ICANN

ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is the non-profit organization responsible for coordinating the internet's domain name system, IP address allocation, and protocol identifier assignment globally. ICANN oversees domain policy, accredits registrars, and manages the root DNS servers that keep the internet functioning. While tokenized domains operate on blockchain infrastructure, they still interact with ICANN-governed DNS systems for internet resolution. Domain tokenization doesn't change ICANN's role or domain legal obligations, but it does create new ownership and transfer mechanisms that exist alongside traditional DNS infrastructure, potentially requiring policy updates as the technology matures.