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from $940 + $840/yr renewal

Pre-pay to reserve a first-day registration attempt. We attempt to register on the first day of broader availability — projected around February–March 2027.

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Frequently asked questions about discovernew.dot

What are good .PAY domain ideas for point-of-sale payments?

For point-of-sale payments, brainstorm short, action-oriented .PAY labels and then verify them in the domain.pay catalog/search: https://domain.pay/domains. Good candidates are clear, memorable and tied to payment actions like checkout, billing, wallet funding, payouts or invoices.

Does discovernew.dot cost more if multiple bidders want it?

The listed rate for discovernew.dot is fixed by the registry tier for discovernew.dot, so demand alone does not raise the standard $100 or premium price. Contention is resolved by registry allocation, and losing pre-orders on discovernew.dot are refundable. Review the process at https://domain.pay/pricing.

Can a trademark owner register a matching .PAY domain now for fraud prevention?

Trademark owners can register matching .PAY names during the priority/Sunrise path if they meet TMCH/SMD and identical-match rules. Start at domain.pay: https://domain.pay/register. If you are not a trademark holder, use the pre-order path for broader access instead.

What happens to my DNS records when discovernew.dot expires?

Once discovernew.dot expires and leaves the grace period, the registry may stop publishing your nameservers, so discovernew.dot stops resolving and any site or email goes dark. Restoring discovernew.dot during redemption brings it back, but you should re-verify records afterward. Renew discovernew.dot on time to keep DNS live.

As a donation platform, when is the .PAY Sunrise period?

ICANN currently lists .PAY Sunrise from April 13, 2026 to July 20, 2026. domain.pay says trademark owners needing TMCH support should apply by July 10, 2026 and notes a final July 20, 2026 13:00 UTC deadline. Start here: https://domain.pay/register.

Availability is checked live and re-verified before payment. Pre-orders are first-day registration attempts — registration is not guaranteed; 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.