UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy)
ICANN's mandatory policy for resolving domain disputes, mainly trademark and cybersquatting claims, as a faster, cheaper alternative to court.
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UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy) is ICANN's mandatory policy for resolving disputes over domain name registrations, particularly cases involving trademark infringement or cybersquatting. UDRP provides a faster, cheaper alternative to court litigation for trademark holders to challenge domain registrations they believe infringe their rights. Even when domains are tokenized, UDRP obligations typically remain in effect since the underlying DNS registration is still subject to ICANN policies. Domain tokenization doesn't provide immunity from legitimate trademark disputes, and smart contracts may need to accommodate UDRP decisions that could affect domain ownership or control.
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Namefi is a collective of engineers, designers, and operators who obsess over building tools that make managing your onchain domain names effortless.
Victor Zhou is a technology founder and standards editor focused on digital identity and trust. He founded Namefi, edits Ethereum Improvement Proposals, and previously led smart-contract architecture work at Google Labs.
His work sits at the intersection of naming, ownership, and the systems people use to establish identity online. That perspective makes him especially interested in the way names move between personal meaning, public recognition, and digital infrastructure.
For Namefi, Victor edits and writes about domains as durable digital identity: how names become ownable onchain assets, how tokenization changes custody and trust, and what naming can learn from the systems people use to establish identity online.