ICANN has received 1,615 applications in its latest generic top-level domain round, with AI-related domains emerging as a primary focus. The .agent extension attracted 13 competing applications from major technology firms including OpenAI, Meta, Google’s registry division, and iPollo. OpenAI submitted 15 total applications covering .gpt and .chatgpt, while Anthropic applied for .claude. Cryptocurrency-related extensions also saw significant interest, with multiple parties filing for .btc and .bnb domains alongside the surge in AI-focused namespace requests.