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===ENS Reliance on/connection to DNS===
===ENS Reliance on/connection to DNS===
The Ethereum Name Service is compatible with the [[DNS]], and if a domain owner wants to utilize their web address as an Ethereum wallet address, they must enable DNSSEC protocols on the domain, add an "_ens" record to the DNS records of the domain through their registrar, and complete additional steps to establish the connection between a specific wallet and the associated human-readable name.<ref name"dnstoens">[https://medium.com/the-ethereum-name-service/step-by-step-guide-to-importing-a-dns-domain-name-to-ens-d2d15feb03e8 Medium.com - Step-by-Step Guide to importing a DNS domain name to ENS], August 26, 2021</ref> It is possible that this technical interoperation is the source of ICANN's concern regarding the bundling of an ENS NFT with a TLD. However, this cross-compatability exists in the status quo now, so it is unclear how bundling the right to act as an "ENS registry" for a specific domain is independently problematic.
The Ethereum Name Service is compatible with the [[DNS]], and if a domain owner wants to utilize their web address as an Ethereum wallet address, they must enable DNSSEC protocols on the domain, add an "_ens" record to the DNS records of the domain through their registrar, and complete additional steps to establish the connection between a specific wallet and the associated human-readable name.<ref name"dnstoens">[https://medium.com/the-ethereum-name-service/step-by-step-guide-to-importing-a-dns-domain-name-to-ens-d2d15feb03e8 Medium.com - Step-by-Step Guide to importing a DNS domain name to ENS], August 26, 2021</ref> It is possible that this technical interoperation is the source of ICANN's concern regarding the bundling of an ENS NFT with a TLD. However, this cross-compatability exists in the status quo now, so it is unclear how bundling the right to act as an "ENS registry" for a specific domain is independently problematic.
===Uniregistry destroys the NFTs===
In response to ICANN's requests for information, Uniregistry at some point notified ICANN that the NFTs related to the TLDs had been destroyed.<ref name="jjblog">[https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/relying-on-icann-community-developed-processes-for-a-safe-secure-internet-5-1-2022-en ICANN.org Blog - Relying on ICANN Community Developed Processes for a Safe and Secure Internet], January 5, 2022</ref> This did not appear to assuage ICANN's concerns regarding the marketing of the auction.<ref name="jjblog" />
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