Dear Jeff, On 19/08/2022 17:40, Jeff Neuman wrote:
The argument against this being in ICANN’s mission is that Blockchain domains are not part of the “DNS”. Thus, (a) uniform or coordinates resolution is not reasonably necessary to facilitate the openness, interoperability, resilience, security and/or stability of the DNS (Section 1.1 (a)(i) of the ICANN Bylaws).
It is quite possible that Blockchain domains present a threat to the DNS or certainly impacts the DNS. So the appropriate questions for the Board/SOs/SCs and other is not how ICANN can be involved with Blockchain domains, but rather how does ICANN respond to the existence of the Blockchain Domains, if at all.
For example, will ICANN be able to delegate new TLDs in the DNS if there are conflicting Blockchain domains?
I think you say it yourself -- do blockchain domains represent a threat to the resilience, security and/or stability of the DNS? They do break the concept of an identifier system with a single Root, don't they? Kindest regards, Olivier