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.network Is Not .net: Identity Digital's ~111k Names, Web3 Infra Roofs—and a 1985 History That Never Happened
~111k names on Identity Digital's Nomulus stack—not 1985, not millions. Trixy Manor/Donuts delegated Aug 2014; GA day 3,055. Oct 2025 wholesale +12.39%. Verified roofs from pocket.network to contour.network—and why the old guide's speedtest.network, fake NameBio comps, and AIO boilerplate failed audit.
.com Is Verisign's Monopoly Rent on the Internet's Default — 166.6M Names, a 7% Cap, and $10.97 Incoming
166.6M names per DNIB Q2 2026—not "160M+." Wholesale $10.26 today, $10.97 from November 2026. Verisign's $1.66B revenue, 600B DNS queries/day, ICANN's price-cap debate, verified aftermarket ceilings—and why the old guide's 37% share, 70% survey, and AIO boilerplate failed audit.
.net Is Verisign's Shrinking Sidecar: 12.5M Names Stalled While .com Grows — and Wholesale Now Costs More
DNIB Q2 2026: 12.5M .net flat for three quarters while .com hit 166.6M. Peak was 15.0M (Dec 2014), not "~16M in 2015." Wholesale $11.66 since Feb 2024—above .com's $10.26. Same Verisign DNS stack, opposite momentum—and why the old guide's AIO boilerplate and "Plan B" brochure failed audit.
.org Is a Trust Lease Without a Price Ceiling — 12M Names, a Blocked $1.135B Sale, and $11 Wholesale
~11.96M DUM per PIR dashboard—not "~10.5M." Wholesale $9.93 until June 2026, then $11.00—first hike since 2016, caps removed in 2019 RA. Ethos Capital's blocked $1.135B deal, $360M debt, Fadi Chehadé, ISOC's $61M cut—and why the old guide's 10% cap fiction and AIO boilerplate failed audit.
Your Domain Bill Has Three Layers (and a Renewal Trap)
Registry wholesale, ICANN fees, registrar markup, premium tiers, restore penalties—and why the $0.99 .com banner is not your five-year budget. Receipt-first pricing with cited Verisign, ICANN, and registrar data.