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Domain registrar and web hosting company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Namecheap is an American ICANN-accredited domain name registrar[1] and web hosting company, based in Phoenix, Arizona. The company was founded in 2000[2] by Richard Kirkendall[3] and has since grown to become one of the largest independent domain registrars in the world, with over 10 million customers and over 17 million domains under management.[2][4]
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Namecheap provides domain name services, including domain registration, transfer, and renewal, as well as domain privacy protection and other value-added services. In addition, Namecheap also provides shared hosting, VPS hosting, and dedicated servers.
It was reported in April 2013 that Namecheap had begun accepting Bitcoin as a payment method.[5]
On 15 February 2023, Delhi High Court ordered the Indian IT Ministry to block Namecheap and other domain registrars over cybersquatting and non-compliance with India's IT Rules, 2021.[6][7][8]
In August 2023,[9][10] Namecheap launched Spaceship.com, a platform for that provides domain registration and web services.[11] Features include Unbox for product integration and an App Library. Spaceship also provides shared and managed WordPress hosting, email services, and domain registration.[12]
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ICANN price caps decision
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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.[13][14] The Independent Review Process panel concluded in December 2022 that ICANN had broken its own bylaws and made recommendations which included restoring the price caps.[15] Namecheap went on to file a lawsuit in January 2024, claiming that ICANN “largely ignored” the majority of the recommendations. In October of that year, the Superior Court in Los Angeles ruled the case could move forward, denying ICANN’s request to dismiss.[16]
Termination of service to Russian accounts
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.[17] The next day, the deadline was extended by another 2 weeks. If users did not move their domains, their websites became inaccessible, even if the domain registration period had not yet passed. 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.[18] Namecheap reported in March of that year that it had over 1,000 employees located in Ukraine. These employees made up most of its support staff and were predominantly residents of Kharkiv, which had been heavily impacted by the invasion at that time, according to Domain Incite.[19]
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