been a lot of consolidation. For a small registry like .gov.uk we outsourced all of that to Nominet.
Some TLDs which were ran by small businesses (like .ml) got over-run by spam and weren't able to keep up with the demands of running a safe service.
Almost any small ones will be backed by something much larger.