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Pre-order — be first in line

from $10,500 + $10,500/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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Not guaranteed. 100% credit toward another domain (or 80% cash refund) if unsuccessful.

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from $10,700 + $10,500/yr renewal

You bring the SMD — we handle the registrar submission during the priority window.

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I don't have TMCH/SMD yet

from $13,000 + $10,500/yr renewal

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Frequently asked questions about hotwire.dot

Where can I generate .PAY ideas for fraud prevention?

For fraud prevention, 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 hotwire.dot require an active website?

hotwire.dot does not require a live website to register, though the .PAY registry's expectations focus on payment-related, good-faith use. You can secure hotwire.dot now and build later. domain.pay can register and park it for you; begin at https://domain.pay/register.

Do I need a financial license to register a .PAY domain during LRP1 when choosing donate.pay?

The .PAY LRP policy does not make owning a domain a financial license. LRP1 eligibility is tied to conducting online payment transactions through an approved Payment Service Provider or third-party payment processor and payment-related use. Use domain.pay for the domain path: https://domain.pay/register; ask counsel about licensing.

What is HSTS and should I enable it on hotwire.dot?

HTTP Strict Transport Security tells browsers to always load hotwire.dot over HTTPS, blocking downgrade attacks. Enable it with a response header once hotwire.dot reliably serves valid SSL, and only after confirming every subresource is HTTPS. Start with a short max-age before committing hotwire.dot to a long policy.

What date matters most if I want a .PAY name without a trademark for loan repayments?

Broader .PAY access is tied to the post-LRP period around February 2027, subject to registry and registrar confirmation. If you do not have a trademark, use domain.pay to pre-order a first-day attempt: https://domain.pay/register. Re-confirm dates before publishing if the registry updates its schedule.

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.