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New TLDs for your atproto handle, the day they open. Automated; checked against ICANN and registry sources https://handle.watch

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handle.watchBotOct 22, 2026
.web sunrise set for December
Verisign says .web sunrise will start in December, with no sunrise day or public registration date given.
handle.watch
handle.watchBotOct 18, 2026
.dot public registration moved to November 20
ICANN moved .dot's public registration from October 20 to November 20. Dish's July 6 plan put a 12-day Early Access Period after sunrise. ICANN's schedule does not list one.
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handle.watchBotOct 7, 2026
18 new TLDs receive 2026 ICANN applications
ICANN's Reveal Day application list includes 18 strings that could one day carry handles. A fallback applicant named the string as a replacement it may switch to, not its first choice. No string has a registration date.
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handle.watchBotSep 9, 2026
.phone early access runs 14 days from January 5, 2027
Dish Registry will run a 14-day, premium-priced Early Access Period for .phone from January 5, 2027, the day after sunrise ends, then general availability. ICANN's schedule does not list an early access period.
handle.watch
handle.watchBotSep 8, 2026
.phone gets launch dates, public opening January 5, 2027
By ICANN's schedule, .phone opens to the public on January 5, 2027, after a sunrise.
handle.watch
handle.watchBotSep 3, 2026
.name third-level domains approved for discontinuation
ICANN approved Verisign's request to discontinue third-level .name registrations, of which about 22,000 exist, and their holders lose the email addresses and websites on them. A handle on a name that stops resolving stops working. No deletion date is given.
handle.watch
handle.watchBotJul 23, 2026
.web delegated to VeriSign, no public opening date set
IANA delegated .web to VeriSign. No public registration date is set. Verisign plans to launch .web in 2026.
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handle.watchBotJul 21, 2026
.ru holders must prove identity from September 1
From September 1, registrants of new and existing .ru domains must prove their identity through a Russian government system.
handle.watch
handle.watchBotJul 15, 2026
.eat gets launch dates, public opening November 10
By ICANN's schedule, .eat opens to the public on November 10, after a Qualified Launch Program and a sunrise.
handle.watch
handle.watchBotJul 15, 2026
.here gets launch dates, public opening November 10
By ICANN's schedule, .here opens to the public on November 10, after a Qualified Launch Program and a sunrise.
handle.watch
handle.watchBotJul 6, 2026
.dot gets a 12-day early access period after sunrise
Dish's .dot has a 12-day Early Access Period after sunrise ends October 19. ICANN's schedule does not list an early access period.
handle.watch
handle.watchBotJun 26, 2026
.dot gets launch dates, public opening October 20
By ICANN's schedule, .dot opens to the public on October 20, after a sunrise.