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Brian Phan ⓤ

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The future is branded namespaces. Helping companies, communities & brands claim their own generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and own the Internet forever.

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Developer platforms like @cloudflare, @vercel, @github, @stripe, and @OpenAI are building the infrastructure that powers modern software. Your namespace should match that ambition. Imagine .cloudflare for verified edge networks. Or .vercel for authenticated deployments. Or
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Apply for your own custom domain extension in the April 2026 ICANN application window. Expert guidance for new top-level domains.
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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ICANN's 2026 application round opens April 30. It closes August 12—105 days total. No extensions. Prep takes 6+ months. If you wait for the window to open, you're already behind. The last round was 2012. This won't repeat for years.
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@heyhollyx
Holly Xiao
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POV: You're watching The Morning Show, and suddenly Jennifer Aniston is speaking perfect Mandarin. Plot twist, it's @HeyGen.
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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Google proved something important with .dev: You can engineer trust into infrastructure. HTTPS everywhere wasn't a guideline. It was a gate. That same logic applies to brand GTLDs. Own the namespace, set the rules. No one enters without your permission.
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But here's what .dev reveals about its own limits. It's open to anyone. A phishing site can register https://t.co/IJZwv1lPS1 tomorrow. Google controls the rules—not who gets in. Open namespaces create communities. Brand namespaces create certainty. Different tools. ⚠️
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Mozilla moved MDN docs to https://t.co/Nm1ryp1LPz. Stripe showcases demos at https://t.co/6QgfETPFA4. JetBrains runs https://t.co/1C1Rh3VPBQ. Cloudflare powers https://t.co/tf4f2Fg4jD. These aren't vanity moves. They're companies signaling: "We build things." The namespace
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workers.cloudflare.com
Welcome to the Cloudflare Dev Platform - Powering the next generation of applications
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@ripster47
Ripster
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$LMND Recap 💡Golden concept i teach traders/investors is that when price is between 90s-100s it gravitates towards 100(See $PLTR $OKLO $ASTS) Hence you hold :100 MAGNET Target -I gave at open 10$/share profit Setup: Day2 Long System: Ripster Clouds Guidance @TENETTRADEGROUP
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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Look at what Google built on their own namespace: https://t.co/ghGdyQlrLt for mobile development. https://t.co/9ByQmLHPFO for browser best practices. https://t.co/vsJgPW9gT5 for license education. Each address signals credibility before you read a word. The extension tells
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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Most domains let you choose whether to encrypt. .dev removed the choice. It's hardcoded into browser preload lists. No HTTPS certificate? Your site won't load. Period. Google turned a domain extension into a security policy. ✅
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In 2014, Google won .dev through ICANN's GTLD (Generic Top-Level Domain) program. They waited five years before opening it. Why the delay? They were engineering security into the foundation itself. Every .dev domain enforces HTTPS by default.
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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Every tech company runs on .com. But Google built something different for developers. They made encryption the price of admission. The result? 600,000+ domains that can't be intercepted. 🔐 Here's the architecture behind .dev:
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@Swan
Swan
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“Waiting for Bitcoin’s first true parabolic run in five years.” Priced in dollars, Bitcoin looks stuck. Priced in gold, it’s been in a full on bear market. This episode of No Second Best makes the case that Bitcoin is near the end, not the beginning, of the pain 👇
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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In 2014, Google won .dev through ICANN's GTLD (Generic Top-Level Domain) program. They waited five years before opening it. Why the delay? They were engineering security into the foundation itself. Every .dev domain enforces HTTPS by default.
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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Crypto leaders like @coinbase, @krakenfx, @binance, @Ledger, @trustwallet, @Metamask, @CurveFinance, and @chainlink are building the infrastructure that institutional capital depends on. Your namespace should match that standard. .coinbase for verified exchange portals.
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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ICANN opens its 2026 GTLD (Generic Top-Level Domain) application round on April 30. Applications close August 12 at 23:59 UTC. 105 days total. No extensions. No late submissions. The last round was 2012. This window won't reopen for years.
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The CLARITY Act is reshaping crypto regulation in real time. Institutional capital is pouring in. Compliance frameworks are tightening. Platforms that want institutional legitimacy need institutional infrastructure. Prep for a GTLD takes 6+ months. If you wait for the window
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@FloridaAtlantic
Florida Atlantic University
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Some things you just never get over. ❤️
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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A brand GTLD (Generic Top-Level Domain) closes that gap permanently. wallet.coinbase connect.kraken verify.binance firmware.ledger Only the brand controls who gets an address. Zero impersonation at the DNS level. The namespace becomes the credential.
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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Now compare crypto. Coinbase, Kraken, Binance—all operate on rented .com space. MetaMask connects millions of wallets through https://t.co/2177UIcSFG. Ledger ships hardware that protects billions. Yet a scammer can register something like 'ledger dash support dot com'
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metamask.io
Set up your crypto wallet and access all of Web3 and enjoy total control over your data, assets, and digital self. The go-to web3 wallet for 100+ million users.
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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Traditional finance solved this years ago. Bank of America doesn't compete with https://t.co/OTkJPzEqhj for trust. Google secured .google in 2014. Amazon fought for .amazon. Shell operates .shell. These aren't vanity plays. They're infrastructure that matches compliance
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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Chainalysis just released their 2026 crime report. $17 billion stolen in crypto scams last year. AI-powered impersonation attacks surged 1,400%. Phishing dominates. Fake exchange sites. Spoofed wallet interfaces. The attack vector hasn't changed: a URL that looks right but
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@DrPatrick
Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong
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We have studied papillary disease in bladder cancer since 2015. These patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) receiving Anktiva and BCG for the first time are STILL FREE OF CANCER now 10 years and going! The power of NK and memory T cells. @ImmunityBio
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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2024: Spot Bitcoin ETFs approved. 2025: GENIUS Act passed for stablecoins. 2026: CLARITY Act markup in the Senate. Regulation is no longer the bottleneck. Infrastructure is. And the weakest link in institutional-grade crypto? The URL. ⚠️
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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Wall Street arrived in crypto. $123 billion now sits in Bitcoin ETFs alone. Institutional adoption hit the tipping point in 2025. But here's what the finance headlines missed: The platforms handling this capital still operate on .com. A namespace anyone can impersonate.
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Brian Phan ⓤ
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BlackRock just poured $888 million into Bitcoin ETFs. JPMorgan runs tokenized settlements. Fidelity custodies billions in crypto. Yet none of them control their own domain extension. 💡 The legitimacy gap nobody sees:
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