Namecheap
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| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| CEO | Richard Kirkendall |
| Key people | Richard Kirkendall (CEO) Hillan Klein (COO) Sergii Smirnov (CTO) |
| Industry | Web service |
| Services | Domain Name Registration, Web Hosting, VPN |
| URL | namecheap |
Namecheap is an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar[1] providing domain name registration and web hosting based in Phoenix, Arizona, US. Namecheap is a budget hosting provider with 11 million registered users and 10 million domains.[2][3]
History[edit]
Namecheap was founded by Richard Kirkendall in 2000.[citation needed][3]
In March 2013, Namecheap started to accept Bitcoin as a payment method.[4]
Advocacy[edit]
ICANN price caps decision[edit]
In July 2019, Namecheap was one of the organizations that filed a reconsideration request to ICANN asking for a review of the decision to remove price caps on .org and .info TLDs.[5][6] As of September 2019, ICANN has ignored such requests.[7]
Termination of service to Russian accounts[edit]
In February 2022, Namecheap announced that they would terminate services to Russian accounts due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, citing "war crimes and human rights violations". Existing users were given a one-week grace period to move their domains.[8] The company also announced that it would be offering free anonymous domain registration and web hosting to all protest and anti-war websites in Russia or Belarus.[9] Namecheap at the same time said it had over 1,000 employees located in Ukraine, comprising most of its support staff, mostly in Kharkiv (which was a major location of fighting).[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "InterNIC - Registrar List". InterNIC. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ^ "Hosting Provider Namecheap to Stop Services for Russians Domains". Cyber Security News. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ a b Spadafora, Anthony (October 2, 2019). "Namecheap Review". Tom’s Guide. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
- ^ Bustillos, Maria (April 1, 2013). "The Bitcoin Boom". The New Yorker. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ McCarthy, Kieren (July 29, 2019). "Dot-org price-cap scrap latest: Now ICANN accused of snubbing registrars with 'sham' public comment process". The Register. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Binder, Matt (August 9, 2019). "How the battle over domain prices could drastically change the web". Mashable. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Karanicolas, Michael (September 14, 2019). "What Is the Purpose of ICANN's Comment Periods?". Retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ^ Bode, Karl (February 28, 2022). "Namecheap Tells Russian Customers to Find Another Registrar Due to Russia's 'War Crimes'". Vice.com. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
- ^ Abigail Opiah (March 2, 2022). "Namecheap offers free web hosting and domain registration to Russian anti-war websites". Tech Radar. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ Murphy, Kevin (March 1, 2022). "Namecheap boss goes nuclear on Russian customers". Domain Incite. Retrieved August 26, 2022.