Shortly after the auction, [[Verisign]] announced that it had funded NU DOT CO LLC's bid and anticipated that the [[Registry Agreement]] would be assigned to Verisign pending [[ICANN]]'s approval.<ref>[https://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm5ld3NocS5idXNpbmVzc3dpcmUuY29tL3ByZXNzLXJlbGVhc2UvdmVyaXNpZ24tc3RhdGVtZW50LXJlZ2FyZGluZy13ZWItYXVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRz Verisign .web Press Release]</ref> | Shortly after the auction, [[Verisign]] announced that it had funded NU DOT CO LLC's bid and anticipated that the [[Registry Agreement]] would be assigned to Verisign pending [[ICANN]]'s approval.<ref>[https://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm5ld3NocS5idXNpbmVzc3dpcmUuY29tL3ByZXNzLXJlbGVhc2UvdmVyaXNpZ24tc3RhdGVtZW50LXJlZ2FyZGluZy13ZWItYXVjdGlvbi1yZXN1bHRz Verisign .web Press Release]</ref> |