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Safe.1AIEndpoints Directory

Fixed, verifiable AI Agent identities helping to Provide Safe-AI • Safe-AI Provision is a Major Issue of Our Times

These .1 AI Endpoints are Handshake Domains that provide Fixed identities in a way other Web3 Domains cannot

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Industry Sector Safe AI .1 Endpoint Directory Index

Direct canonical endpoint links across 28 major industry sectors, as well as over 300 Geographic links across the globe, allowing autonomous AI trade agents to jump directly to specific domain categories. Click on the Primary AI Endpoint Link for Each Sector to jump directly to the AI Endpoints list for that sector. The list of over 300 Geographic & Regional AI Endpoints, follows the list of Industry AI Endpoints. These Include Africa.1, GB.1, America.1, Australia.1 Asia.1,China.1, EU.1, Japan.1 etc. and Associated Countries/Major Cities, providing a Global Framework for Safe AI

# Industry Sector Category Total .1 Endpoints Primary Web3 AI Endpoints
01 Agriculture & Agritech 6 Agriculture.1Crops.1
02 Automotive 8 Automotive.1Vehicles.1
03 Business Services 41 Business.1SME.1
04 Construction 4 Construction.1Infrastructure.1
05 Consulting 4 Advice.1Coaching.1
06 ECommerce 16 ECommerce.1Verified.1
07 Education 5 Learning.1
08 Energy 8 Fuel.1Oil.1Diesel.1Petrol.1Gasoline.1
09 Finance & Fintech 81 Finance.1Crypto.1Fintech.1Tokens.1
10 Healthcare & Beauty 6 Healthcare.1Nutrition.1
11 HR & Recruitment 2 Recruitment.1
12 Trade, Import & Export 21 Export.1SupplyChain.1Commodities.1
13 Insurance 1 Protection.1
14 Legal 8 Legal.1
15 Leisure & Hospitality 7 Leisure.1Hospitality.1
16 Marketing 10 Marketing.1
17 Medical 10 Cancer.1Genetics.1Medicine.1Medical.1
18 Pharmaceutical 5 Pharma.1Medicines.1
19 PR & Communications 14 Advertising.1Telecom.1
20 Property 18 Property.1Land.1
21 Retail 22 Retail.1
22 Sales 4 Sales.1
23 Technology 78 Agents.1Cybersecurity.1Technology.1
24 Travel & Tourism 7 Travel.1
25 Sports &amp 21 Sports.1
26 Music & Media Culture 24 Music.1
27 Religion 10 Religion.1Christian.1Muslim.1Jewish.1Hindu.1
28 The Environment 4 Carbon.1Climate.1Environment.1ESG.1
29 Family & General 40 Family.1Information.1

Industry Sector .1 AI Endpoint Directory

All sector identities organized into vertical tables with domain names for machine discovery:

01 • Agriculture & Agritech (6 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Agriculture.1
2 Cocoa.1
3 Crops.1
4 Farm.1
5 Farming.1
6 Farms.1

02 • Automotive (8 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Automotive.1
2 AutoPart.1
3 AutoParts.1
4 CarPart.1
5 CarParts.1
6 Carphoneholder.1
7 EVs.1
8 Vehicles.1

03 • Business Services (41 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 A2ATeam.1
2 Administration.1
3 Association.1
4 Biz.1
5 Black-Business.1
6 Blackbusiness.1
7 Business.1
8 Businesses.1
9 Cleaningservices.1
10 CLM.1
11 Coop.1
12 Co-Operative.1
13 Corp.1
14 Council.1
15 Customerservice.1
16 Directories.1
17 Enterprise.1
18 Franchise.1
19 Franchises.1
20 Freezone.1
21 Fulfillment.1
22 Fulfilment.1
23 Group.1
24 Limited.1
25 Management.1
26 MSME.1
27 Outsource.1
28 Procurement.1
29 Provenance.1
30 Rating.1
31 Register.1
32 RFQ.1
33 Rights.1
34 SmallBusiness.1
35 SME.1
36 Staff.1
37 Startups.1
38 Sustainability.1
39 Teams.1
40 Tender.1
41 Tenders.1

04 • Construction (4 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Brownfield.1
2 Construction.1
3 Greenfield.1
4 Infrastructure.1

05 • Consulting (4 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Advice.1
2 Coach.1
3 Coaching.1
4 Expert.1

06 • ECommerce (16 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Bargains.1
2 Catalogue.1
3 Dropship.1
4 Dropshipping.1
5 Ecommerce.1
6 Gifts.1
7 NewProducts.1
8 Outlet.1
9 Products.1
10 Sale.1
11 ShoppingCentre.1
12 ShoppingMall.1
13 Subscription.1
14 Subscriptions.1
15 Voucher.1
16 Vouchers.1

07 • Education (7 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 EBook.1
2 EBooks.1
1 Handbook.1
2 Languages.1
3 Learning.1
4 Research.1
5 Training.1

08 • Energy (8 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Avgas.1
2 Diesel.1
3 Ethanol.1
4 Fuel.1
5 Gasoline.1
6 Lithium.1
7 Oil.1
8 SAF.1

09 • Finance & Fintech (81 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Ada.1
2 Altcoins.1
3 BCH.1
4 Blockchain.1
5 Blockchains.1
6 Bond.1
7 Bonds.1
8 Cfd.1
9 Cfds.1
10 Chargecard.1
11 Chargecards.1
12 Commodities.1
13 Countertrade.1
14 Creditcard.1
15 Crypto.1
16 Cryptocurrencies.1
17 Cryptopay.1
18 Cryptos.1
19 Dollars.1
20 Escrow.1
21 ETF.1
22 ETFs.1
23 ETR.1
24 Eurozone.1
25 Finance.1
26 Financial.1
27 FinancialAdvisor.1
28 Fintech.1
29 Flipping.1
30 Fractional.1
31 Futures.1
32 FX.1
33 Hbar.1
34 Icos.1
35 Invest.1
36 Investor.1
37 Investors.1
38 Invoice.1
39 Invoices.1
40 IPO.1
41 LC.1
42 LTC.1
43 Microfinance.1
44 MortgageBroker.1
45 MUSD.1
46 NFT.1
47 Onchain.1
48 Option.1
49 Options.1
50 Pension.1
51 PropertyFinance.1
52 Refinance.1
53 Remittance.1
54 Remittances.1
55 SCF.1
56 Shares.1
57 Sol.1
58 Stablecoin.1
59 Stablecoins.1
60 STETH.1
61 STO.1
62 Stock.1
63 Stocks.1
64 Stos.1
65 Tax.1
66 Tokens.1
67 Traders.1
68 Trading.1
69 TradingAI.1
70 TradingBots.1
71 TRX.1
72 Valuation.1
73 VAT.1
74 WBTC.1
75 WealthManagement.1
76 Web3Neobank.1
77 Neobank.1
78 XLM.1
79 XMR.1
80 XRP.1
81 ZEC.1

10 • Healthcare & Beauty (6 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Bodybuilding.1
2 CBD.1
3 Fragrance.1
4 Fragrances.1
5 Healthcare.1
6 Nutrition.1

11 • HR & Recruitment (2 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 CV.1
2 Recruitment.1

12 • Import & Export (21 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 AfCFTA.1
2 CPTPP.1
3 Deliveries.1
4 Delivery.1
5 Distribution.1
6 EBL.1
7 ECOWAS.1
8 Export.1
9 Exporting.1
10 Fairtrade.1
11 Import.1
12 Imports.1
13 LetterOfCredit.1
14 Mercosur.1
15 MLETR.1
16 Port.1
17 Suppliers.1
18 Supplychain.1
19 Warehouse.1
20 Wholesaler.1
21 Wholesalers.1

13 • Insurance (1 identity)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Protection.1

14 • Legal Services (8 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Conveyance.1
2 Conveyancer.1
3 Conveyancing.1
4 Legal.1
5 Negotiate.1
6 Title.1
7 Trademark.1
8 Trademarks.1

15 • Leisure & Hospitality (7 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Alcohol.1
1 Cigarettes.1
2 Cinema.1
3 Exhibition.1
4 Hospitality.1
5 Hotel.1
6 Leisure.1
7 Restaurant.1

16 • Marketing (10 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Adtech.1
2 Advertising.1
3 Incentives.1
4 Keyword.1
5 Keywords.1
6 Loyalty.1
7 Marketing.1
8 PPC.1
9 Rewards.1
10 VibeMarketing.1

17 • Medical (10 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Cancer.1
2 Dentist.1
3 IVF.1
4 Medical.1
5 Medicine.1
6 MentalHealth.1
7 PlasticSurgery.1
8 ProstateCancer.1
9 Psychology.1
10 Surrogates.1

18 • Pharmaceutical (5 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Biotech.1
2 Genes.1
3 Genetics.1
4 Medicines.1
5 Pharma.1

19 • PR & Communications (14 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Broadband.1
2 Messaging.1
3 Newsletter.1
4 Newsletters.1
5 Newspaper.1
6 Notification.1
7 Notifications.1
8 Podcast.1
9 Podcasts.1
10 SMS.1
11 Telecom.1
12 Telephone.1
13 Telephones.1
14 Webcast.1

20 • Property (18 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 BMV.1
2 Buy-To-Let.1
3 Buytolet.1
4 Flat.1
5 Flats.1
6 HMO.1
7 HMOs.1
8 House.1
9 Houses.1
10 Letting.1
11 Mortgage.1
12 Neighbourhood.1
13 Offmarketproperty.1
14 Property.1
15 Proptech.1
16 Real-Estate.1
17 Rent.1
18 Timeshare.1

21 • Retail (22 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Appliances.1
2 Bracelets.1
3 Cables.1
4 Clothing.1
5 Equipment.1
6 Fashion.1
7 Florists.1
8 Footwear.1
9 Goods.1
10 Lingerie.1
11 MensClothing.1
12 Merchandise.1
13 Necklaces.1
14 Purse.1
15 Retail.1
16 Shop.1
17 Shops.1
18 Sku.1
19 Stall.1
20 Store.1
21 WomensClothing.1
22 Woolworth.1

22 • Sales (4 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Buyers.1
2 Direct.1
3 Resellers.1
4 Sales.1

23 • Technology (78 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 3D.1
2 3Dprinting.1
3 Agentic-AI.1
4 AgenticAI.1
5 AgenticAIsite.1
6 AgenticAIsites.1
7 Agents.1
8 AIAgent.1
9 AIBot.1
10 AIBots.1
11 AIInfrastructure.1
12 A2ATeam.1
13 AITV.1
14 Analytics.1
15 Antivirus.1
16 Apis.1
17 Assistant.1
18 Assistants.1
19 Authenticate.1
20 Avatars.1
21 Bots.1
22 Browser.1
23 Canonical.1
24 CanonicalRegistry.1
25 Chatbot.1
26 Chatbots.1
27 Chips.1
28 Cluster.1
29 Component.1
30 Components.1
31 Computers.1
32 ControlPanel.1
33 CoPilot.1
34 Cybersecurity.1
35 Digitise.1
36 Digitize.1
37 Download.1
38 DRM.1
39 Endpoint.1
40 Endpoints.1
41 GTINToken.1
42 Hardware.1
43 Hosting.1
44 Humanoid.1
45 Humanoids.1
46 Imec.1
47 Laptop.1
48 Laptops.1
49 LLLMs.1
50 Metaverses.1
51 Microsite.1
52 Mirror.1
53 Mobiles.1
54 Oracles.1
55 Phygital.1
56 PHP.1
57 Protect.1
58 Robots.1
59 Safeai.1
60 Semiconductors.1
61 Server.1
62 Servers.1
63 SmartContract.1
64 SmartWatch.1
65 Software.1
66 SupportAI.1
67 Technique.1
68 Technology.1
69 TradeAI.1
70 Twin.1
71 Verified.1
72 VirtualLand.1
73 VoiceAI.1
74 VPS.1
75 Web3Traffic.1
76 Wireless.1
77 WirelessCharger.1

24 • Travel & Tourism (7 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Booking.1
2 Flight.1
3 Flights.1
4 Holidays.1
5 Travel.1
6 Trips.1
7 UKTourism.1

25 • Sports (21 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Actionfigures.1
2 Arsenal.1
3 Athletics.1
4 Baseball.1
5 Basketball.1
6 Boxing.1
7 Chess.1
8 Darts.1
9 Fulham.1
10 Judo.1
11 Karate.1
12 Kickboxing.1
13 MMA.1
14 Premiership.1
15 Snooker.1
16 Soccer.1
17 Sports.1
18 Swimming.1
19 Tennis.1
20 Volleyball.1
21 Wrestling.1

26 • Music & Media Culture (24 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Afrobeats.1
2 Blues.1
3 Classical.1
4 Dance.1
5 Entertainment.1
6 Films.1
7 Fm.1
8 Image.1
9 Images.1
10 Jazz.1
11 Journal.1
12 Magazine.1
13 Music.1
14 Opera.1
15 Pop.1
16 RandB.1
17 Reggae.1
18 Rock.1
19 Songs.1
20 Stories.1
21 Streaming.1
22 StreetDance.1
23 Television.1
24 Video.1

27 • Religion (10 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Buddhist.1
2 Christian.1
3 Christians.1
4 Hindu.1
5 Jew.1
6 Jewish.1
7 Jews.1
8 Muslim.1
9 Muslims.1
10 Religion.1

28 • The Environment (4 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Carbon.1
2 Climate.1
3 Environment.1
4 ESG.1

29 • Demographics, Social & General (40 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Adult.1
2 Angels.1
3 Boys.1
4 Charity.1
5 Children.1
6 Christmas.1
7 Cigarettes.1
8 Communities.1
9 Companion.1
10 Companions.1
11 Connect.1
12 Covid.1
13 Dad.1
14 Dates.1
15 Diaspora.1
16 ESG.1
17 Family.1
18 Father.1
19 Food.1
20 Food-Bank.1
21 Foodbank.1
22 Foods.1
23 Free.1
24 Gay.1
25 Genealogy.1
26 Information.1
27 Lesbian.1
28 Lesbians.1
29 Meet.1
30 Meetup.1
31 Men.1
32 Names.1
33 Naturist.1
34 Org.1
35 Partner.1
36 Singles.1
37 Teenager.1
38 Teenagers.1
39 Tools.1
40 Women.1
41 Xmas.1

Geographical .1 AI Endpoints by Continent & Region

All 315 Geographic .1 Domains classified into distinct vertical tables by continent and regional hubs

Africa • Geographical .1 AI Endpoints (51 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Africa.1
2 Algeria.1
3 Angola.1
4 Benin.1
5 Botswana.1
6 Burkinafaso.1
7 Burundi.1
8 Cameroon.1
9 Capeverde.1
10 Centralafricanrepublic.1
11 Chad.1
12 Congo.1
13 Djibouti.1
14 Egypt.1
15 Equatorialguinea.1
16 Eritrea.1
17 Eswatini.1
18 Ethiopia.1
19 Gabon.1
20 Gambia.1
21 Ghana.1
22 Guinea.1
23 Guinea-Bissau.1
24 Ivorycoast.1
25 Kenya.1
26 Lesotho.1
27 Liberia.1
28 Libya.1
29 Madagascar.1
30 Malawi.1
31 Mali.1
32 Mauritania.1
33 Mauritius.1
34 Mozambique.1
35 Namibia.1
36 Ng.1
37 Nigeria.1
38 Rwanda.1
39 Senegal.1
40 Seychelles.1
41 Sierraleone.1
42 Somalia.1
43 Southafrica.1
44 Southsudan.1
45 Sudan.1
46 Tanzania.1
47 Togo.1
48 Tunisia.1
49 Uganda.1
50 Zambia.1
51 Zimbabwe.1

United Kingdom (UK) • Geographical .1 AI Endpoints (36 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Aberdeen.1
2 Airdrie.1
3 Barnsley.1
4 Birmingham.1
5 Bournemouth.1
6 Brentford.1
7 Brighton.1
8 Britain.1
9 British.1
10 Chelsea.1
11 Dundee.1
12 Edinburgh.1
13 England.1
14 Everton.1
15 Football.1
16 GB.1
17 GBR.1
18 GreatBritain.1
19 Ipswich.1
20 Leeds.1
21 Leicester.1
22 Manchester.1
23 Middlesbrough.1
24 Newcastle.1
25 Ni.1
26 Northern-Ireland.1
27 NorthernIreland.1
28 Nottingham.1
29 Scotland.1
30 Southampton.1
31 Swansea.1
32 Tottenham.1
33 Wales.1
34 WestHam.1
35 Wimbledon.1
36 Wolverhampton.1

Europe • Geographical .1 AI Endpoints (55 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Albania.1
2 Arctic.1
3 Armenia.1
4 Austria.1
5 Azerbaijan.1
6 Baltic.1
7 Belarus.1
8 Belgium.1
9 Bosnia.1
10 Bulgaria.1
11 Croatia.1
12 CzechRepublic.1
13 Denmark.1
14 Estonia.1
15 EU.1
16 Europe.1
17 European.1
18 Finland.1
19 France.1
20 French.1
21 Georgia.1
22 Greece.1
23 Hungary.1
24 Iceland.1
25 IE.1
26 Italy.1
27 Latvia.1
28 Liechtenstein.1
29 Lithuania.1
30 Luxembourg.1
31 LVA.1
32 Moldova.1
33 Montenegro.1
34 Netherlands.1
35 Nordic.1
36 NorthMacedonia.1
37 Norway.1
38 Pl.1
39 Poland.1
40 Portugal.1
41 Romania.1
42 Russianfederation.1
43 Scandinavia.1
44 Serbia.1
45 Slovakia.1
46 Slovenia.1
47 Spain.1
48 Spanish.1
49 Sweden.1
50 Switzerland.1
51 Tallinn.1
52 Turkey.1
53 UKR.1
54 Ukraine.1
55 Warsaw.1

Asia • Geographical .1 AI Endpoints (40 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Asean.1
2 Asia.1
3 Asian.1
4 Bangladesh.1
5 Beijing.1
6 Bhutan.1
7 Brunei.1
8 Cambodia.1
9 China.1
10 CN.1
11 Goa.1
12 Hong-Kong.1
13 Hongkong.1
14 IN.1
15 Idn.1
16 Indonesia.1
17 Japan.1
18 Japanese.1
19 JP.1
20 Kazakhstan.1
21 KR.1
22 Kyrgyzstan.1
23 Laos.1
24 Malaysia.1
25 Maldives.1
26 Mongolia.1
27 Myanmar.1
28 NewDelhi.1
29 Pakistan.1
30 Philippines.1
31 PK.1
32 Singapore.1
33 SouthKorea.1
34 SriLanka.1
35 Tajikistan.1
36 Thailand.1
37 Tibet.1
38 Turkmenistan.1
39 Uzbekistan.1
40 Vietnam.1

Middle East • Geographical .1 AI Endpoints (20 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Abu-Dhabi.1
2 Afghanistan.1
3 Arab.1
4 ArabEmirates.1
5 Bahrain.1
6 Gaza.1
7 Iran.1
8 Iraq.1
9 Israel.1
10 Jerusalem.1
11 Jordan.1
12 Kuwait.1
13 Lebanon.1
14 Middle-East.1
15 MiddleEast.1
16 Oman.1
17 Palestine.1
18 QA.1
19 SaudiArabia.1
20 UnitedArabEmirates.1
21 Yemen.1

North America • Geographical .1 AI Endpoints (64 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Alabama.1
2 Alaska.1
3 America.1
4 American.1
5 Arizona.1
6 Arkansas.1
7 Baltimore.1
8 California.1
9 Canada.1
10 Colorado.1
11 Connecticut.1
12 CostaRica.1
13 Delaware.1
14 Hawaii.1
15 Honduras.1
16 Houston.1
17 Idaho.1
18 Illinois.1
19 Indiana.1
20 Kansas.1
21 Kentucky.1
22 LasVegas.1
23 LosAngeles.1
24 Louisiana.1
25 Maine.1
26 Maryland.1
27 Massachusetts.1
28 Memphis.1
29 Mexico.1
30 Minneapolis.1
31 Minnesota.1
32 Mississippi.1
33 Missouri.1
34 Montana.1
35 Nashville.1
36 Nebraska.1
37 Nevada.1
38 NewHampshire.1
39 NewJersey.1
40 NewMexico.1
41 Nicaragua.1
42 NorthCarolina.1
43 NorthDakota.1
44 Ohio.1
45 Oklahoma.1
46 Oregon.1
47 Ottawa.1
48 Panama.1
49 Pennsylvania.1
50 RhodeIsland.1
51 Seattle.1
52 SouthCarolina.1
53 SouthDakota.1
54 Tennessee.1
55 United-States.1
56 UnitedStates.1
57 USA.1
58 Utah.1
59 Vermont.1
60 Virginia.1
61 Washington.1
62 WestVirginia.1
63 Wisconsin.1
64 Wyoming.1

Caribbean • Geographical .1 AI Endpoints (16 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Antigua.1
2 Bahamas.1
3 Barbados.1
4 Bermuda.1
5 Caribbean.1
6 Caricom.1
7 Dominica.1
8 DominicanRepublic.1
9 Grenada.1
10 Haiti.1
11 Jamaica.1
12 PuertorRico.1
13 SaintLucia.1
14 St.Lucia.1
15 Trinidad.1

South America • Geographical .1 AI Endpoints (15 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Argentina.1
2 Belize.1
3 Bolivia.1
4 Brazil.1
5 Chile.1
6 Colombia.1
7 Ecuador.1
8 ElSalvador.1
9 Guatemala.1
10 Guyana.1
11 Paraguay.1
12 Peru.1
13 Suriname.1
14 Uruguay.1
15 Venezuela.1

Oceania & Australasia • Geographical .1 AI Endpoints (10 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 Aus.1
2 Australia.1
3 Brisbane.1
4 Canberra.1
5 Fiji.1
6 New-Zealand.1
7 NewZealand.1
8 NZ.1
9 Palau.1
10 Tonga.1

Global, Administrative & General Geographic (16 identities)

# .1 Domain AI Endpoint
1 BRICS.1
2 Cities.1
3 City.1
4 Countries.1
5 Country.1
6 Island.1
7 Islands.1
8 Mining.1
9 Nation.1
10 Nationality.1
11 Postcode.1
12 Province.1
13 Road.1
14 State.1
15 Street.1
16 Zipcode.1

.1 AI Endpoints • Indexed Sector and Geographic Directory .1 AI Endpoints

Why a .1 domain can provide a fixed AI Agent identity

A memorable .1 identity on the Handshake Blockchain is a valuable asset that can act as a stable, fixed, recognisable reference for an AI Agent, rather than simply the current address of the software running it.

Featured Sectors and Features of Handshake domains

Most Web3 naming systems (like ENS on Ethereum) operate as second-level domains on top of smart contracts rather than acting as native internet top-level domains. Handshake has a fundamentally different architecture as detailed below.

Most web3 Domains have Second-Level Status: Most Web3 Operating extensions like .eth or .crypto sit on top of a blockchain as smart contract records.

Handshake .1 Domains have Root Level Native Delegation: Handshake Domains can act as an authoritative root server in a way other Web3 Domains cannot. Other web3 Domains cannot natively delegate standard DNS record types, to traditional internet name servers

Root Zone (TLD Level): Handshake replaces the root DNS file (.) maintained by ICANN/IANA. A Handshake Domain is an actual Top-Level Domain.

In Summary: Where standard Web3 domains act as identity records stored in EVM smart contracts, Handshake operates a decentralized, peer-to-peer replacement for the ICANN Root Zone file. This gives Handshake domains true root-level authority in the domain hierarchy.

Root Zone (TLD Level): Handshake replaces the root DNS file (.) maintained by ICANN/IANA. A Handshake Domain is an actual Top-Level Domain.