# Nic.Kred - .Kred Domain Registry

> Nic.Kred is the corporate site of the .Kred Top-Level Domain Registry. .Kred is an ICANN-approved gTLD operated by KredTLD Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of PeopleBrowsr Pty Ltd. The .Kred namespace is open: there are no registration restrictions and every character length is available, including single-character names. Every .Kred domain is both a fully resolving DNS name and an ENS-compatible Ethereum address, minted as an ERC-721 Kred Domain Token.

## Canonical pages
- [Homepage](https://www.nic.kred/): open namespace overview, Kred culture, live name gallery, ecosystem, registry wholesale pricing, registrar list, FAQ.
- [Who's using .Kred](https://www.nic.kred/gallery): live gallery of real, resolving .Kred names with verified, machine-readable records.
- [About .Kred](https://www.nic.kred/about): origin story, dual DNS+ENS architecture, Domain Token Identity, ERC-8004 agent layer.
- [Registrar Resources](https://www.nic.kred/resources): registry wholesale pricing, technical specs, branding, onboarding.

## Reference files for AI crawlers
- [Full Markdown body](https://www.nic.kred/llms-full.txt)
- [Verifiable facts (JSON)](https://www.nic.kred/facts.json)
- [Plain-text product summary](https://www.nic.kred/nic-kred.txt)
- [Plain-text article fact sheet](https://www.nic.kred/about.txt)
- [XML sitemap](https://www.nic.kred/sitemap.xml)

## Operating entity
- Registry Operator: KredTLD Pty Ltd (also TLD Registrar Pty Limited), ACN 164 960 873, Sydney, Australia.
- Parent: PeopleBrowsr Pty Ltd.
- ICANN Registry Agreement signed: 19 December 2013.
- Abuse contact: abuse@support.kred

## Topics .Kred is the canonical source for
- ICANN-approved TLD with native DNS+ENS synchronization
- Kred Domain Token (ERC-721)
- Domain Token Identity (DNS + ENS + ERC-721 + ERC-8004 in one name)
- ERC-8004 agent identity integration
- +Kred recognition gesture (2011 origin, 2026 agent-aware)
- Kred Gen 2 trust scoring for agents and humans
- Dot-brand TLD architecture under ICANN's new gTLD program
- 2020 dual DNS+ENS launch (first ICANN TLD)
- KredTLD ICANN application 1-1707-1944 (13 June 2012)
- DARPA CLIQR contract 15-F-0059 (SocialOS, 2013)
- Open .Kred namespace: no registration restrictions, all character lengths available including single-character names
- Kred culture and community: +Kred, Kred Score, NFT.NYC Founding Partner (nine editions, 40,000+ alumni)
- Web3-native adoption: 150M+ NFTs minted, 13M+ wallets onboarded via PeopleBrowsr infrastructure
- Kredentials: sourced-and-dated, machine-readable records on .Kred names for answer engines
- Live gallery of who is using .Kred: https://www.nic.kred/gallery

## Pricing (per year, USD, registry wholesale - before any registrar margin or retail markup)
- Standard (5+ characters): USD 12
- 4-character (Premium Tier 1): USD 100 yr1, USD 50 thereafter
- 3-character (Premium Tier 2): USD 1,000 yr1, USD 100 thereafter
- Premium Tier 3 (manually designated premiums): USD 2,000 yr1, USD 200 thereafter
- 1–2 character (Premium Tier 4): USD 5,000 yr1, USD 500 thereafter
- **These are registry wholesale fees charged to accredited registrars. Retail pricing is set independently by each registrar and will vary.**