What is Namecheap?

Namecheap is an ICANN-accredited domain name registrar based in Phoenix, Arizona, that offers domain name registration and web hosting. Namecheap is a low-cost hosting provider with 11 million registered users and 10 million domains.

History of Name Cheap

Richard Kirkendall founded Namecheap in 2000. Namecheap began accepting Bitcoin as a payment method in March 2013.

ICANN price caps decision

Namecheap was one of the organisations that filed a reconsideration request with ICANN in July 2019, requesting a review of the decision to remove price caps on.org and.info TLDs. As of September 2019, ICANN had not responded to such requests.

Namecheap References

1.  “InterNIC – Registrar List”. InterNIC. 2017-04-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
2. ^ “Hosting Provider Namecheap to Stop Services for Russians Domains”. Cyber Security News. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
3. ^ Jump up to:^a b Spadafora, Anthony (October 2, 2019). “Namecheap Review”. Tom’s Guide. Retrieved October 28, 2019.
4. ^ Bustillos, Maria (April 1, 2013). “The Bitcoin Boom”. The New Yorker. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ Binder, Matt (August 9, 2019). “How the battle over domain prices could drastically change the web”. Mashable. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
7. ^ Karanicolas, Michael (September 14, 2019). “What Is the Purpose of ICANN’s Comment Periods?”. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
8. ^ Abigail Opiah (March 2, 2022). “Namecheap offers free web hosting and domain registration to Russian anti-war websites”. Tech Radar. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

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